Manufacturing · Odoo glossary
Phantom Assembly
A phantom assembly groups components in a bill of materials without treating the intermediate grouping as a separately stocked manufactured item.
Definition
In general ERP practice
A phantom assembly groups components in a bill of materials without treating the intermediate grouping as a separately stocked manufactured item. Requirements are expanded to its components.
In Odoo
Odoo’s closest documented function is a Kit-type BoM used to organize component sets or sell kits. Components drive stock and replenishment when the grouping is not tracked as a separate finished item; a kit and a stocked manufactured subassembly have different flows.
Official Odoo documentation
The Odoo-specific explanation above is based on the documentation for Odoo 19. Features and workflows can differ in other versions.
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