ekalpakoff

We are bidig on a job that was already engineered by another company and the items already had their own component ID. So when we added the products we entered their component ID's into our project so we could match the plans with the parts in D-Tools. This project is very large and I need to be able to search by component ID to find duplicates or mis-labeled parts. Can I search by component ID?

Thanks,
- Eric

RandyB

Searching by component ID is not explicity in the software at the current time, though it is on the list of suggestions for the future.

However, there is a way to accomplish what you need to do:

a. go to the Columns/Grouping menu in the PDM
b. in Columns, choose to show the Component ID field
c. in Groupings, uncheck 'Show packages and accessories'. Also, uncheck all groupings.
d. click on the Component ID column header to sort by component ID

At this point, you'll be able to see the component ID's for all products in your project, organized alphabetically. This will enable you to quickly scan for duplicates or other problems.