Alternate

This form is used only with APS.

When the APS Planning activity plans a job, production schedule release, or MPS order that has no bill of material, it plans using the item's current routing/BOM. As a result, any planned orders the system generates to satisfy these demands may include usages of alternate materials, based on the alternate group definition in the current routing.

On the Planning Detail form and on other planning output analysis forms, the Alternate check box is selected for a planned order when the system planned the parent demand using alternate materials. This situation can happen under these conditions:

• Material in a planned order (PLN) - APS selected this alternate material on a PLN.
• Job material (PJOB) - APS selected this alternate material on a PLN. You firmed that PLN into a job and copied the BOM. Or, APS planned a Firm job that didn't have a routing/BOM and used this alternate material. You copied the routing/BOM.
• Production schedule material (PPS) - APS selected this alternate material on a PLN. You firmed that PLN into a production schedule and copied the routing/BOM. Or, APS planned a Planned production schedule release that didn't have a routing/BOM and used this alternate material. You copied the routing/BOM.
• MPS order component - APS selected this alternate material on an MPS order.

When you firm the planned order into a job or production schedule, any alternate materials APS planned from the current BOM will be copied to the job or production schedule BOM. On the Job Materials, Production Schedule Release Materials, and Production Schedule Item Materials forms, the Alternate check box is selected for any job/PS material that resulted from firming a planned order in this situation.

See Using Alternate Materials in a Bill of Material for more information.