Hi Danny,
I think that ChatGPT is not a reliable place to get an answer, but that said I chatted with it, and I think I know what it thinks is a replacement vs an alternative.
Alternate
An item that has been defined on the Alternate Items section for a given Item. Also, it thinks (maybe correctly?) that the alternative item is not necessarily a direct equivalent, but will work.
Replacement
An item that is a direct replacement. However, ChatGPT thinks that there is also a tab called Replacement Parts...err no! It also thinks that these get added to the Asset's spare parts tabs are replacement parts...again, no!
However, if on your asset that listed a part that is no longer available, and you now have a new item master, you would need to remove the old item from the BOM, which you should do anyway as the 'old' item needs to be made obsolete and now add the current...err replacement item number.
This is more about technique than 'there is a tab'.
Never forget the fun bit about an alternate item in Maximo in that it's only a one-way relationship. B is an alternative for A, but A is not automatically an alternative for B. You will need to go the extra manual step if you want the A is an alternate for B. There must be a solid reason that this was never designed to do this automatically, other than it could cause a recursive issue.
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Craig Kokay
Principal Consultant
COSOL
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2025 22:24
From: Danny Richardson
Subject: Cannot locate "Replacement Items" in Item Master. - Does this exist?
Hello all,
I was chatting with ChatGPT about Alternate Items in Item Master and it mentioned Replacement Items.
I looked and cannot locate anything referencing Replacement Items.
Is this an actual field in Maximo? If so could you please let me know how to locate it?
I exported the XML from Item Master and I was unable to locate the word "Replacement".
Thank you
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Danny Richardson
Maximo Administrator Manager
Technimark LLC
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