Projects and BOM
A project groups items into a build with a bill of materials (BOM), reservations and a budget — a repair, a make, a job, a kit you're assembling. It answers "do I have everything I need, and can I afford it?"
Where to find it: the Projects screen (in the menu, when the module is enabled).
A project's BOM lists the items it needs and how many of each. From that list, Gubbins works out:
- What you already have versus what's short.
- An automatic shopping list of the missing pieces.
So starting a project immediately tells you whether you can proceed or need to buy first.
Reserve stock for a project to earmark it — the reserved quantity is set aside so it isn't accidentally used elsewhere before you get to the build. Your available count reflects the reservation.
A project can total its cost, and toggle how it's costed (for example, what you'd pay to buy the missing parts versus the value of everything in the build). The missing-parts shopping list flows into your purchasing.
💡 Tip Projects are great even for one-off jobs: drop in the parts, see what's short, and let Gubbins build the shopping list — no need to work it out on paper.
ℹ️ Note A project is a one-off build with its own BOM and budget. A reusable assembly you make repeatedly is better modelled as a kit.
- Budgets — setting and tracking a project's budget.
- Kits & bundles — reusable assemblies.
- Reorder & shopping list — buying what a project needs.
- Export & import — projects get their own export sub-folders.