Use this inquiry screen to view the cross-reference list of manufacturer and vendor part numbers that are alternates to the specified part. The manufacturer part has functional and physical characteristics that are equivalent in performance, reliability, and maintainability to the original part. These characteristics are interchangeable with one or more internal parts without alteration. Alternate parts are associated with a manufacturer and vendor and can be used as an alternative for a specific part in purchasing.
Use this inquiry when you want to view alternate parts cross-reference information.
Select this radio button to view alternate part information from the manufacturer catalog.
Select this radio button to view alternate part information from the vendor catalog.
Select this radio button to view alternate part information from both manufacturer and vendor catalogs.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, a manufacturer ID from the catalog. This field will be unavailable if you selected the Vendor radio button in the Select group box.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, an alternate part for the manufacturer. This field will be unavailable if you selected the Vendor radio button in the Select group box.
Enter the manufacturer part revision for the manufacturer alternate part. This field will be unavailable if you selected the Vendor radio button in the Select group box.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, a vendor ID from the catalog.
The vendor must not be flagged as a payroll vendor, and its Vendor Status for PO must not be "On Hold." If the vendor has an Approval Code of "Not Approved" or "Pending," you will receive a warning.
This field is unavailable if you selected the Manufacturer radio button in the Select group box.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, an alternate part for the vendor. This field will be unavailable if you selected the Manufacturer radio button in the Select group box.
Enter the vendor part revision for the vendor part. This field will be unavailable if you selected the Manufacturer radio button in the Select group box.
This field displays the part ID that your company has assigned to the part.
This field displays the revision for the part.
This field displays the description for the part.
This field displays the unit of measure of the part.
This field displays whether the part is a "M" (Make) part that you manufacture or a "B" (Buy) part that you buy from an external vendor.
This field displays the manufacturer ID of this alternate part.
This field displays the manufacturer name.
This field displays manufacturer's CAGE ID code for this part.
This field displays the manufacturer part ID of this alternate part.
This field displays the manufacturer's revision of this part.
This field displays the part preference type for this alternate part.
This field displays a "Y" (Yes) to indicate that this alternate part is the "preferred" alternate part.
This column displays your company ID based on the search criteria and the setting of the Separate Items by Company checkbox in the Product Definition Settings screen.
This field displays the vendor's Approval Code that was set in the Approve Vendors screen (Accounting » Accounts Payable » Vendor Info). This is "A" if the vendor is approved, "N" if the vendor is not approved, or "P" if the vendor's approval status is pending. This column is hidden if you chose Manufacturer in the Select group box.
The information that displays in this screen is stored in the following tables: ALT_PART, ITEM, MANUF, PART, PROP_LN, PROV_PART, VEND, VPD_MFR_CATALOG.