Tutorial: Bills of Materials

Many TESSCO customers purchase the same list of products on a regular basis, commonly known as a "Bill of Materials", or "BOM". TESSCO.com gives you the ability to create, remove, or order Bills of Materials. This features allows you to order numerous products quickly and easily.

Creating a Bill of Materials

To get started, you'll need a list of products you order regularly. Begin by adding those TESSCO sku numbers and quantities to a TESSCO.com worksheet and then click on "Confirm Price". Next, move your mouse over the "File" menu and click on "Convert to Bill of Materials".

TESSCO.com will now prompt you for information to create the Bill of Materials.

Name (of Bill of Matertials)
Description (for your reference)
Keywords (allows you to search for the Bill of Materials later)

Then click on the yellow "Save" button. Your Bill of Materials has been created and saved.

Adding a Bill of Materials to a Worksheet

To view a list of your Bills of Materials or to add a Bill of Materials to your worksheet move your mouse over the "View" menu above any worksheet and click on "Bills of Materials".

An index of saved Bills of Materials will appear. You can also search for a specific Bill of Materials by entering a previously saved keyword or a TESSCO sku number stored in the BOM.

To view a Bill of Materials, click on it's name.
To add a Bill of Materials to your worksheet, click on the blue "Add to Worksheet" button.

After adding a Bill of Materials to your worksheet, simply click on the yellow "Confirm Price" button to see pricing & availability, choose your desired delivery date at the bottom of the worksheet, and then "Continue" to proceed with your order.

Note: Natually there are times when you may not want to order every sku listed on a Bill of Materials. You may delete individual line items on your worksheet. This will not affect your originally saved Bill of Materials.