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<Session ID="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0105s000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>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>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000398" role="manual">Alternative items</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000429" role="manual">Item replacement</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000049" role="manual">To define alternative items and replacement items</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.item">
         <Header>
            <Title>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="option">Purchased</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#manufacture" role="option">Manufactured</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#generic" role="option">Generic</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>You cannot define alternative items for <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000026" role="glossary">standard-to-order</Link> items.</Paragraph>
         </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>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 one of the following types:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#purchase" role="option">Purchased</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#manufacture" role="option">Manufactured</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/kitm#generic" role="option">Generic</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.sdte">
         <Header>
            <Title>Introduction Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The date as of which the alternative item can be used as
		  alternative for the standard item.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.edte">
         <Header>
            <Title>Expiry Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The date as until which the alternative item can be used as
		  alternative for the standard item.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.prio">
         <Header>
            <Title>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 you select an
			 alternative item, you can sort the alternative items by priority.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.reve">
         <Header>
            <Title>Reverse</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, LN automatically
		  defines the standard item as an alternative item for the alternative item you
		  entered. If you delete a reversible alternative item, LN also deletes the
		  reversed record or changes the record to non-reversible.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>For example, if item B is an alternative item for item A,
			 and you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0105s000#tcibd005.reve" role="manual">Reverse</GUIRef> check box, LN defines item A to be
			 an alternative item for item B as well.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.natu">
         <Header>
            <Title>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>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>This check box is used only for information and does not
			 change the behavior of the system.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd005.repl">
         <Header>
            <Title>Replacement</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>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.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>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.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="kind.replac.aitm">
         <Header>
            <Title>Type of Replacement</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The item's replacement status.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>For an example, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000049#replacement.example" role="manual">Replacement example</Link>
            </Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <AllowedValues>
            <SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="/baanerp/tc/domains/ibd.repl" role="domain">Possible values</Link>
            </Paragraph>
         </AllowedValues>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="start.retrieve.chain">
         <Header>
            <Title>Print Replacement Chain</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Prints the entire chain of replacing items from the oldest to
		  the currently valid item.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>