User guide

Getting New Parts
PCN Process User Guide (301945-A)
Getting Started (An Overview): 1-5
Getting New Parts
To pull new part numbers:
1.
Consider if you need a new number. See
When to Pull a New Number
on
page E-6.
2.
Collect any information you may need if the part is new to Bay Networks:
vendor information, part number, vendor’s URL, availability, etc. may be
determined in consultation with a component engineer.
3.
Use the Part Manager to get the new part number: run /bayeast/dra/utils/
partmgr or /baywest/dra/utils/bnw_partmgr. See
Getting New Part
Numbers
on page 3-4.
Be able to specify the part’s class code (Materials Group). See
Class Codes
(Material Groups)
on page E-12.
Note:
For East Coast users, if you need a Viewlogic symbol, you may report that when you run the
Part Manager.
4.
Receive email that confirms that you have been issued a new part
number.
5.
Put the part into your project’s include file or create your own schematic
symbol for it.
Don’t wait for the part number to become available in the downloaded SAP
database or for the librarian’s symbol to become available in Viewlogic, but
remember that you can’t upload a BOM until the part is in SAP.
6.
Verify that parts with that number are accurately reported in the next
BOM for the project. See
Creating and Updating BOMs
on page 1-7,
below, and refer to Chapter 5.