to add a line.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 it is used in quotes and Requests for Quotes (RFQs). 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 on the Convert Provisional Parts to Standard Parts screen, you can access the alternate part information that is associated with a manufacturer and vendor on the Manage Parts or Manage Alternate Parts screen.
You can use this subtask at any time. If you are setting up manufacturer part information, the manufacturer must exist on the Manage Manufacturers screen; if you are establishing alternate vendor part information, the vendor must exist on the Manage Vendors screen.
This table window displays the alternate part's manufacturer and vendor information. Click to add a line.
Enter, or click 
to select, the manufacturer ID for this alternate part.
This field displays the name of the manufacturer you selected in the Manufacturer field.
When you select a manufacturer, this field defaults the manufacturer's assigned commercial and government entity (CAGE) code from the Manage Manufacturers screen. This field is optional.
Enter the manufacturer's part number for this alternate part.
Enter the manufacturer's part revision for this alternate part.
Enter, or click to select, the part preference type for this alternate part. Establish part preference types on the Manage Part Preference Types screen.
Select the check box to indicate that this alternate part is the preferred alternate part. Only one alternate part can be preferred. This defaults to a clear check box.
Enter, or click to select, the ID of the vendor from which this alternate part is purchased. Establish vendors on the Manage Vendors screen.
This field displays the name of the vendor.
Enter the vendor's part number, if any, for this alternate part. The manufacturer's part number defaults in this field.
Enter the vendor's part revision, if any, for this alternate part.
This field displays the company ID assigned to the user who added this line. You can modify this line only if you are assigned to the same company ID.