This is more of a query-  Are there any plans in the future to do anything with Features and Options?  Our company uses it alot, as our main products are configured.  I know at one time DBA was going to upgrade it to allow for letter/number configurators (there is a field for that, but it's not used).  
There are several quirks with F&O and it would be nice to have them worked on.  
As I have not seen many postings concerning F&O, I would conclude that it is not a very actively-used part of DBA/EVO, so therefore the programming is going into other things.  
So Lynn and your staff, is F&O even on the list? ???

Lynn,
 
  Thanks for the good news.  I will be looking forward to the improvements.  The main thing that would help us would be the ability to enter a configured item by its code-  such as YB8A1B1CA1B3D3.  In this instance, the YB8 stands for the base model of the unit, with each letter/number after that for different options- power, hose, bottle, refrigerator, etc.  Having the letter/number preface each option in the menu would be helpful as well.  Right now, we enter notes that desciribe the options, as using the part numbers assigned to the F&O's looks like a bunch of gobbletygook.  Maybe a description field for each option that could be printed on forms going to the customer.
   Other things that would help would be some options notes, that could be popped up to give help/descriptions of each option as it is entered. Also the ability to do a cost rollup on a configured item.  Easier editing of a configured item would be nice.
   Obviously, an advanced feature would be to have some rules in place,  so that you can't create a illegal configurator (ex 220 VAC unit with 110VAC refrigerator).  This may be a very difficult one to do and/or to make user friendly.
  Hmmmm, linguini code--  is  better than angle hair pasta code?        

I would like to be able to change the quantity of an item on the F&O BOM. For instance, if we use 7' of moulding to make a 16 x 20 or 13' of moulding to make a 32 x 40 there are still four corners.
 
I also have a suggestion that doesn't relate directly to the F&O module itself, but the printing of the resultant part. The way it comes out now, unless it's the only part on the form, is very confusing. I've tried modifying the form to set each resultant part off from the others, without success. Being able to put a horizontal line at the beginning or end of every set of line items associated with the parent part would be a huge help. I do have horizontal lines on our forms for "regular" parts and it works fine.

You can define options as either Manufactured or Kit type, depending whether you want them as BOM components on a Work Order or to pull from stock at invoice posting.  Nested Kits within Kits is one of the things we intend to add.

Quote from Lynn Pantic   on 09/01/05 at 06:22:06:

 
How does the 'Kits within Kits' project rate these days??
 
I ran into another case were this would significantly simplify
Order Entry.
 
I would like to be able to select an option that causes several line
items to be pulled into the SO.