Alternate material in BOM

Can we use any material as a alternate material in BOM

Check this good explanation from Rich... U can easily understand the concept
A Bill of Material is used to know how to build a product. For example, say your product is a bicycle. What are the components of the bicycle. Well, we have a frame, seat, wheels, handle bars, brakes, etc. These components make up the bill of material. In SAP, you create a BOM using transaction CS01, to change is CS02, to display is CS03. Alternative BOMs, are versions of BOMs tied to the same parent material.
codeParent Materail - Bicycle
Component Materials - Frame
Wheels
Seat
Handle Bars
Brakes[/code]
In simple words... Alternate BOM means for the same material group we can have have multiple alternatives 1 and 2 with the same BOM.
goog example would be....
Let the FERT be a car.
The BOM of a car will have various components. Suppose if we want to use
a different type of siren in some models then here we can create a 2 bom(alternate) & add siren along with the other components.
Hence depending upon the model ordered we can choose the BOM.
For a normal car, BOM 1 &
for a car along with siren BOM 2.

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  • Cs11 not Display Alternate Material Qty

    Dear Experts
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    Dear Pankaj,
    Whenever you are checking the BOM display using T code CS11for a product which has alternative item group,then after
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  • How to do backflush of alternate material in a bom?

    Hi,
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    currently we are maintaining as following priority - 1
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                                                                 rest of material as  blank.
    any body please guide me what should be the right procedure to achieve this.
    Already iu have searched found a thread Can we define alternate material in a BOM  try to apply our expert suggestion but it is not working.
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    Sandeep Kumar Praharaj

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  • Lot size in BOM as well as for alternate material

    how can we define the Lot size and validity period for a BOM means we want to define that 1 to 100 qty are to be produced with alternate 1 and 101 to 1000 for alternate 2. How the same can be defined in the master BOM.
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    Dear Harish,
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    2) creat multiple Routings with two group counters
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    kumar
    Edited by: kumar kumar on Aug 3, 2009 8:02 AM

  • Can we define alternate material in a BOM

    Dear All,
    Can we define alternate material in a BOM,If yes,How???
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    Tushar Aute

    Hi,
    In BOM , alternative items are assigned to alternative item group on the general data tab page.
    In the production order in the general data tab page.
    We can define the alternative item based on priority , strategy and usage probability.
    Priority:
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    EX Two items are assigned to alternative item group
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    item B Priority 2
    The system reads the item A first.
    Strategy:
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    within the alternative item group.
    The strategy should be same for all alternative items within a alternative
    item group.
    If the value 2( 100% check) is defined for the strategy the first material in
    the defined priority sequence for which sufficient quantities are available
    are reserved.
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    of use.Material requirements for BOM Components are planned according
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    The planned withdrawls for the production order are based on the reservation lists.These lists are based on the priority and strategy.
    Regards,
    nandha
    Edited by: S.Nandakumar on Feb 21, 2008 7:21 AM

  • Alternate Group in BOM

    Hi experts,
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    Dear
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  • Alternative material in BOM

    Dear SAP Friends,
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    Regards,
    Chandra.

    Hi chandra
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    In change mode of BOM CS 02 go to BOM item details There you can see alternative items with item group
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