Equivalent Parts for a Specific Part

The Manufacturer Equivalent list shows the manufacturer equivalent parts (MEPs), if any, for an enterprise part.

To access this page:

  1. Open a part. See Opening a Part.
  2. Click the Equivalents category.

    Placeholder manufacturer equivalent parts are also shown on any Equivalents tab that is accessed from a part. Since Placeholder MEPs exist to manage the manufacturer’s part data without having an actual MEP in the system, they are shown with the part name, type, and revision fields blank.

The list contains the following columns. (Click a column heading to sort the list by information in that column.)

This page discusses:

Fields

ColumnDescription
NameName of the part. Click on any name in this column to view the Properties page for that MEP. For Placeholder MEPs, this column can be blank or contain a default name defined for Placeholder MEPs, such as TEMP.
RevisionThe part revision number or code. This column is blank for Placeholder MEPs.
TypeThe part type or subtype. This column is blank for Placeholder MEPs.
DescriptionDetails about the part.
ManufacturerThe organization, company, business unit, or department that has the responsibility for manufacturing the part. Click on any highlighted name in this column to view the Properties page for that manufacturer.
Manufacturer Location The location of the manufactuerer or manufacturing site.
Responsibility Type Indicates a type of Manufacturer Equivalent. This column is shown when you access this page from the part tree.
StatusThe current state of the part in its lifecycle.
Mfg RevThe manufacturer’s revision number or code for the part, provided by the manufacturer.
Mfg Rev DateThe date when the Mfg Rev was provided, used for internal purposes.
Location (You cannot sort the list by information in these columns.)
TitleThe location that has allocation responsibility for the MEP. The company title, plant title, or location name is shown.
StatusIndicates whether the location has been approved to allocate the part in support of production: required, authorized, or not authorized.
Preference Indicates whether the location is preferred or not preferred.
EditClick to change the location attributes for the MEP.

Action Toolbar

ColumnDescription
Create New Manufacturer EquivalentCreate a manufacturer equivalent in the database
Create Placeholder Mfg EquivalentCreate a placeholder for the manufacturer equivalent
Add ExistingAdd an existing manufacturer equivalent in the database
RemoveRemove the selected manufacturer equivalent(s) from the list but retain in the database
Assign Existing to PlaceholderAssign the existing part as a placeholder.