Use this activity to view component availability for a shop order. You can select the current date as a due date, allowing you to view availability regardless of the start or finish date for the shop order. You can select all material lines to be displayed, or you can select components with non-reserved material or components with shortages to be displayed.
If alternate components exist with a sufficient quantity on hand, the Is Alternate Comp Available check box in the Shop Order Availability window will be selected.
The shop order must have been created.
Alternate component should be entered in the Alternate Component window in order to work Is Alternate Comp Available check box.
As a result of this activity the system checks the component availability for the shop order.