Option 1 (Best practice): Create a Disassembly Structure

Even though you don’t have one now, this is the most correct and repeatable solution.

Steps:

1. Go to Product Structure
2. Create a structure for the parent part (the item you want to disassemble)
3. Add components = what you expect to recover
4. Set:
   • Component quantities
   • Scrap factors (if needed)

Then:

5. Go to Shop Order
6. Create a Disassembly Shop Order
7. Select:
   • The parent part
   • The structure you created
8. Release and start the order
9. Report:
   • Receipt of components (output)
   • Issue of the parent (input)

👉 This gives:

• Traceability
• Costing accuracy
• Repeatable process

Option 2: Quick/manual disassembly (no structure)

If this is one-off or ad hoc, you can bypass structures.

Approach:

Use a normal Shop Order (or inventory transactions)

Method A: Shop Order without structure

1. Create a Shop Order
2. Do NOT use a structure
3. Manually:
   • Issue the parent part (negative stock)
   • Receive the components (positive stock)

👉 You may need to:

• Manually add material lines
• Or directly report transactions

Method B: Inventory transactions (simplest)

1. Use:
   • Inventory Part → Issue
   • Inventory Part → Receive
2. Do:
   • Issue the assembled item out of stock
   • Receive the recovered components into stock

👉 This is fastest but:

• ❌ No costing logic
• ❌ No structure traceability
• ❌ No standard process control

 When to use what

Important considerations

• Cost distribution
  Without a structure, you must manually decide how cost is split across components.
• Serial/lot tracking
  If parts are tracked → always prefer shop order disassembly
• Quality/repair loops
  Use Shop Orders + Routing if inspection is involved

Pro tip

A very common pattern in IFS:

• Create a “Disassembly pseudo-structure”
• Even if approximate
• Improves:
  • Inventory accuracy
  • Cost tracking
  • Auditability

✔️ Summary

• No structure → you can do manual disassembly (issue + receive)
• Best practice → create a disassembly product structure + shop order
• Choose based on frequency, control, and costing needs