Selecting Alternative Source for the Materials

This section describes how to select alternative source for a materials from a time and action.

  1. From the global toolbar, click > Early Time and Action. The Early Time and Action page opens.

  2. Click Name of the Early Time and Action or click at the end of the row, the Time and Action page opens.

    Note: The Materials tab can be only shown when the selected template type equals to Product (with Material Activities).

  3. From the Materials toolbar, select a material item and click Actions > View Alternates, the Alternative Sources page opens.

  4. Select the alternative source and click Update with Selected Alternates from the page toolbar, the selected alternative source will replace the original material.

    Note: If the T&A is created from the Set or Pack, then Select material page lists the alternative source material for the Set or Pack Product and its sub product.

    Note: If the T&A is created from the BOM Variant, then Select material page lists the alternative source material for variant.