| Alternative Items (tcibd0105s000) |  |
| Use this session to define and modify alternative items. Related topics Alternative items Item replacement To define alternative items and replacement items
Fields | Description
Item | The item for which you specify alternative items. 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: Purchased. Manufactured. Generic. You cannot define alternative items for standard-to-order items. Note Segmented items consist of a project-code segment and an item-base segment (the item code). Segmented item codes are defined in the Item Code Segmentation (tcibd0500m000) session.
Alternative Item | The alternative item. Alternative items must be of one of the following types: Purchased. Manufactured. Generic.
Introduction Date | The date as of which the alternative item can be used as alternative for the standard item.
Expiry Date | The date as until which the alternative item can be used as alternative for the standard item.
Priority | If several alternative items 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. A low number indicates a high priority. If you select an alternative item, you can sort the alternative items by priority.
Reverse | If this check box is selected, ERP LN automatically defines the standard item as an alternative item for the alternative item you entered. If you delete a reversible alternative item, ERP LN also deletes the reversed record or changes the record to non-reversible. For example, if item B is an alternative item for item A, and you select the Reverse check box, ERP LN defines item A to be an alternative item for item B as well.
Interchangeable | If this check box is selected, the original item and the alternative item have similar properties and are completely interchangeable. This check box is used only for information and does not change the behavior of the system.
Replacement | If this check box is selected, the alternative item replaces the original item. This situation indicates that you must not use the original item anymore. If you enter a replaced item on a sales order line, the system displays a warning. An item can have only one other item as replacement item.
Type of Replacement | The item's replacement status. For an example, refer to Replacement example Allowed values Possible values
Commands | Description
Print Replacement Chain | Prints the entire chain of replacing items from the oldest to the currently valid item.