Projects and BOMs

Review a project

Import a KiCad BOM through 3 Import, then open it in 4 Projects. Lines are grouped by In Stock or Missing, and then by component category. Review the part, package, location or suggested match, Need / Have, and status.

Use + and − to change board count and re-run the analysis. Press a to cycle between candidate matches for a BOM line. The selected match is remembered.

Handle shortages

Shortages are looked up on DigiKey in the background. Press o to write shortages to a CSV beside the BOM. Select a missing line and press Enter to open its restock flow.

Check matching decisions before treating the analysis as a purchasing or picking list. Network-dependent lookup can fail independently of local inventory comparison.

Find components in storage

1. Press f for Find in racks. While shortages remain, this can preview the available picks.
2. Follow the highlighted slots on the current rack.
3. Use Enter to advance and Backspace to go back.
4. Finish any picks grouped by non-rack location.
5. Answer whether to subtract the picked parts from stock.

Ctrl+Z restores the preceding inventory state for the latest inventory-changing action. See History before using it after additional changes.

Reopen or remove a project

Projects persist in the inventory database. Reopening Inventatory restores their analysis against current stock without uploading the BOM again. Press d to forget a project.