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Altium 365 Platform Interface
Depending on your relationship with Altium, the services offered on the Altium Platform will be experienced from within Altium Designer and through the platform's browser-based interface. This page takes a look at the latter and provides an overview of what you'll see when you register an Altium Account and sign in to the Altium Platform Interface. For the latest information on the security,…
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Renesas 365
Renesas 365, powered by Altium, is built on the Altium 365 platform and developed for electronics system design. It liberates engineers by unifying development workflows to improve efficiency and accelerate design cycles from concept to volume production. The main, high-level entity in Renesas 365 is a Solution that unifies different aspects of the system that you create – system design, software…
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ESD
In early stages of electronic designs, it is important to define the design on the conceptual/functional level. This initial step serves as a crucial foundation for the entire development process, providing a high-level overview of the system's architecture and its primary elements. A well-crafted block diagram clarifies the major functional units of the electronic system and illustrates their…
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Search Query Reference
This document is a reference guide for the syntax, operators, and conventions used in the Workspace hardware design search language. Search queries are based on a familiar field:value syntax, and can be used to perform quick, simple searches through to constructing powerful and precise queries. See Advanced Design Search for usage information. Search Syntax and Guide The below reference…
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Working with a Component Manufacturer RFQ
Once the RFQ is created, an RFQ number is associated to it. (Refer to the Creating a Component Manufacturer RFQ page for details regarding creation of an RFQ). Once you click the RFQ Number you are directed to the selected RFQ. There are three Subtabs to an RFQ – RFQ Inputs, Bid Details and Messages. RFQ Inputs – Overview of RFQ. User can view/download and add/ delete files User can add/ delete…
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Risk Details
Category Analysis gives an overview of the total spends (includes spend by Manufacturer, Category, Business Units, BOM Supplier, Age and Manufacturer, Age and Category and Country of Origin), Opportunity savings (Savings from Public price, Approved Alternate, Part Analytics Alternates, Duplicate Price, Contract Manufacturer) and Risks with suggested Part Analytics Alternates. Risk Details…
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Opportunity Details
Category Analysis gives an overview of the total spends (includes spend by Manufacturer, Category, Business Units, BOM Supplier, Age and Manufacturer, Age and Category and Country of Origin), Opportunity savings (Savings from Public price, Approved Alternate, Part Analytics Alternates, Duplicate Price, Contract Manufacturer) and Risks with suggested Part Analytics Alternates. Opportunity Savings…
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By Category
Category Analysis gives an overview of the total spends (includes spend by Manufacturer, Category, Business Units, BOM Supplier, Age and Manufacturer, Age and Category and Country of Origin), Opportunity savings (Savings from Public price, Approved Alternate, Part Analytics Alternates, Duplicate Price, Contract Manufacturer) and Risks with suggested Part Analytics Alternates. The platform…
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BOM Parts
The BOM Parts tab allows user to view the details of an item number ((internal part number of an uploaded BOM) or a Manufacturing Part Number (MPN in the uploaded BOM), Login to Parts and use the search functionality in BOM Parts. Item Number Details can be searched in two ways, Type the item number in the search box to find a part and Left click Search Icon or BOM Type-Select Production and…
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Data Issues
Data Issue - Details of data issues found in BOM. To view the part details of the BOM, select the BOM from the BOMs Page. To search for the BOM: Type the BOM to be viewed in the Search BOM Tab or Type the BOM to be viewed under the column BOM Number BOM List Search as Per Annual Usage, Spend, Cost and More There is a dropdown and equal to sign box besides the search boxes of Annual Usage, Cost,…