ComponentFromSupplierSearch_Cmd-ExecuteExecute_AD

Applied Parameters: None

Summary

This command is used to search for one or more real-world parts, courtesy of Supplier Search functionality, and then add those parts into the active Component Library document. Not only do you get a new component definition entry for each selected part, you get all of its parameters, and any data sheets, leaving you to just organize some domain models, and then release.

Access

This command can be accessed from the Component Library Editor by:

• Choosing the Edit » Operations » Add from Supplier Search command from the main menus.
• Using the Shift+Ctrl+M keyboard shortcut.
• Right-clicking in the definitions region and choosing the Operations » Add from Supplier Search command from the context menu.

Use

After launching the command, the Add Supplier Links dialog will appear - familiar to anyone who has used the Live Links to Supplier Data feature to add supplier links to a schematic component. Simply search for the required part (or parts), across databases of real-world manufactured items, offered by currently enabled Suppliers.

After selecting the parts you need, click OK. The following process will occur:

• Component entries for each selected part will be created in the definitions area of the CmpLib. Each definition will:
  • Be named using the next available unique Item ID, and in accordance with the defined Component Naming scheme employed by the CmpLib.
  • Have the value for the selected part's Manufacturer Part Number parameter assigned as the value for its Comment system parameter.
  • Have the value for the selected part's Description parameter assigned as the value for its Description system parameter.
• All parameters defined for a selected part (as visible for it in the dialog) will be added to the Required Models/Parameters list. All will be made visible (associated Show option enabled). This just means a column will be displayed for each, by default, in the definitions area.
• Parametric entries will also be added for each datasheet available for a selected part (in the form of a ComponentLinknDescription and ComponentLinknURL pairing).

Tips

1. You can select multiple parts in the Add Supplier Links dialog, for simultaneous addition, each will be added as a separate component definition, back in the CmpLib document. Alternatively, perform numerous sequential searches, adding one or more components each time, to build up a library of required components.
2. Parameters are imported in accordance with defined Parameter Import Options - configured on the Data Management - Suppliers page of the Preferences dialog.
3. Available Suppliers are defined on the Data Management - Suppliers page of the Preferences dialog. Note that a Supplier will only appear in the list, provided the corresponding extension for it is currently installed.