There are search and sort capabilities in BOM Insight on your BOMs dashboard, within your individual lists, and in the BOM Part Search report.
BOMs Dashboard
Using the search box at the top of your BOMs dashboard can help you quickly locate specific lists.
On your dashboard page, you can sort by specific columns by clicking on the arrows next to the header. Some may have a filter option as well, allowing you to narrow the column's parameters. Check the boxes of the desired Filter Status options and then click on Apply.
Individual BOMs
General Search
Within your individual lists, you can look for specific Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPN) using the general Search field that is displayed above your line items. You will need to enter a full or partial MPN with a minimum of 3 letters or numbers.
To remove a sort filter, click on the X next to the name of the sort label.
AI Search
You can use an AI Search field to filter your BOMs. This enhances your experience by integrating a feature that allows you to filter and search BOM line items using natural language. This feature leverages a Large Language Model (LLM) to understand and process human-like queries, providing accurate and relevant results based on your input. No new filters are added as the AI serves as a shortcut, providing a better experience for utilizing existing filtering capabilities.
For more information, please reference the article on AI Search Filters.
Column Sort Filters
By default, your list is sorted by the IPN/CPN. For any columns with the up and down arrows in their header, you can sort your BOM by that particular column with ascending or descending results. To remove a sort filter, click on the X next to the name of the sort label.
BOM Part Search Report
The BOM Part Search report functionality allows you to search for a Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) across all of your lists in BOM Insight. This will display which BOMs include that particular part. Access to this or other Supplyframe reports are available to you as admins or with permissions enabled by your admins.
Enter your part number, using the * wildcard as needed, and then click on Show Report.
The report page provides Filters in the left side bar to display results by any of the following groupings:
- List Owner
- Part Category
- Suppliers
- Manufacturers
The Sort By dropdown allows you to organize your results based on the following:
- Newest to Oldest
- Oldest to Newest
- Owner (ascending or descending)
- List Name (ascending or descending)
At the top of each BOM result, you can see where the result is housed in its project folder, the BOM name, who the list is Owned By, the list creation date and time stamp. Your part report finding will display as available the following columns: IPN/CPN, MPN, Manufacturer, Distributor, Requested Quantity and Price.