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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To define alternative materials</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Alternative materials</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>BOM</Level1>
			<Level2>Alternative materials</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<AimSection><Paragraph>This topic describes several sessions you can use to define <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000376" role="glossary" Update="No">alternative materials</Link> for materials in <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#BillOfMateri.ti" role="glossary">bills of material (BOMs)</Link>.</Paragraph>
	</AimSection>
	<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>This functionality is available only if the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.altm" role="formfield">Use Up and Alternative Materials</GUIRef> check box is selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000" role="session">Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
	</Note>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Alternative materials in BOMs</SectionTitle>
		<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To define <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000376" role="glossary" Update="No">alternative materials</Link> in BOMs, you can use the following procedure:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000" role="session">Bill of Material (tibom1110m000)</GUIRef> session, go to the relevant BOM, and double-click the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000027" role="glossary">BOM line</Link> to start the details session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>If you want to permit more than one item to be used for one material requirement, on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#bomvali" role="groupbox">Validity</GUIRef> tab, select the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.almi" role="formfield">Allow Multiple Items</Link> check box.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom0150m000" role="formcommand">Alternative Materials</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Insert the alternative materials in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom0150m000" role="session">Alternative Materials (tibom0150m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
		</ProcedureList>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Batch-wise definition of alternative materials</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>To define alternative materials for multiple BOMs at once, use the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom0250m000" role="session">Copy Item to Alternative Materials (tibom0250m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Alternative materials in Engineering BOMs (EBOM)</SectionTitle>
		<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To define alternative materials in EBOMs, take the following steps:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000" role="session">Engineering BOM (tiedm1110m000)</GUIRef> session, go to the relevant EBOM and double-click the BOM line to start the details session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>In the details session, select the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.almi" role="formfield">Allow Multiple Items</Link> if you want to permit more than one item to be used for one material requirement.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000#tiedm2115m000" role="formcommand">Alternative Materials by Engineering BOM</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Insert the alternative materials in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm2115m000" role="session">Alternative Materials by Engineering BOM (tiedm2115m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
		</ProcedureList>
		<Paragraph>You can copy the EBOM with the EBOM's alternative materials to a production BOM. For more information, refer to the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000117" role="manual">Engineering BOMs</Link> topic.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000422" role="manual">Alternative materials in BOMs</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000425" role="manual">The search for alternative materials</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000454" role="manual">Use-up materials and alternative materials in Enterprise Planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000117" role="manual">Engineering BOMs</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
