Alternative Materials (tibom3120m000)

Use this session to manage alternative materials for job shop production.

Note: 
  • To use this session the Alternative Materials check box must be selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
  • You can modify the fields on the header section for a job shop bill of material with a status of New only if one of these conditions is met:
    • The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is not the origin of the job shop bill of material.
    • You can manually modify the PLM Controlled fields based on the settings defined in the Job Shop Bill of Material Control (tibom5100m000) session.
    • The field is not controlled by PLM based on the template defined in the Job Shop Bill of Material Control (tibom5100m000) session.
  • You can add a new revision to a job shop bill of material only if one of these conditions is met:
    • The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is not the origin of the job shop bill of material.
    • You can manually add a revision based on the settings defined in the Job Shop Bill of Material Control (tibom5100m000) session.

Field Information

Site

The site for which the JSBOM is defined.

Product

The product for which the JSBOM is used.

Bill of Material

The bill of material number

Revision

The bill of material revision.

Status

The bill of material revision status.

Allowed values

  • New
  • Approved
  • Expired
Position

The number of the JSBOM line.

Item

The material ID.

Alternative Position

The identification of the alternative-material record.

Alternative Priority

The alternative priority determines which of the alternative is selected first.

Allowed values

  • 1

    The alternative that will be selected if the inventory of the standard material is insufficient.
  • 2, 3, 4...

    Lower priority alternative items.
  • 9

    The lowest priority alternative material
  • Swap

    Priority can vary depending on supply.
Alternative Item

The alternative material.