This topic provides the high-level process that you must follow to use the end item
substitution and supersession feature.
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Set up your item relationships and substitution and supersession chains in
Oracle Fusion Cloud Product Lifecycle Management.
Or, import your item relationships using the file-based data import (FBDI)
template named Supply Chain Planning Item Substitute.
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Collect the information for your item-location combinations using the
collections functionality or import template named Supply Chain Planning
Items.
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Set up your replenishment plan.
On the General subtab on the Supply tab on the Plan Options page, under Item
Relationships, select an option in the Use of Related Items
Supplies field. Then, enter a value in the Lead Time
Multiplier for Excess Window field.
If your plan isn't using the Default Replenishment Planning Catalog or
Incremental Replenishment Planning Default Catalog, add the measures for end
item substitution and supersession to your measure catalog.
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Optionally, on the Manage Analysis Hierarchies for Related Items page, set up
your analysis hierarchies for items with bidirectional relationships. Then,
submit the Create Analysis Hierarchies for Related Items scheduled
process.
Include the newly created Product hierarchies in the dimension catalog for
your replenishment plan.
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Run your replenishment plan.
End item substitution and supersession are performed for your replenishment
plan. The substitution and supersession chains are constructed, excess and
shortage are calculated for each item in your substitution and supersession
chains, and substitute supplies, substitute demands, and planned orders are
created.
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Manually release your planned orders on the Supplies and Demands page if you
haven't enabled your replenishment plan for automatic release of planned
orders.
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If you've generated analysis hierarchies, create user-defined tables, and set
up the analytics for your analysis hierarchies so that you can review the
data.