Set Up Alternate Component Substitution Sequence

Explanation

Use this activity to define the alternate components for a part. You can have as many alternate components as you wish, but you must define the order in which the alternate components should be used. When backflushing in Production Schedule you can use them as first choice or as backup choice. This means you can define the alternates to be used either before the primary component, after the primary component, or as a last-resort choice, etc. In Shop Order, the usage of alternate component is an active choice by the material planner. 

Prerequisites

The part for which you want to register alternate components must be registered in the inventory part register. The part you want to use as an alternate component must be registered in the inventory part register.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, the system uses the registered components in place of the standard components in different structures. This causes the backflush process to use a different set of components for a temporary period of time, for a certain quantity, or for particular structures.

Window

Alternate Component

Related Window Descriptions

Alternate Component

Procedure

  1. Select the part for which you want to enter alternate components.
  2. Mark an empty line in the table and select New.
  3. Specify the order in which the application should consider the alternate component in the Substitution Sequence column.
  4. Enter the alternate component in the Alternate Part column. Use List of Values to select from available parts.
  5. In the Effective From column, enter the date from which the alternate component is valid. The default value is today's date. In the Effective To column, you also can specify the date to which the part is valid.
  6. Enter the quantity of components needed in the Qty per Component column. The default is 1.
  7. If you want to specify the parent part for which this component can be used as an alternate, enter the parent part in the Parent Part column. Use List of Values to select from available parts.
  8. Repeat steps 2-7 for each alternate component you want to register for the part.
  9. Click Save.