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<Session ID="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0105s000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Alternative Items (tcibd0105s000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to define and modify <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#AlternItems.tc" role="glossary">alternative items</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#purchase" role="enum">Purchased</GUIRef>.</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#manufacture" role="enum">Manufactured</GUIRef>.</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#generic" role="enum">Generic</GUIRef>.</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000049" role="manual">Alternative items</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.item"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Item</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The item for which you specify alternative items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>List items cannot have alternative items, because then the specific component of the list that is replaced is not clear. You can specify alternative items for items of the following types:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#purchase" role="enum">Purchased</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#manufacture" role="enum">Manufactured</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#generic" role="enum">Generic</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000069" role="glossary">Segmented</Link> items consist of a project-code segment and an item-base segment (the item code). Segmented item codes are defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0500m000" role="session">Item Code Segmentation (tcibd0500m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.aitm"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Alternative Item</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#AlternItems.tc" role="glossary">alternative item</Link>.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>Alternative items must be of the following types:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#purchase" role="enum">Purchased</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#manufacture" role="enum">Manufactured</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#generic" role="enum">Generic</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.prio"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Priority</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If several <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#AlternItems.tc" role="glossary">alternative items</Link> can substitute the standard item, a priority code is assigned to each alternative item. The priority code reflects the alternative item's suitability as a substitute.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>A low number indicates a high priority. If the standard item is not available, SSA ERP selects the alternative item with the lowest priority number that is available.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.natu"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Interchangeable</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the original item and the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#AlternItems.tc" role="glossary">alternative item</Link> have similar properties and are completely interchangeable.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="kind.replac.aitm"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Type of Replacement</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The type of replacement.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
