Use this screen to maintain a cross-reference list of manufacturer and vendor part numbers that serve as alternates to the specified provisional part when it is used in an RFQ or quote. If the provisional part is listed as a component in an EBOM or PBOM, you can also view the alternate part information. The manufacturer part has functional and physical characteristics that are equivalent in performance, reliability, and maintainability to the original part. After you have converted the provisional part to a standard part (in the Convert Provisional Part to Standard Part application in Costpoint Product Definition), you can access the alternate part information that is associated with a manufacturer and vendor in the Maintain Parts or Alternate Parts screen in Costpoint Product Definition.
Use this screen during initialization and maintain it when additions or changes are made to alternate parts. If you are setting up manufacturer part information, the manufacturer must exist in the Product Definition Controls menu, and if you are establishing alternate vendor part information, the vendor must exist in the Maintain Vendors screen in Costpoint Purchasing, Procurement Planning, or Accounts Payable.
This field displays the provisional part ID. The provisional part description displays in the field below.
This field displays the provisional part's revision number, if applicable.
This field displays the provisional part's unit of measure.
This table window displays the alternate part's manufacturer and vendor information. Select the New Line button on the toolbar to add additional lines. You can establish manufacturers in the Product Definition Controls menu, and you can establish vendor information in the Maintain Vendors screen in Costpoint Purchasing, Procurement Planning, or Accounts Payable.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the manufacturer ID for this alternate part.
This field will display the name of the manufacturer whose ID you entered in the Manufacturer field.
Upon you populate the Manufacturer field, this field defaults with the manufacturer's assigned Company's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code from the Manufacturers screen in Costpoint Product Definition Controls. This field is optional.
Enter the manufacturer's part number for this alternate part.
Enter the manufacturer's part revision of this alternate part.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the part preference type for this alternate part. The preference type must already exist in the Part Preference Types screen.
Enter "Y" (Yes) to indicate that this alternate part is the "preferred" alternate part. You can assign only one alternate part the preferred status. The default is "N" (No).
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the ID of the vendor from whom this alternate part is purchased.
The name of the Vendor will be displayed and cannot be edited.
Enter the vendor part number for this alternate part. The manufacturer part number will automatically display but can be changed and a different vendor part number entered.
Enter the vendor's part revision, if one exists, for this alternate part.
After you populate the Vendor field for a newly added row, this field will default with your assigned company ID. If the value in this field is different from your assigned company ID, you will not be able to edit any values in this subtask. You can modify existing rows in this subtask only if your user ID is assigned to the selected Company ID.