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Working with Manufacturer and Vendor Parts
Windchill Supplier Management extends standard Windchill PDMLink capabilities by providing engineers with access to the supplier data and the ability to work with AML/AVL.
Once the supplier data is integrated with Windchill, engineers can add manufacturer and vendor parts to the AMLs/AVLs, change the sourcing status of supplier parts, search for manufacturer and vendor parts, or obtain various reports on the relationships between OEM parts and associated supplier parts.
You can capture a product structure with specific versions of manufacturer and vendor parts specified for OEM parts. You do this by creating a baseline that includes manufacturer and vendor parts listed in the product structure for all related parts of the OEM part.
For more information, see the following topics.
Information Page for the OEM Part
Managing the AML/AVL
Working with the AML/AVL in the Product Structure Explorer
Windchill Search
Obtaining Reports
Other Operations