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   <Header>
      <Title>Defining alternative materials</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2085410">
         <Level1>Alternative materials</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2085413">
         <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 <Link href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.altm" role="formfield">Use Up and Alternative Materials</Link> 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#bom.vali" role="groupbox">Validity</GUIRef> tab, select the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.almi" role="formfield">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.almi" role="manual">Allow Multiple Items</GUIRef>
            </Link> check box.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom0150m000" role="command">Alternative Materials</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Insert the alternative materials in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom0150m000" role="session">Use Up and 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 <Link href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000" role="session">Engineering BOM (tiedm1110m000)</Link> session, go to the relevant EBOM and double-click the
		  BOM line to start the details session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>If you want to permit more than one item to be used for one
		  material requirement, select the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.almi" role="formfield">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.almi" role="manual">Allow Multiple Items</GUIRef>
            </Link> check box.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000#tiedm2115m000" role="command">Alternative Materials by Engineering BOM</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Insert the alternative materials in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm2115m000" role="session">Use Up and 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">Searching for alternative and use-up 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>