Substitute items
In one sentenceItems that serve the same purpose and that the customer may accept instead of the requested item if it runs out, such as a medicine with the same active ingredient from another company.
Simply put
When you link substitute items to each other, the seller sees the available substitute immediately instead of telling the customer “not available”.
They also help in purchasing: do not stock up on all substitutes, because demand is split among them.
Example
A customer at a pharmacy asked for a medicine that was out of stock, and the pharmacist saw another item with the same active ingredient and strength available in inventory, offered it to the customer, and the sale was made.
Don't confuse it with
StockoutA substitute reduces the effect of a stockout but does not remove the need to reorder the original item.
in FullScreen ERP
The system shows the available substitute item when an item runs out. Warehouses and items