When you click the Alternatives button on the Display Stock Card form, a menu is displayed if a supersession chain exists for the part. If a part is selected from the menu, the system automatically loads that part number in preference to the original part.
For each part, the following details are summarised:
Alternative parts: The part number(s) of any alternative part(s).
Description: A description of the part.
Main: The stock quantity in the MAIN bin location.
Free: The stock quantity that is available for sale, i.e. the total stock quantity less any reserved stock.
Imprest: The stock quantity that is being held as imprest stock on your behalf.
Transit: Displays the quantity being held against the transit location as defined in the Transit stock location field in the SM system parameters.
Raised: Displays the orginal date that the stock record was raised as shown in Date raised field on the Demand tab of the stock record.
CCode: Displays the condition code applicable to the part at the time of supersession. For a description of the condition codes, see the topic on Condition Codes within the POS help system.