Alternate Parts Subtask

Use the Alternate Parts subtask to view the list of alternate parts by manufacturer and vendor for the selected component.

Establish and maintain standard alternate parts on the Manage Alternate Parts screen. Assign provisional alternate parts on the Manage Provisional Parts screen.

Note:

Alternate parts that are assigned to vendors that are flagged as payroll vendors are excluded from this list.

Contents

Field	Description
Proposal, Rev	These fields display the proposal ID, revision (if applicable), and proposal description from the main screen.
Part, Rev, U/M, Provisional	These fields display the part ID, revision (if applicable), part description, part unit of measure, and whether the part is provisional (Y) or standard (N).

Alternate Parts

These fields are established on the Manage Alternate Parts screen (for standard parts), or on the Alternate subtask of the Manage Provisional Parts screen for provisional parts. Costpoint uses this information in request for quotes (RFQs) and item costing applications.

You cannot use provisional alternate parts in Procurement Planning; you can use them only for proposal and costing purposes. If the selected line on the main screen is a provisional part, its alternate part information displays on this screen.

Field	Description
Sequence	The sequence number (in order of preference) indicates the number of this line on the Manage Alternate Parts screen (for standard parts), or on the Alternate subtask of the Manage Provisional Parts screen (for provisional parts).
Preferred	This field indicates whether the alternate part is preferred (Y) or not (N). Only one alternate part can be preferred.
Manufacturer	This field displays the manufacturer ID of the alternate part for the component.
Manufacturer Name	This field displays the name of the manufacturer of the alternate part.
Manufacturer Part	This field displays the manufacturer part ID of the alternate part.
Mfg Rev	This field displays the manufacturer revision for the part.
Vendor	This field displays the vendor ID assigned to the alternate part.
Vendor Name	This field displays the vendor name for the vendor ID.
Vendor Part	This field displays the part ID of the vendor part.
Vendor Rev	This field displays the revision of the vendor part.
Part Pref Type	This field displays the part preference type for this alternate part from the Manage Part Preference Types screen.
Vendor Approval Status	This field displays the vendor's Approval Code, set on the Approve Vendors screen. The possible values are: Approved Not approved Pending