Viewing alternate part information

This page allows you to view the alternate part information of the selected part number.

Select the “View Alternate Part Nos” link in the “Select Part #” page. Alternatively, select the hyperlinked part number in the multiline of the same page.

The “View Alternate Part Nos” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Date Format

The format in which the date fields are displayed in this page. This format is displayed from the “User Preferences” business component based on the login user ID. In case the format is not defined, the system displays the date format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default.

The system displays the following in the “Part Information” group box:

Part #	The number identifying the part for which the alternate part information is displayed.
Reference Status	The reference status of the part.
Part Description	The description of the part.
Prime?	Indicates whether the part is a prime part or not
Part Planning Group	The planning group of the part for which the alternate part information is displayed.
IC Key	The interchangeability key of the part.

Click the hyperlinked part number to view the part details.

The system displays the following in the “Direct Alternate Part No Details” group box:

Note: The system displays or hides the Mfr. Part # and Mfr. # based on the options set in “Set Inventory Process Parameter” activity in the “Logistics Common Master” business component.

If the “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transaction” is set as "Yes", the system displays both the Mfr. Part # and Mfr. # in the multiline.
If the “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transactions” is set as "No", the system hides both the Mfr. Part # and Mfr. # in the multiline.

Interchangeable Part #	The number identifying the part, which can be fitted in place of the reference part number, if the reference part number is not available. This part number information is retrieved from the “Maintain Aircraft Configuration” activity.
Mfr. Part #	The part number provided by the manufacturer of the part.
Mfr. #	The code identifying the manufacturer of the part.
Part Description	The description of the interchangeable part.
Interchangeability Rules	Indicates the method in which the part numbers can be interchanged. It could be one of the following:
	One Way – indicates that the alternate part can substitute the reference part, but the vice versa is not allowed.
	Two Way – indicates that the alternate part and the reference part are interchangeable, that is, they can be substituted for each other.
Order of Preference	The precedence accorded to the interchangeable part numbers. The reference part number will be alternated based on this precedence.
Remarks	Any additional comments recorded regarding the alternate part number.
Prime?	Indicates whether the part is a prime part or not. The system displays the value “Yes” or “No”.
PMA?	Indicates whether the Part Manufacturer Approval has been obtained for the part or not.
Part Planning Group	The planning group of the interchangeable part.
IC Key	The interchangeability key of the part.
File Name	The document associated with the direct alternate part #. Click the data hyperlink to view the contents of the file.

The system displays the following in the “Conditional Alternate Part No Details” group box:

Alternate Part #	The number identifying the part, which can be fitted in place of the reference part number, if the reference part number is not available.
Mfr. Part #	The part number provided by the manufacturer of the part.
Mfr. #	The code identifying the manufacturer of the part.
Part Description	The description of the alternate part.
Interchangeability Rules	Indicates the method in which the part numbers can be interchanged. It could be one of the following:
	One Way – indicates that the alternate part can substitute the reference part, but the vice versa is not allowed.
	Two Way – indicates that the alternate part and the reference part are interchangeable, that is, they can be substituted for each other.
Alternate Type	The alternate type of the part, which can be “Conditional Alternate” or “Customer Specific”.
Alternate Part – Condition	The circumstance in which you can use the alternate part as a substitute for the referenced part.
Customer #	The identification number of the customer.
Customer Name	The name of the specified customer.
Customer Part #	The identification number of the part as specified by the customer.
Order of Preference	The priority for substitution of the alternate part.
Remarks	Any comments recorded regarding the alternate part number.
Prime?	Indicates whether the Part Manufacturer Approval has been obtained for the part or not.
PMA?	Indicates whether the Part Manufacturer Approval has been obtained for the part or not.
File Name	The document associated with the conditional alternate part #. Click the data hyperlink to view the contents of the file.
Part Planning Group	The planning group of the interchangeable part.
IC Key	The interchangeability key of the part.

The system displays the following in the “Record Statistics” group box:

Created by	The login ID of the user who created the alternate part details.
Create Date	The date on which the alternate part details were created.
Last Modified by	The login ID of the user who last modified the alternate part information.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the alternate part information were last modified.

To proceed

Select the “View Associated Doc. Attachments for Direct Alternates” link to view the documents associated with the part from the “Object Attachments” repository.
Select the “View Associated Doc. Attachments for Conditional Alternates” link to view the documents associated with the part from the “Object Attachments” repository.