All assistants are in PARTdataManager with their own icon labeled with their own icon.
Quick filter search with auto filters
In the Filter Assistant docking window, a filter assistant is automatically created based on the common variables of a selected directory.
Settings are performed with the help of sliders, checkboxes, etc. The search is executed like a "normal" search.
For details, see Section 3.1.6.4.15.1, “Docking window filter: Quick filter search with auto filters ” in PARTsolutions - User manual.
Manufacturer-related filter wizards (provided by the catalog manufacturer, created with project type [Project type] Search Wizard [Search Assistant] or Calculation Wizard [Calculation Assistant] )
Search assistant and calculation assistant [Calculation assistant] can be found in the catalog of the respective manufacturer.
Search assistants simplify the restriction on relevant search parameters. (Settings with the help of sliders, list fields, etc.) Searching can directly be started in the assistant.
Calculation assistants display calculation results on the fly when entering parameters and this way support part selection.
Filter wizard in the classification 2.0 search [Classification 2.0 search] (CADENAS-created internally within eCATALOGsolutions with project type [Project type] classification search [Classification Search] )
See also Section 3.1.6.4.11, “ Classification 2.0 search ” in PARTsolutions - User manual.
Filter search assistant on the B2B portal(CADENAS-created internally within eCATALOGsolutions with project type [Project type] classification search [Classification Search] )
Search filter wizard [Search filter assistant] (within PARTdataManager manually created)
Perform a search, whereon you would like to create the search filter assistant.
The Search filter generation settings [Search Filter Generation Settings] dialog box is opened after a search has been carried out on the Search results tab page by clicking on the Advanced search filter wizard [Extended search filter assistant] icon icon.
You can find details on this under Section 3.1.6.4.15.3.2, “ Search filter wizard (provided by PARTsolutions Administration) ” in PARTsolutions - User manual.
The wizards mentioned above are all based on eCATALOGsolutions (created with different project types).
In addition to this, there are also assistants based on web technology, see Section 3.1.6.4.16, “ Web assistant (provided by the manufacturer) ” in PARTsolutions - User manual.