Scripting access to BOM Supplier/Part Number

[matt.kelsay]

Is it possible to directly access the Supplier/Part Number field in a BOM via scripting? The only way I have found to access this information is to compare the Quote from the BOM item using item.boms[index].quote to the sourcing quote of the item using item.boms[index].item.sourcing[index].quote[index]. The supplier can then be pulled from the second Quote. However, this method includes many loops and I am having script timeout issues for longer BOMs. Can someone provide some insight on a better/more efficient way to do this?

Thanks!

Matt

[gasevsm]

Hi Matt,

Presently, traversing over the suppliers' quotes is the only way to get to supplier number for a given bom component. Absolutely, there is value in providing direct scripting access to supplier for the in-use quote of a bom component. This would eliminate looping over all quotes of all suppliers for each bom component to find a match. I will add this on my roadmap for future release.

Tentatively, the form would likely be in the lines of:

    • item.boms[i].quote.sourcing.supplierPartNumber;  // or get to the supplier's part number directly

    • var supplier = item.boms[i].quote.sourcing; // (read-only) access sourcing object to retrieve supplier or any other field or its list of quotes

Thanks and best regards,

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Martin Gasevski | Product Manager | Autodesk PLM 360

[matt.kelsay]

Hi Martin,

Thanks for the update. Direct access to this information would be very helpful in simplifying scripts and cutting down on the number of loops needed.

Thanks,

Matt