Purchasing manufacturer's items

Companies often order components from purchase business partners who do not produce the components themselves. These intermediate purchase business partners offer equivalent components, which are items that conform to their original item's specifications, from different manufacturers.

These functionalities are available to specify, approve, and use manufacturer's items:

Manufacturer part number (MPN) item functionality
Multiple manufacturer item functionality

MPN items

To use the MPN item functionality, select these check boxes:

Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000)
Manufacturer Part Numbers
Item - Purchase
MPN Item

For more information, refer to Setting up and using MPN items.

Multiple manufacturer items

These restrictions apply to the multiple manufacturer item functionality:

Multiple manufacturer items can be used only in purchase orders and purchase requisitions. You cannot use these items in purchase contracts, purchase schedules, and RFQs.
The master data cannot be changed when the effective date lies before the current date.

To use the multiple manufacturer item functionality, select the Multiple Manufacturer Item check box in the Item - Purchase session.

For more information, refer to Setting up and using multiple manufacturer items.