Alternate Part Number For Alternate Vendor Option On Catalog Products
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Jonathan Lindenberg
Certain parts are available from a number of different distributors. Often those distributors use slightly different part numbers by adding a prefix or suffix to the end or just having some different letters or numbers in it. It would be nice to have the option to associate all of those different part numbers with the product in the catalog so our purchasing team could be sure they are the same thing and we don't end up creating duplicate part numbers in the catalog that are actually the same thing. Maybe in the ordering section there could be a part number field alongside each vendor that is attached. Or something like that. Please consider. Thanks.
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Kevin Frye
I absolutely agree. We all understand the Model and Part Number field. Years ago, we used the term "Manufacturer Part Number" and we probably still should. Then, like you said, we could add part numbers for each assigned vendor. If no vendor-specific part number is assigned, default to the MPN. If no MPN is assigned, use the Model.