An Item Alternative is a product similar to the original one and can serve as a substitute in manufacturing processes.

If the raw material specified in the Bill of Materials (BOM) is unavailable during production, alternative items can be utilized to complete the manufacturing process.

To enable the “Allow Alternative Item” feature, navigate to:

Home > Stock > Items and Pricing > Item Alternative. Alternatively, you can access the Item Alternative list by selecting the plus sign next to ‘Item Alternative’ from the Item master dashboard. It’s possible to enable Two-Way replacement between an Item and its alternative item if both can serve as substitutes for each other.

1. Prerequisites

Before creating and using an Item Alternative, it is advised that you create the following first:

• Item

2. Item Alternative for Work Order

To permit the use of alternative items in the manufacturing process, the user can enable the option for ‘Allow Alternative Item’ in the Bill of Materials (BOM) or Work Order settings.

2.1 Provision to allow alternative item in the BOM

2.2 Provision to allow alternative item in the Work Order

2.3 Item Alternative for subcontract

Within subcontracting processes, users must transfer raw materials to the subcontracted supplier in order to receive finished goods from them. In instances where the required raw material is unavailable in stock, this feature allows users to transfer an alternate item to the supplier instead. This transfer is conducted through the Stock Entry.

Subsequently, when generating a Purchase Receipt from the Work Order, the alternate item will be displayed.

3. Related Topics

1. Bill Of Materials
2. Work Order