Alternate parts on BOMs

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Greetings, 
 In my database, I have a part that could be any number of matching parts. i have a single part now but would like to add additional parts from alternate manufacturers. 
 The main part might be a 10K resistor made by Vishay. Other direct replacements could be from Panasonic, Samsung, etc. 
 I would like my BOM to include all parts I might add to the database. 
 Is this possible? If yes, how would I set that up? 
 Thank you! 
 
 Best regards, 
 Fred

andakConsultingLtd · Answer

Some things can be made through Relational view. 
 I don't know how this is done exactly, but i've seen it working (under Allegro and seems to be available in OrCAD as well). If setup correctly, everytime you select a master record in CIS, it will show the alternate part list in a separate section of the CIS window. 
 At DB level, you basically have a main component, set as default, but you also have a series of alternates connected to this master record. You will not be able to select from the alternates when placing a component on schematic, but you can see the full list of equivalents behind it, along with properties like price and availability for example. This means that the trick lies in the way you setup the database and connect your PLM to the CIS database so that at BOM time, manufacturer know they can populate any of the alternates.

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