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Supplier Link --> Parameters in .schlib

mflux_gamble

Circuit studio seems to be missing the ability to import parameter names and values from supplier links.  You can search suppliers pretty similar, but you cannot drag/drop onto schematics, or schematic libraries.  The CS documentation makes reference to the supplier link fields being reported on BOM's exported from CS.

 

This seems like a silly omiision.

 

Any way to get this to work that anyone knows of?

 

thanks!

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  • Hi mflux_gamble,

     

    CircuitStudio doesn't currently have this abililty within the schematic components. The outputs such as are available in the BOM when the Solution 1 field is enabled as per the screenshot so the prices are updated each time the Bill of Materials is generated.

     

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    Best regards,

     

    James Harriman

    Altium

  • in reply to jamesharrimanaltium

    Will this functionality be added in the future? Why are there options in Data management which seem to indicate this is possible?

     

    Mike

  • in reply to mwmoore

    Hi Mike,

     

    There aren't currently plans to modify this functionality in CircuitStudio as far as tweaking the current system goes, however development in supplier information and BOM outputs is being done for other products that could be brought into CircuitStudio in the future. I can't promise this specifically though, since it's not currently planned.

     

    Is there a particular function you're interested in? One method of copying information out of the Supplier Links dialog is to select the wanted Name/Values and paste them into a spreadsheet. The Name and Value fields will be separated in the spreadsheet and can then be copied back to individual parameters in CircuitStudio.

     

    Best regards,

     

    James Harriman

    Altium

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  • in reply to mwmoore

    Hi Mike,

     

    There aren't currently plans to modify this functionality in CircuitStudio as far as tweaking the current system goes, however development in supplier information and BOM outputs is being done for other products that could be brought into CircuitStudio in the future. I can't promise this specifically though, since it's not currently planned.

     

    Is there a particular function you're interested in? One method of copying information out of the Supplier Links dialog is to select the wanted Name/Values and paste them into a spreadsheet. The Name and Value fields will be separated in the spreadsheet and can then be copied back to individual parameters in CircuitStudio.

     

    Best regards,

     

    James Harriman

    Altium

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  • in reply to jamesharrimanaltium

    Thanks for the reply. Along with supplier info, I would like the manufacturer and manu part number to be pulled over from the supplier info, as well as the description. What's confusing me is that there seems to be some configuration available in preferences, but that configuration is ignored. What am I missing?

     

    Mike

  • in reply to mwmoore

    I was wondering the same thing, here is the menu.

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    Under the system preferences is this menu and at the bottom is the parameter import options, the only two that we actually get when we add a supplier link to a part happen to be the two that have the suffix check box grayed out (Supplier and Supplier Part Number). Im guessing maybe this was an Altium Designer feature that got left out of Circuit Studio but it would make component design so much faster