Parts

Parts data can also be administrated manually. Within Parts Administration, you can also set the visibility level of BOMs (Bill of Materials) to regulate how much parts data buyers see.

The bulk upload process is recommended for entering large amounts of parts data. For small amounts of data, manual entry in the parts administration area may be faster. For more information, see the topic Managing Parts.

1. Click Admin to go to the Admin Home Page.

2. Click Parts in the Products section.

   The Parts Search for Admin page opens.

You can search for parts by using serial numbers or parts.

1. Navigate to the Parts Search for Admin page.

   1. Click Admin to go to the Admin Home Page.

   2. Click Parts in the Products section.

      The Parts Search for Admin page opens.

2. Enter a value in either the Serial Number or Part Number field.

3. Click Search.

   The Serial Number or Part Search Results page opens.

4. If you only know a partial part number, you can search by the first few characters. The search engine locates all parts starting with the characters entered.
   
   For example, you can conduct a search using 123, and the search engine will find parts such as 12330, 12357, 123a1, and so on.

5. Click the expand icon to see any Part or Serial Number associations.

   

Administrators can retrieve a specific translation of a Part Description using BMQL.

Specify language parameters using a local variable or attribute variable.

• If a language value is set, that value is returned
• If the value is blank, the site’s base language is called.
• If the BMQL query doesn’t contain a language parameter, the user’s session language is used.