Substitute item

A substitute item is an item that you choose to substitute for another item. For example, you can define blue mugs as substitute items for yellow mugs. Then, if you are out of yellow mugs, you can substitute blue mugs. Item substitution is not automatic and you can assign more than one substitute item to an item master item.

Substitute items are set up in the Inventory Control application. For more information, see the Inventory Control User Guide.

You can also define substitute items for an existing PO line that have multiple vendor items defined for it using Substitute Vendor Item (PO20.6).