Display Substitute Items

When you click View subs in the Single-Level BOM Inquiry (MPI) or Substitute in the Component Availability Inquiry (MOS) programs, these fields display:

Field Name

Displays

Seq

The sequence number assigned to this substitute

Sub item no

The number of the substitute

Description

The description of the substitute

Qty per

The quantity of the substitute required to build one parent

Pref?

Whether this substitute is preferred

Effective

The date on which this item can be substituted

Expiration

The date on which this item can no longer be substituted

  1. Select a substitute and click Select.

Field Name

Displays

Sequence number

The sequence number assigned to this substitute

Sub item no

The number of the substitute followed by its description

Qty per substitute

The quantity of this substitute required to replace the original item

Preferred?

Selected: This is the preferred substitute
Blank
: This substitute is not preferred over others

Effective date

The date on which this item became a substitute

Expiration date

The date on which this item can no longer be substituted

Date revised

The date this information was changed

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Display notes for this substitute

Click Notes. See Display Notes.

Exit this substitute

Click OK.

Exit and return to the menu

Click Quit.

  1. Choose the appropriate options when you click OK:

To

Do This

Display the selected substitute

Click Select.

Print the substitute listing

Click Print. See Print.

Exit this substitute list

Click Exit. See Display a Single Level of a BOM or Display Component Availability.

Exit and return to the menu

Click Quit.