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🔍 Search Parts

Finding parts using filters, keywords, and quick-search shortcuts

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Overview

Search Parts is accessible from the SavantPLM sidebar. It lets you search and filter across all parts in your workspace using multiple criteria simultaneously. Results appear in a table that you can click through to open any part in the Part View.

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Filter Buttons

The toggle buttons at the top of the view let you filter parts with a single click. Each group is independent — you can combine buttons from different groups. Click an active (highlighted) button again to deselect it and clear that filter.

Part / Assembly

Filters by Part Type.

• PART — shows only parts with Part Type = PART.
• ASSEMBLY — shows only parts with Part Type = ASSEMBLY.

Make / Buy

Filters by Part Source — how the part is obtained.

• MAKE — shows only parts manufactured in-house.
• BUY — shows only purchased/sourced parts.

For Sale / Not For Sale

Filters by the For Sale flag on each part.

• For Sale — shows only parts marked as for sale.
• Not For Sale — shows only parts not marked for sale.

Status

Filters by Part Status — the release state of the part.

• Draft — shows only parts in Draft status (work in progress, not yet released).
• Released — shows only Released parts (approved for production use).
• Obsolete — shows only Obsolete parts (no longer in active use).

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Search Filters

All filters work together — results must match every filter you set. Leave a filter blank to match all values for that field.

• Part # (PN) — Partial match on part number. Entering 100 matches 1001, A-1002, etc.
• Name — Partial match on part name. Supports and / or logic (see Name Search Syntax).
• Part Class — Filter by part class (e.g. MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, HARDWARE, RAW MATERIAL).
• Mfg Type — Filter by manufacturing type (e.g. MACHINED, SHEET METAL, 3D PRINT).
• Doc Type — Filter by document type (e.g. DRAWING, SCHEMATIC, DATASHEET).
• Vendor — Filter to parts assigned to a specific vendor.
• Project — Filter by project field.
• Brand — Partial match on the Brand field.

Click Search to apply filters or Clear to reset all filters and show all parts.

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Name Search Syntax

The Name field supports simple boolean logic using the keywords and and or:

• wire and red — matches parts whose name contains both "wire" and "red".
• bolt or screw — matches parts whose name contains "bolt" or "screw".

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Quick-Search Buttons

Quick-search buttons pre-fill the filters for common searches so you can find frequently needed part groups in one click:

• Raw Materials — All parts with class RAW MATERIAL.
• Wire — Parts with "WIRE" or "AWG" in the name.
• Screws — HARDWARE parts with "SCREW" in the name.
• Nuts — HARDWARE parts with "NUT" in the name.
• PEM® — Parts with "PEM" or "self-clinch" in the name.

Clicking an active quick-search button (highlighted) while it is already selected will deselect it and clear the filters.

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Results and Navigation

Results are displayed in a table showing part number, name, class, type, source, status, and other key fields. Click any row to open that part in the Part View.

The result count is shown above the table. Results are limited to the most recent matching records — use filters to narrow down large result sets.

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Export to Excel

Click the ↓ Export to Excel button to download the current search results as an Excel file. The export respects all active filters — only the rows currently shown in the results are included.

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