Creating an Item Substitute

You can specify items that can be used in place of the selected item, and also any restrictions on their usage. Substitutions specified for a BOM version are available to a user whenever its parent item is produced using the same BOM version.

To create an item substitute

1. In the Items workspace tab, select the item for which you want to create a substitute.

2. In the Substitutes group on the Properties window,click + to add a substitute.

   The Substitutes dialog box appears.

   

3. Complete the property settings in the Substitutes dialog box. For a description of the properties, see Item Substitute Properties.

4. Save the changes.