Using the filter of "No Req. Manufacturer match" will display only the line items in your BOM that did not have a match to your original mapped Req. Manufacturer.
Aliases for manufacturers are considered when matching. Therefore, whenever a system alias exists for a manufacturer and the match is identified, then that item would not be counted in the No Requested Manufacturer Match.
This filter is also available on your BOM Intelligence page within the left BOM Status section.
When uploading your BOM, the Manufacturer Settings allows you to specify if you want Supplyframe to consider price results based on if the manufacturer matches your mapped Requested Manufacturer. The system leverages manufacturer aliases from system suppliers when compared to your mapped intended manufacturer.
There are three Manufacturer Settings options, which are:
- Prioritize Req. Manufacturer (default) - the system will first look across all active price sources to identify a Manufacturer matching the Requested Manufacturer. If no match is identified, then another Manufacturer will be selected.
- Requested Manufacturer Only (pre-existing functionality) - only parts where the Manufacturer matches the Requested Manufacturer will be priced. Otherwise, a Manufacturer will still be selected, but the line will be left unpriced. Even when checked, if pricing is by the IPN/CPN, then the Requested Manufacturer is ignored.
- Ignore Req. Manufacturer - the Requested Manufacturer is not considered for the purpose of pricing. When checked, if the Requested Manufacturer exists on a line, then it will be ignored for the purpose of selecting a supplier option.
If there are two MPNs with the same IPNs, then the Req. Manufacturers will not be utilized in the pricing selection. This rule is only for IPN/CPN pricing when based on CP, PO, or QH. It does not affect WP and SP, since these price sources are based on MPN matching.
Note: MPNs added from the suggestions modal are subject to the price cost settings in order to determine the manufacturer.