User guide

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About This Guide
This guide is for people who generate, read, or use PCNs and BOMs.
PCNs track changes to a Bay Networks PCB’s electrical, mechanical, or
programmed components prior to the first production build. They eliminate the
paper ECO process at prototype and pilot stages.
An HTML version of this guide is available at
http://bayweb.baynetworks.com/engserv/procedures/pcnguide
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Before You Begin Reading
This guide is primarily for engineers, technicians, and managers involved in the
PCN/BOM process at Bay Networks.
If this guide is appropriate, you might find what you need quickest by looking at
the Table of Contents, the Index, or Chapter 1.
If you want to: Go to:
Get an overview of the main parts of the EDA/PCN/BOM process Chapter 1
Start a new project Chapter 2
Find current parts and get new parts for your project Chapter 3
Put data files on the EDA data servers Chapter 4
Generate a BOM Chapter 5
Upload a BOM and generate a PCN Chapter 6
Find help, troubleshooting tips, behind-the-scenes information, etc. Appendix A to E
Find web and policy documents referenced in this guide Appendix F