Using alternate items

The Planner can consider all items in an alternate item group (PBOMMATLS.ALTID) and select the item that can be obtained the fastest. Because the Planner is pull planning, the fastest item is the one that can be started the latest.

Alternate items are those which have the same Alternate Group ID and Merge To point in a Planner BOM’s list of materials. On the first pull, if the Use Latest Pull flag (ALTPLAN.SSFLAGS bit4) is enabled, all alternates will be considered and the latest starting one will be used. If Use Latest Pull is disabled, each alternate will be planned in sequence. The first one that can be planned successfully (either pull planned or pushed within the plan horizon) will be chosen. If an item is available in on-hand inventory, the Planner selects that item.