Substitutes Subtask

Use the Substitutes subtask to view current inventory information for the substitute parts of the part shown on the main screen.

If substitutes are allowed, Costpoint uses the project-specific substitute parts defined on the Substitute Project Parts subtask of the Manage Part Project Data screen or the general substitute parts defined in Costpoint Product Definition. The display includes only the selected projects, unless you select the View All Inventory option.

Use this subtask to view details about substitute parts for the part shown on the main screen.

Contents

Field Description
Part

This field displays the part ID of the selected part on the main screen.

Rev

This field displays the revision of the Part.

Description

This field displays the description for the Part.

U/M

This field displays the unit of measure assigned to the Part.

Project

This field displays the ID of the selected project from the main screen. The project name displays in the adjacent unlabeled field.

Inv Abbrev

This field displays the inventory abbreviation of the selected action message from the main child table window (CTW).

Netting Group

This field displays the netting group associated with the inventory abbreviation or the netting group used in the selection criteria.

Display Option

Use this drop-down list to filter for the data to display on the Substitute Part Inventory CTW. The valid options are:

  • View Selected Inv Projects: Select this to filter substitute parts based on the record’s inventory abbreviation
  • View All Inventory: Select this to display all available substitute parts.
  • View Nettings Groups: Select this to display all substitute parts within the record’s Netting Group.
  • View Project Substitute Parts: Select this to display only project substitute parts that are linked to the record line.
  • View Part Substitute: Select this to display only part substitutes that are linked to the record line.
Requery Substitute Part Inventory

Click this button to load the current inventory information for the substitute parts of the selected Part.

Substitute Part Inventory

This table window displays the details of the inventory for the substitute part according to the viewing criteria selected.

Field Description
Substitute Part

This field displays the ID of the substitute part.

Rev

This field displays the revision of the substitute part.

Description

This field displays the description of the substitute part.

U/M

This field displays the inventory unit of measure of the substitute part.

Inv Abbrev

This field displays the inventory abbreviation code associated with the substitute part.

Inventory Abbreviation Name

This field displays the name of the inventory Inv Abbrev code.

Project

This field displays the ID of the project associated with the inventory abbreviation.

Project Name

This field displays the name of the Project ID.

Project Abbrev

This field displays the abbreviation of the Project.

Current Available Quantity

This field displays the current available quantity for the part/inventory abbreviation combination. It is the sum of On Hand and In Inspection quantities minus the Reserved quantity, for the part/inventory abbreviation combination.

Net Available Quantity

This field displays the net available quantity for the part/inventory abbreviation combination. It is the sum of all the on hand, in inspection, in shipping, in MRB, on order, on req, owed, and planned owed quantities minus the sum of reserved and planned reserved quantities, for the part/inventory abbreviation combination. (In MRB is included only if you selected the Incl MRB as Available Inventory check box on the Configure Production Control Settings screen in Costpoint Production Control.)

On Hand Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities for the part/inventory abbreviation combination that are in on-hand locations.

In Inspection Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities for the part/inventory abbreviation combination that are in inspection and reinspection locations.

In Shipping Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities for the part/inventory abbreviation combination that are in shipping locations.

In MRB Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities for the part/inventory abbreviation combination that are in MRB locations.

On Hold Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities for the part/inventory abbreviation combination that are in on-hold locations.

On Order Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities that have been ordered for the part/inventory abbreviation combination.

On Requisition Quantity

This field displays the sum of all the quantities that have been requisitioned for the part/inventory abbreviation combination.

Owed Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities that are owed to the part/inventory abbreviation combination via reservations.

Planned Owed Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities that you plan to owe to the part/inventory abbreviation combination via requests.

Reserved Quantity

This field displays the sum of all the quantities reserved against the part/inventory abbreviation combination via reservations.

Planned Reserved Quantity

This field displays the sum of all quantities that are planned to be reserved against the part/inventory abbreviation combination via requests.

Expedite Notes

This field contains modifiable notes applicable to the part/inventory abbreviation combination.

Sequence

This field displays the sequence in the order of preference for the substitute part. If there are multiple rows of possible substitute parts, the one with the lowest sequence number is selected.

Status

This field indicates whether the substitute part is use-up interchangeable, interchangeable, or non-interchangeable.

Substitute Type

This field indicates whether the substitute part is a Part Substitute or a Project Substitute Part.