This activity is used 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.
Use the Alternate Component page to predefine alternate components to be used in place of standard components in the product structure. The definition provides information for the backflush process to temporarily use a different set of components for either a period of time, a certain quantity, or particular product structures. You can use the alternate components as either first choice or backup choice.
Use the Alternate Components page to study all alternates registered in the system for all sites.
The part for which you want to define an alternate component must have been entered in the inventory part register. The part you want to use as an alternate component must also have been entered in the inventory part register.
The system can use the alternate components in place of the standard components in different structures. This allows the backflush process to temporarily use a different set of components, whether for a period of time, for a certain quantity, or for particular structures.