ALTERNATE PART (APT)

Alternate Part Line Layout

The Alternate Part (ALT_PART) table stores alternative part information by manufacturer and vendor that can is cross-referenced with the original part. Alternate Part Line Types are not processed if the item is a Service or a Good.

The application cannot process Alternate Part Line Types unless the item exists. You can process multiple lines per item, and the Part ID / Part Revision ID / Sequence Number combination must be unique.

You must provide either the Manufacturer ID/Manufacturer Part ID or Vendor ID/Vendor Part ID.

You can view or update the information stored in this table on the Manage Alternate Parts screen in Costpoint Product Definition.

The application uses default values for INSERTS ONLY if the input file field value is not provided. The exception is MODIFIED_BY, which is updated using the default value if no value is provided.

Input File Field

Costpoint Column

Column Type and Max Length

Starting/Ending Position

Required

Values, Defaults, and Notes

Line Type

 

Character 3

1- 3

Yes

APT is used to indicate Alternate Part information.

Part ID

PART_ID

Character 30

4 - 33

Yes

If a Part ID / Part Revision ID / Sequence Number combination exists, the Alternate Part table is updated. If you did not select the Allow Multilple Revisions for Each Item check box on the Configure Product Definition Settings screen, the revision is not checked.

The fixed length file format accepts 30 characters while delimited file format accepts up to 50 characters.

Part Revision ID

PART_RVSN_ID

Character 3

34 - 36

No

If a Part ID / Part Revision ID / Sequence Number combination exists, the Alternate Part table is updated. If you did not select the Allow Multilple Revisions for Each Item check box on the Configure Product Definition Settings screen, the revision is not checked. The default is a space.

The fixed length file format accepts 3 characters while delimited file format accepts up to 10 characters.

Sequence Number

SEQ_NO

Integer 4 (maximum input file length - 10)

37 - 46

Yes

The input file format is -999999999 (maximum 10 characters including the optional minus sign (indicating a negative number)). The maximum value is 999999999. The minimum value is -999999999. No embedded commas or decimal points are allowed.

Manufacturer ID

*MANUF_ID

Character 10

47 - 56

Yes (if a Vendor ID is not provided)

If provided, the Manufacturer ID must exist in the Manufacturers table. The default is null.

Manufacturer Part ID

*MANUF_ PART_ID

Character 30

57 - 86

Yes (if a Manufacturer ID is provided)

The default is null.

Manufacturer Part Revision ID

*MANUF_ PART_RVSN_ID

Character 3

87 - 89

No

The default is a space.

Vendor ID

*VEND_ID

Character 12

90 - 101

Yes (if a Manufacturer ID not provided)

If provided, the Vendor ID must exist in the Vendor table. The default is null. This field's value must exist for your company ID.

Vendor Part ID

*VEND_PART_ ID

Character 30

102 - 131

Yes (if a Vendor ID is provided)

The default is a space.

Vendor Part Revision ID

*VEND_PART_ RVSN_ID

Character 3

132 - 134

No

The default is a space.

Part Preference Type

*PART_PREF_ TYPE

Character 1

135

No

If provided, the Part Preference Type must exist in the Part Preference Type table. The default is null.

Part Preference Flag

*PREF_FL

Character 1

136

No

The value must be Y (Yes) or N (No). The default is N. You can designate only one Alternate Part as Preferred (have a value of Y) per Part ID.

User ID last modified by

*MODIFIED_BY

Character 18

137 - 154

No

The default is UPLOAD. If a value is not provided, Costpoint updates the MODIFIED_BY column using the current user ID as the default.

 

* Indicates columns that may be updated when changing an existing record with this preprocessor.