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   <Header>
      <Title>Alternative materials in Enterprise Planning</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e205328">
         <Level1>Differences Infor LN FP3</Level1>
         <Level2>alternative materials</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Differences between Infor LN FP2 and Infor LN FP3.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Top-down selection and bottom-up selection</SectionTitle>
         <GeneralSection>
            <SectionTitle>Infor LN FP2</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>In Infor LN FP2, if you use <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000375" role="glossary">use-up</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000376" role="glossary">alternative materials</Link>, you cannot select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000#f.run.top.down" role="manual">Use Top-Down Item Selection</GUIRef> and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000#f.run.bottom.up" role="manual">Use Bottom-Up Item Selection</GUIRef> check boxes in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000" role="session">Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </GeneralSection>
         <GeneralSection>
            <SectionTitle>Infor LN FP3</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>In Infor LN FP3, you can select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000#f.run.top.down" role="manual">Use Top-Down Item Selection</GUIRef> and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000#f.run.bottom.up" role="manual">Use Bottom-Up Item Selection</GUIRef> check boxes in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000" role="session">Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000)</GUIRef> session in combination with use-up and
			 alternative materials.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000163" role="manual">RRP run, item selection</Link>.</Paragraph>
         </GeneralSection>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Alternative materials horizon</SectionTitle>
         <GeneralSection>
            <SectionTitle>Infor LN FP3</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>In Infor LN FP3, the alternative materials horizon was introduced. If a shortage
			 of a standard material occurs beyond the alternative materials horizon, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> does not
			 consider the use of an alternative material to cover for the shortage.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>You specify the alternative materials horizon in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000" role="session">Scenarios (cprpd4100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </GeneralSection>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/difffp3/ti/onlinemanual/000010Diff61FP3" role="session">Alternative materials</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000454" role="manual">Use-up materials and alternative materials in Enterprise Planning</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>