I have looked around and I see we can do this using Items with Category type "L" and MBFlag = "D" but...
Here is the scenario... We are making product from a combination of chemicals and such (recipe of ingredients = BoM). One of the ingredients is water and it will not be tracked as an inventory item for obvious reasons. It is always available and we get a bill from the utility company so no need. Also no need to incorporate that cost into GOGS today but perhaps in the future...
We need to have Water as a BoM line item so the correct quantity will be shown for creating/mixing the final product.
Is the use of Category type "L" and MBFlag = "D" the only (and proper way) to accomplish this? If so first thought is new Non-Inventory Dummy Item:
I ask because the "Service/Labor" Type could be confusing to users.
Any ideas or thoughts are greatly appreciated!