Inventory Assemblies in QBO

Glad to have you here in the Community, @Katie126.

I'll share information on what will happen to your assemblies after converting to QuickBooks Online (QBO).

While QBO has no Assembly feature, your assembly items will convert as bundles. As for the assembly components, they will convert into regular items. 

You can utilize the Bundle feature  as a workaround for your assembly items. However, please know that unlike in the Desktop version, you won't get any warnings that you lack a quantity or two for a specific item bundle. QuickBooks will still proceed with the sale, but there will be a negative inventory quantity. 

You may also consider using a third-party app to add features similar to Desktop's Assembly feature. To do so, you can go to the Apps menu and search for a third-party app.

Since you're new to QBO, you can check out this article to learn how to get started: Get started with QuickBooks Online. 

Don't hesitate to leave a comment below if you have other concerns or follow-up questions about QBO. I'll be right here to provide further assistance.

I get what you're facing here. Moving from quickbooks desktop to online can be a bit of a hassle, especially becuase of losing those assembly features. So, QB Online doesn't handle assemblies quite like Desktop does. Not quite built for that, but hey, there's ways around it.

One option? Using a third-party app for your assemblies. Loads of inventory management apps sync up with QuickBooks Online nicely. They handle the assembly process and sync teh data back, so you can keep using QB for invoicing while the app takes care of assemblies.

If you wanna stick with QuickBooks only, well, you'll be manually entering every component when you invoice. More tedious, kinda error-prone if you've got a ton of assemblies. If they're pretty simple, though, it might work out while you find a better solution.

Or try setting up yourself a DIY system in spreadsheets. Track assemblies manually and adjust QB inventory when needed. More work, less automation, but sometimes you gotta do what works, right? Anyway, it's probably time to weigh how much automation you're after against the manual work you're willing to handle for now.