Components
Quick Answer: Components are the raw materials, packaging items, and sub-items that make up your finished goods. Setting them up in Moselle enables accurate demand planning at the component level through your Bills of Materials (BOMs).
What is a Component?
A component in Moselle is any raw material, packaging item, or sub-item that is used to produce or assemble a finished good. Components are the building blocks that sit behind your sellable SKUs — things like boxes, labels, packaging materials, ingredients, or any other input that gets consumed in the making or fulfillment of a product.
Setting up your components correctly is essential for accurate demand planning. Once your components are defined and linked to your finished goods through your Bills of Materials (BOMs), Moselle can calculate exactly how much of each component you need on hand to meet your forecasted production or fulfillment plan.
When Do You Need Components in Moselle?
Components are relevant for your account if any of the following apply:
You manufacture or assemble your own products. If your finished goods are made from raw materials, ingredients, or sub-items, those inputs need to be set up as components so they can be tracked and planned alongside your finished goods.
You sell kits or bundles. If individual SKUs are combined into a bundle or gift set, those individual items are components of the parent bundle SKU and need to be configured accordingly.
You want component-level inventory visibility. Even if you are not manufacturing, setting up components gives you visibility into the raw inputs that support your production — so you can spot shortages before they impact your finished goods output.
How Components Are Set Up in Moselle
Time Required: 10–15 minutes to complete the template When: During onboarding, before Week 2 begins
Components are configured using a standardized template. You can download the component template directly from within Moselle during your onboarding setup, fill it out, and upload it to load your component data into your account before your active planning workflows go live.
Component Template Fields
name
The display name of the component (e.g. Blue Packing Paper)
description
An optional description of the component
sku
The unique SKU identifier for the component
archived
Whether the component is active or archived — set to FALSE for all active components
product_line
The product line this component belongs to (e.g. Components)
product_type
The type or category of the component (e.g. Boxes, Labels, Packaging)
item_type
Should be set to component for all component SKUs
unit_price
The selling or transfer price per unit of the component
unit_cost
The cost per unit of the component
launch_date
The date the component became or becomes active (leave null if not applicable)
phase_out_date
The date the component is being discontinued (leave null if not applicable)
Example completed row:
Blue Packing Paper
ABO-BPP
FALSE
Components
Boxes
component
—
0.81
Step-by-Step: Completing Your Component Setup
Making Changes to Your Components After Onboarding
If you need to update your component data after onboarding, you can do so directly in Moselle at any time.
To update a component:
Navigate to your Product Catalog in Moselle
Select the Components header at the top of the catalog view
Click into the specific SKU you want to update
Update the SKU name, SKU type, unit cost, or unit price directly
Changes save immediately and will be reflected in your planning data going forward.
Exporting your components: Select the Export option from within the Components view to download your full component list. This is useful for audits, sharing with your operations or finance team, or cross-referencing against your supplier records.
How Moselle Uses Your Components
Once your components are set up and linked to your finished goods through your BOMs, Moselle puts them to work automatically across your planning workflows:
Component demand planning When Moselle forecasts demand for a finished good, it uses your BOMs to calculate how much of each component is needed. Your component setup is what makes this calculation possible — without it, Moselle has no way to translate finished goods demand into component requirements.
Inventory visibility Moselle tracks component-level inventory alongside your finished goods, giving you a complete picture of your supply position at every level of your product hierarchy.
Shortage alerts If a component is at risk of running out before your next order arrives, Moselle will surface that risk so you can act before it impacts your production or fulfillment plan.
Cost visibility Unit cost data entered on your components feeds into Moselle's cost of goods reporting, giving you financial visibility at the component level to support purchasing and margin analysis.
Common Component Setup Mistakes to Avoid
Missing unit_cost
Powers cost reporting and finished goods cost visibility
Enter cost data for every component where available
Incorrect item_type
Moselle won't recognize the SKU as a component or allow BOM linking
Always set item_type to component for component SKUs
SKU mismatches with BOM template
Breaks the link between components and finished goods — even a space or capitalization difference will cause issues
Ensure component SKUs exactly match component_sku values in your BOM template
Archiving active components
Archived components are treated as inactive and won't appear in planning
Set archived to FALSE for any component currently in use
Stale component data
Discontinued or repriced components lead to inaccurate cost reporting and planning
Update components in Moselle promptly when changes occur
Components and BOMs: How They Work Together
Components and BOMs are two parts of the same setup:
Components define what your inputs are and how much they cost
BOMs define which components go into each finished good and in what quantity
Neither works without the other — a BOM that references a component SKU that has not been set up will not function correctly, and a component that is not referenced in any BOM will not contribute to planning.
For this reason, it is best to complete both your component setup and your BOM setup together during onboarding to make sure everything is aligned before your planning workflows go live.
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