CPL Search

1. Using the main menu, click Search > CPL Search.
   
   OR
   Click CORPORATE DATA , then click Search CPL

Using saved or recent searches

• To use a recent CPL search, open the Searches tab on the right side of the page.
  
  
• Alternatively, searches can be saved so that they are not over-written once the limit of five searches is reached, and so that the searches can be shared with other users. Saved searches can be modified and saved with either a new name, or can overwrite the existing search. In order for you to see another search saved by a user in your group, they must save their search as Shared.
• To select a saved search, click the Saved Searches drop-down list to the top-right of the screen and select the search to use as is, or to modify and use.

2. Type the desired term in the box at the top of the CPL Search Criteria pane, and then click Search.
   This field does not support wildcards, such as !, $, %, *, and so on.
   Terms you type in this field are connected with a Boolean AND operand, where results must match all keywords in order to appear.
   
   The Boolean Or (in any letter case combination) is supported for all search types, except Part # Contains. Part # Contains supports a maximum of 85 characters.
   
   Type OR (in any letter case combination), or type the following ASCII character: | between your search terms. For example, lm339n OR lm311 | lm339n/nopb. You can search for up to 25 part numbers at once.

The search results appear. If enabled by your BOM Intelligence administrator, custom attributes appear in the data grid results.

• Click Refine Search Criteria to return to the CPL Search tab where you modify your search criteria to change the outcome of the search, and then click Search to the right of the search criteria box. To view the criteria for the search that populated the data grid, hover over View Search Criteria. A popup text box displays a summary of the search criteria. Where a fuzzy search was used to generate the results, the popup text box displays the fuzzy term that resulted in the match as well as the original query so that you can determine how the results in the data grid were generated.
• Sort the data grid using the standard BOM Intelligence data grid features.

Add results from a parts search to the My Workspace: Workspace Parts tab. Users with Regular status cannot add parts to workspace BOMs that they do not own.

1. Perform a search (Simple, Parts, or Parametric), and then click the check box () in the left-most cell of the part(s) to add.
2. Using the toolbar above the results grid, in the top-left click Add > Add to Workspace.
3. Provided that you have not exceeded the parts quota for My Workspace, the parts are automatically added to My Workspace. If you exceed the maximum of 10 parts, a modal window appears informing you that you can add up to x workspace items.

Add Parts or Parametric search results to a BOM in the My Workspace: Workspace BOMs tab or to a BOM using the BOM Vault.

Users with Regular status cannot add parts to workspace BOMs that they do not own.

1. Complete a Parts or Parametric Parts search. Then, in the results, click the check box () in the left-most cell to select which part(s) to add.
2. Using the toolbar above the results grid, in the top-left click Add > Add to BOM(s).

The Add to BOM(s) option is only active provided that at least one part is selected in the Search Results data grid.

3. The Add Selected Parts to BOM(s) modal window appears, listing details about the parts to add.
4. Click the arrow () in the right side of either (or a combination of both) of the following to add parts to BOMs found therein:
• Select BOM(s) from Workspace - if there are BOMs in My Workspace, this pane is automatically expanded. This option does not allow you to select an indentured BOM. Use the BOM Vault option below where you can select the specific indenture level of a BOM.
• Select BOM(s) from the BOM Vault- this pane is automatically expanded when there are no BOMs in the Workspace. Parts can be added to indentured BOMs using only this option, where you can select the specific indenture level at which to add the part.
  Using the Select BOM(s) from the BOM Vault option, click to display the BOM Tree Filter modal window where you type criteria for a contains-style search of folder and BOM names. When you press Enter or click Go, results appear in the pane in the right of the modal window, which you click to navigate to the desired item. Where the results in a given entry exceed the allowable space in the BOM Tree Filter modal window, hover your cursor over the entry to display the full path and name in a pop-up.
5. Select the BOM(s) to add the selected part(s) to, and then click Add and return to results.
   Click Cancel and return to results to dismiss the modal window and return to the parts search.

1. Using the data grid, click the check box next to the part search records to compare (). Select a minimum of two and a maximum of 10 records for comparison.
2. Click Compare Selected.

The Compare ... Parts modal window opens, and the part attributes for the selected records are displayed in a data grid. In the data grid, the attribute labels are the left-most column, followed by the first row you select in the results data grid, which is used as the baseline for comparison. The check box for the baseline part is selected in the data grid and its column header is highlighted.

Attributes that differ from the baseline are also highlighted.

3. For information on formatting and working with columns, see data grid features.

If comparing three or more parts, select the records and click Remove to delete them from the comparison data grid.

Launch the part note modal window when viewing a BOM in the BOM Tree Parts view, or in the View Single BOM: BOM Details tab.

1. Select the part for which to create or edit a part note (), and then click either Add > Add Part Note, or Modify > Edit Part Note. You cannot add a part note to more than one part at a time, and the above options remain inactive.

The Part Note modal window appears.

2. Click Add part notes for details on adding or changing part notes.

1. Using the search results window, select the items to export in results data grid by clicking the check box in the left-most column of the data grid ().
2. Click Export in the toolbar above the search results data grid.

The Export Part(s) modal window appears.

3. Select from the following:
• Select which Parts to include in the Export - just the selected parts, which limits the parts to only those you selected. Or all of the parts in the order in which they appear in the search results data grid. BOM Intelligence limits the volume of parts that you can export to 1,000.
• Select Export format - XLS (Microsoft Excel), CSV (Microsoft Excel and other ASCII text-based editors or spreadsheet software), or TXT (Microsoft Excel and other ASCII text-based editors).
4. Click Okay, export these parts.
   The file is saved to your system with the file name, IHS-cpl-export.xyz, where xyz is the file format you selected above. The columns and column order exported match your current view, which is configured by selecting one of the pre-defined options from the layout drop-down list: Default Layout; Life Cycle Layout; Environmental Layout; Combined Layout.

The following search types are available from both the SEARCH menu, and the left navigation menu:

• Parts - part number or keyword. Filter by manufacturer name, part status, compliance, qualification, temperature grade, and whether the search item appears in the CPL.
• Parametric - select related part attribute / value combinations of increasing granularity, which results in searches that only include valid combinations. Use this search when you do not know a specific part number.
• Documents - search for information in the document type and document description fields of manufacturer documents in order to find specific content. Filter by document type and manufacturer name.
• Where Used Parts - specify manufacture and part number search criteria in order to list the path for each location where a given part is used in BOMs.
• Where Used Substances - specify a substance name or CAS search criteria to list the BOM path for each location where a substance is used.
• Manufacturer - find specific manufacturer information in the database, including whether the manufacturer is approved, the total number of parts they provide, whether they include support, and a link to their website. Print or export this data.
• CPL - search for specific CPL keywords in order to find specific content. This option only appears if a CPL is loaded.
• Haystack - search for part and NSNs in the Haystack logistics database. This option only appears if your account is authorized to view Haystack data.