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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Alternative manufacturer items in requisitions and purchase orders</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>alternative manufacturer</Level1>
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		<Keyword><Level1>manufacturer</Level1>
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	<GeneralSection><GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Requisitions</SectionTitle>
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			<Paragraph>If you enter an alternative manufacturer item in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2102s000" role="session">Requisition - Line Details (tdpur2102s000)</GUIRef> session, which is an item for which the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0101m000#tdipu001.mmnf" role="groupbox">Multiple Manufacturer Item</GUIRef> check box is selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0101m000" role="session">Item - Purchase (tdipu0101m000)</GUIRef> session, the manufacturer is defaulted from the manufacturer you entered in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000" role="session">Item - General (tcibd0101s000)</GUIRef> session. The item-manufacturer combination can either be approved or waiting for approval. Blocked manufacturers are not allowed. However, from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2102s000#tdpur201.cmnf" role="formfield">Manufacturer</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2102s000" role="session">Requisition - Line Details (tdpur2102s000)</GUIRef> session, you can zoom to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000" role="session">Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000)</GUIRef> session and select another manufacturer code from the list of item-manufacturer combinations which are approved or waiting for approval. If you convert a requisition to an order, SSA ERP checks the manufacturer's validity before the requisition is converted to an order.</Paragraph>
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		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Purchase Orders</SectionTitle>
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			<Paragraph>If you enter an alternative manufacturer item in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000" role="session">Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000)</GUIRef> session, which is an item for which the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0101m000#tdipu001.mmnf" role="groupbox">Multiple Manufacturer Item</GUIRef> check box is selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0101m000" role="session">Item - Purchase (tdipu0101m000)</GUIRef> session, the manufacturer is defaulted from the manufacturer you entered in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0110m000" role="session">Item - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000)</GUIRef> session. If this Manufacturer field is empty, the manufacturer is defaulted from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000" role="session">Item - General (tcibd0101s000)</GUIRef> session. SSA ERP only allows approved item-manufacturer combinations on the order line. However, from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000#tdpur401.cmnf" role="formfield">Manufacturer</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000" role="session">Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000)</GUIRef> session, you can zoom to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000" role="session">Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000)</GUIRef> session and select another manufacturer code from the list of approved item-manufacturer combinations.</Paragraph>
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		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If an item is received in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef>, by zooming on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh2110m000#whinh210.cmnf" role="formfield">Manufacturer</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3112s000" role="session">Receipt Lines (whinh3112s000)</GUIRef> session, you must either check a manufacturer's validity on the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">order date</Link>, or you must enter an approved manufacturer for the item. If the manufacturer is no longer valid on the receipt date, but was valid on the order date, the goods can still be received.</Paragraph>
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