User guide

Using partmgr to Update or Get a New Part Number
3-6: Using and Getting Part Numbers
• You need not provide a URL or printed, hardcopy documentation, unless
these are needed by the component engineer to identify and locate the
part.
Note:
For BNE users requesting new off-the-shelf parts, you will be asked if you need a symbol.
This is the symbol that will be used in Viewlogic.
8.
Acknowledge that the data displayed for the new part request is accurate
(press Return to acknowledge):
##################################
Bay Networks East New Part Request 123456-A
##################################
Requestor: <Your name>
Date: <07/13/97>
Product: <Mantaray>
Part No. Type: BAY NETWORK CUSTOM-MADE
Class: 920 - SUBASSEMBLY PRINTED CIRCUIT
Description: PWB ASSY Mantaray
Rev: 00
Component Engr: <Engineer's name and other data>
Qty/Assy: 1
Supporting Data: N
The Part Manager archives the above display in a directory; writes data to a log
file; writes a new part file to the part status directory; and sends email to you, the
EDA administrator, and to the component engineer, saying that a new part number
has been taken out.
Generating Part Numbers for an Initial BOM
This section explains which part numbers you need to pull if you are designing a
PCB for a new project. Most people don’t start new projects, and many who do
just copy another project into their working directory and edit its include files and
schematics directly.