Use this screen to maintain a cross-reference list of manufacturer and vendor part numbers to serve as alternates to specified Costpoint parts. These alternate part numbers do not need to be set up in the Costpoint part master.
Alternate parts have equivalent functional and physical characteristics to a Costpoint part. These characteristics are interchangeable with one or more internal/original parts without alteration.
To store a record in this screen, the user must enter either a manufacturer part or a vendor part. Users are also allowed, but not required, to enter both a manufacturer and vendor part on the same row.
You can also establish alternate part information in the Alternate Parts screen link of the Parts User Flow (Materials\Maintain\Items).
Use this screen during initialization of new parts and maintain it when you make additions or changes to alternate parts.
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The manufacturer must exist in the Manufacturers screen (Materials\Maintain\Manufacturers\Manufacturers), and the vendor must exist within the Vendor User Flow (Materials\Maintain\Vendors) before you can establish alternate part information. |
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the part ID to assign to the vendor you will enter in the Vendor field.
You assign part IDs in the Parts User Flow screen (Materials\Maintain\Items).
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the part revision number of the item.
You assign part revision numbers in the Parts User Flow screen (Materials\Maintain\Items).
If you are using revisions, the last revision assigned to the part will automatically be displayed but can be edited as necessary.
This non-editable field displays the text description associated with the part you entered in the Part field.
You assign part descriptions in the Parts User Flow screen (Materials\Maintain\Items).
This non-editable field displays the U/M (unit of measure) associated with the part you entered in the Part field.
You assign U/M information in the Parts User Flow screen (Materials\Maintain\Items).
This non-editable field displays whether the part is made by your company (Make, displayed as "M") or purchased from vendors (Buy, displayed as "B").
You assign Make/Buy status in the Parts User Flow screens (Materials\Maintain\Items).
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the manufacturer ID for the alternate part. A manufacturer ID is required if a manufacturer par number is entered.
You establish manufacturer IDs in the Manufacturers screen (Materials\Maintain\Manufacturers).
This field displays the name of the manufacturer corresponding to the manufacturer ID entered in the Manufacturer field.
This field displays the CAGE (Commercial and Government Entity) code corresponding to the manufacturer ID code entered in the Manufacturer field, if applicable.
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 vendor ID for the vendor from whom this alternate part is purchased. A vendor ID is required if a vendor part number is required.
The vendor must not be flagged as a payroll vendor, and its Approval Code must not be Not Approved.
If the vendor is approved or preferred for the part, its Approval Code must not be Pending.
You can still link a pending, non-payroll vendor to a part if the vendor is not approved or preferred for the part. In this case, you will receive a warning.
If multiple companies exist in the Costpoint database and the Product Definition Settings indicate that part numbers can be used across companies, it is possible to see vendors from another company listed here. However, only vendors linked to the user's login company can be inserted here.
You establish vendor ID codes in the Vendor User Flow (Materials\Maintain\Vendors).
This field displays the name of the vendor corresponding to the vendor ID entered in the Vendor field.
Enter the vendor part number for this alternate part. The manufacturer part number will automatically display, but can be changed.
Enter the vendor's part revision for this alternate part, if applicable.
Select this checkbox to indicate that this alternate part is the "preferred" alternate part.
Only one alternate part row can be designated as "preferred." Preferred alternate part number information will load as a default for the specified part when included on a new requisition line.
The system default leaves this checkbox blank.
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.
This field is only displayed if multiple companies exist in the Costpoint database and the Product Definition Settings indicate that part numbers can be used across companies. The company represents the company ID of the assigned vendor.
Changes to this screen update the PART (Parts) and ALT_PART (Alternate Parts) tables.
