Use this subtask to maintain a cross-reference list of manufacturer and vendor part numbers that serve as alternates to the specified provisional part when used in an RFQ or quote. If the provisional part is listed as a component in an EBOM or PBOM, the alternate part information can also be viewed. The manufacturer part has functional and physical characteristics that are equivalent in performance, reliability, and maintainability to the original part. Once the provisional part has been converted to a standard part in the Convert Provisional Part to Standard Part screen, you can access the alternate part information associated with a manufacturer and vendor in the Maintain Parts or Alternate Parts screens.
Use this subtask during initialization and maintain it when additions or changes are made to alternate parts. The manufacturer must exist in the Product Definition Controls menu if you are setting up manufacturer part information, and the vendor must exist in the Maintain Vendors screen in Costpoint Purchasing, Procurement Planning, or Accounts Payable before you can establish alternate vendor part information.
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.
Select the New Line button on the toolbar to enter a new line of the alternate part's manufacturer and vendor information. Manufacturers are established in the Product Definition Controls menu, and vendor information is established 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.
When 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 the Product Definition Controls menu. 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. Only one alternate part can be assigned the preferred status. The default is "N" (No).
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the vendor ID for the vendor from whom this alternate part is purchased.
The name of the vendor entered will be displayed in this non-editable column.
Enter the vendor part number for this alternate part. The manufacturer part number will automatically display, but you can enter a different vendor part number.
Enter the vendor's part revision, if one exists, for this alternate part.
When you populate the Vendor ID 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 cannot change 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.