Dialog call Parts management dialog:Tab Master data > Command group Parts > Management. In the Parts management dialog you have opened a parts database using [Extras] > Settings. You have selected the Compare check box for one or up to ten parts. [Extras] button > Compare parts.
You have opened a project.
- You have selected a main function in the graphical editor or in a navigator. Popup menu item Properties. Select the Parts tab and click [...] in the Part number field. You have selected the Compare check box for one or up to ten parts. [Extras] button > Compare parts.
- Tab Devices > Command group Devices > Navigator. Select an entry. Popup menu item New device. You have selected the Compare check box for one or up to ten parts. [Extras] button > Compare parts.
- Tab Devices > Command group Devices > Bill of materials. Select an entry. Popup menu item Add part or Exchange part. You have selected the Compare check box for one or up to ten parts. [Extras] button > Compare parts.
- Tab Devices > Command group Devices > Drop-down button Navigator > Device list. Select an entry. Popup menu item Add part. You have selected the Compare check box for one or up to ten parts. [Extras] button > Compare parts.
In this dialog the properties of selected parts or part variants are compared with each other. The values of the properties are only displayed and cannot be edited by you. In the table, the properties are listed by row and the parts by column, with their part number and variant designation (in brackets).
Overview of the main dialog elements:
You can specify the display of the properties by means of the following buttons:
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Shows all properties. |
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Only shows the properties for which a value is available. |
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Shows only those properties for which there is a difference. |
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Shows the configured properties from the scheme. |
(All properties)
(Filled properties)
(Show only differences)If the button 
(From scheme) is activated, you can select a scheme for display and editing of the properties from the drop-down list. Click [...] to open the Configure properties dialog. There you can specify for a scheme which properties are to be displayed in the Compare parts dialog and in which sequence.
Note:
The schemes for part properties created in the Properties tab are also available in the Compare parts dialog and vice versa.
Into this field enter the text for which the properties are to be filtered. Both the names of the displayed properties as well as the values of the parts are searched.
If you want to return to the original view of the properties, remove the search term from the entry field. Click 
(Delete) to do so.
Property / <Part number (variant)>:
Shows the values of specific properties for the selected parts or part variants. If there are different values for a property, the cells as of the second part are highlighted by a background with a different shade of gray. As a result, the difference to the first part column is always displayed.
Which properties are displayed here depends on the selected scheme / button for the properties.
Use the 
button above the table to add a further part to the parts comparison via a part selection. Use the 
button to remove a marked part from the parts comparison. A part is marked when at least one cell in the corresponding column is marked in the table.
You can influence the sequence of the parts by using the arrow buttons.
Popup menu:
The popup menu provides - depending on the field type (e.g. date, integer, multilingual) - the following menu items that are, depending on the situation, available for influencing the table or editing the values in the fields. You can find an overview of these popup menu items in the section Popup menu items.
(When calling in the parts management)
Only available if the column or the cells of a single part have been selected. Jumps to the part that belongs to the currently selected cell.
(When calling in the part selection)
The menu items are only available if the column or the cells of a single part have been selected.
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Menu item |
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Select part |
Closes the parts comparison and the Part selection dialog and selects the part for the device. |
| Go to (part) | Closes the Compare parts dialog and jumps to the part that belongs to the currently selected cell. |
See also