Production Bill of Material Alternative Materials (timfc3120m000)

Use this session to manage alternative materials for production bills of material.

Note: To use this session the Job Shop by Site parameter in the Concept Activation (tcemm4600m000) session must be set to Active or In Preparation.

Field Information

Product

The product ID.

Revision

The bill of material (BOM) revision.

Status

The status of the production bill of material.

Allowed values

  • New
  • Approved
  • Expired
Position

The material's position number.

Item

The standard item on the material line for which the alternative is defined.

Alternative

alternative material

Alternative Priority

The alternative priority determines which of the alternatives LN will select first.

Allowed values

  • 1

    The alternative that will be selected if the inventory of the standard material (and the use-up material, if any) is insufficient.
  • 2

    The alternative that will be selected if the inventory of the standard material and the first alternative material (and the use-up material, if any) is insufficient.
  • 3, 4, 5, ...

    Lower priority alternative materials.
  • 9

    The lowest priority alternative material.

Alternative Item

The alternative material.