BOM Portal Sourced Manufacturer and Supplier Data

A primary capability of the BOM Portal is the dynamic sourcing of real-time manufacture and supplier information for the current Managed BOM. Once the system has mapped and analyzed the BOM content, the BOM line entries are automatically populated with crucial parts information from Altium's resources, including Octopart and IHS Markit, and other enabled parts data sources.

The sourced manufacturer and supplier data is provided in additional columns which are marked with an associated icon. These include manufacturer and procurement suitability information such as:

• manufacturer part lifecycle, standards compliance, and lead time.

• downloadable PDF datasheets provided by IHS Markit and other manufacturer, supplier and parts data sources (). Datasheets are also available in the References section of the Info pane Global Data tab view.

• supplier SKU, pricing, and stock levels.

The view's Order List column (on the right) is the resulting procurement information, which is automatically derived by the system based on the component validity data and supplier pricing/availability. Alternative supplier parts can be selected from the drop-down menu associated with each supplier solution entry in the Order List. Information on these part solutions is provided under the Supply Chain tab view, where detailed part supply data is presented for each of the enabled Suppliers – see BOM Settings to enable/disable Suppliers.

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The BOM's Order List column specifies the supplier parts that will be purchased. An entry's drop-down menu allows you to choose a different supplier part solution (where available). Use an entry’s Availability menu option () to inspect a summary of possible Supplier purchasing solutions for the manufacturer part. This includes all available Suppliers rather than just those enabled for your Managed BOM. Select the part’s Order List entry to access a drop-down list of alternative purchasing solutions from the enabled Suppliers. The available ordering options include summaries of key parameters such as stock levels and pricing. Click an entry to select it as the new Supplier purchasing solution. The part’s Order List entry will change to reflect the updated Supplier purchasing solution. In the Supply Chain view, the individual Supplier order entries also will update in response to the changed Order List entry.

Open the Supply Chain view to access live parts supply data for each of the enabled Suppliers, including Packaging, Minimum Order Quantities, pricing and stock levels – entries highlighted in (dark) green correspond to the selections in the main Order List. Alternative part options (if available) can be selected from the supplier part entry's drop-down menu, which usually differ in terms of packaging, order quantity, and consequently price – the lowest price is highlighted in green.

The component supplier numbers included in each active Supplier column also offer solution choices from the supplier.

Advanced Pricing Data Copy Link Copied

Altium BOM Portal offers additional column data for working with component item pricing data. The features allow BOM stakeholders such as procurement specialists to specify pricing goals, analyze supply chain dynamics, and draw comparisons with known pricing structures. These additional columns are visible when enabled through the column preferences and/or the BOM Settings.

Target Price

Target Price parametric data allows the addition of a desired maximum unit price figure to each part item in a Managed BOM. It assists in the assessment of supply chain risk by raising a Target price missed Issue if the item’s supplier Unit Price is greater than the Target Price. The difference between these prices is calculated and reported in the ∆ Target Price column (if visible), which is highlighted in red if the target price is ‘missed’.

The feature is available only when it has been enabled in BOM Settings and Target Price parametric data is included in the Managed BOM itself. Target Price parameter data is available in a Managed BOM if it was included in the BOM’s source, such as the Project (with an ActiveBOM document) it was created from or the uploaded BOM data file. If not available, a 'Target Price' column can be added manually (as the Money data type) and the parameters remapped. However, this process is automated when the Target Price option is enabled in BOM Settings.

Also included is the ability to propagate the current supplier Unit Price value to the Target Price entry, which will cause a Target price missed warning to be generated if a subsequent supplier solution represents a higher price. This can be applied to an individual BOM item line through its right-click Set Target Price to Actual Price option, or applied to all BOM items with the main menu’s Set Target Price to Actual Price option.

Median Price

Median Price is a reference pricing figure (sourced from Octopart) that is calculated as the median of the unit prices available (at the 1000 price break point) from a range of distributors. When enabled in the Managed BOM view it provides comparative pricing reference for checking against other component pricing sources and supplier pricing offers in the BOM itself.

Also included is a calculated ∆ Median Price column that is derived from the difference between the item’s Median Price and its Unit Price (or if enabled, the Target Price). As with the ∆ Target Price figure (see above), the resulting value is colored red if the Unit/Target price is higher than the Median – the Median Price was not achieved. Similarly, the Median Price – Target Price = ∆ Median Price result is red or green for a negative or positive outcome, respectively.

SiliconExpert Data Integration Copy Link Copied

If your company has a SiliconExpert^® account and the Altium 365 SiliconExpert Integration feature is available and enabled, then parametric parts data sourced from SiliconExpert will become available to the BOM Portal's documents. The advanced manufacturer parts risk assessment data from SiliconExpert is pulled into your BOM document on demand as parameters that estimate a part's potential obsolescence, standards compliance, sourcing risk, and more.

The SiliconExpert parametric BOM data is included in specific parameter columns indicated by an associated icon, which are also included as markers in the Column Settings drop-down menu. By default, the Managed BOM and its Search results are populated with the Lifecycle, YTEOL and RoHS parameters from SiliconExpert.

SiliconExpert parameters will populate the BOM Portal table if enabled for your company.

More detailed data from SiliconExpert is included in the Info pane:

• Open the Global data tab in the Info pane () to see the available SiliconExpert parameters and information for the currently selected BOM line item.

  • Expand the Parameters section to view all currently available SiliconExpert parts parameters – see Parameters Available from SiliconExpert for more information.

  • Downloadable part compliance reference data provided by SiliconExpert are available from highlighted links for many compliance-related parameters (RoHS, REACH, TSCA, etc).

  • Select the Manufacturer Lifecycle State drop-down list to view the component lifecycle state provided by both SiliconExpert and the Altium Parts Provider. This additional Lifecycle data is also included in all instances of the popup information presented when hovering over the colored part information icon in the BOM list.

  

• Open the Alternates tab in the Info pane to view the recommended alternative part entries for the selected BOM item, grouped as Part Choices (where the BOM entry is linked to a Workspace component) and Suggested Alternates. Each tile entry includes related YTEOL information and a cross component code (where available) sourced from SliiconExpert. See the Info pane section for more details on this view.

  

The Info pane also includes a summary of the most recent Product Change Notice (if available) that applies to the currently selected component item. Such PCN notifications are issued by manufacturers to inform customers of a product, process, or company change that may affect the potential use of that product. You can view the current notice from the Source URL link, and see all notifications available from SiliconExpert in the Product Change Notice Historical Details window opened from the Historical Details link.

The Suggested Alternates from SiliconExpert (as shown in the Info pane – see images above) are available as parts selections when using the Alternates Search Mode. Choose the Get Alternates from SiliconExpert option to populate the search window list with the alternative part suggestions from SiliconExpert.

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To populate the current Managed BOM (as opposed to an individual component entry) with the advanced SiliconExpert parameters data, activate the Enable advanced data from SiliconExpert option in the BOM Settings window – note that this will affect your SiliconExpert quota usage.

Z2Data Integration Copy Link Copied

If your company has the Altium 365 Z2Data Integration feature available and enabled, then parametric parts data sourced from Z2Data will become available to the BOM Portal's documents. The advanced manufacturer parts risk assessment data from Z2Data is pulled into your BOM document on demand as parameters that estimate a part's potential obsolescence, standards compliance, sourcing risk, and more.

The Z2Data parametric BOM data are available as specific parameters indicated by an associated icon, which are available in the Info pane and when directly accessing a component's Part Choices. Z2Data also can provide alternative part suggestions when sourced in the Alternates Search Mode.

• Open the Global data tab in the Info pane () to see the available Z2Data parameters for the currently selected BOM line item.

  • Expand the Parameters section to view all currently available Z2Data parts parameters – see Parameters Available from Z2Data for more information.

  • Select the Manufacturer Lifecycle State drop-down list to view the component lifecycle state provided by both Z2Data and the Altium Parts Provider.

  

• Open the Alternates tab in the Info pane to view the recommended alternative part entries for the selected BOM item, grouped as Part Choices (where the BOM entry is linked to a Workspace component) and Suggested Alternates. Tile entries include component cross codes sourced from Z2Data. See the Info pane section for more information on this view.

The Suggested Alternates from Z2Data (as shown in the Info pane – see images above) are available as parts selections when using the Alternates Search Mode. Choose the Get Alternates from Z2Data option to populate the search window list with the alternative part suggestions from Z2Data.

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To populate the current Managed BOM (as opposed to an individual component entry) with the advanced Z2Data parameters data, activate the Enable advanced data from Z2Data option in the BOM Settings window – note that this will significantly affect your Z2Data quota usage.