How to find parts using InterChange

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1. Select the Parts menu tab

2. The Find sub-tab will be selected by default.

3. Select the InterChange sub-tab.

4. Enter a part number in the Part Number blank provided then click the Find this part button.

5. When wildcards are used clicking the Find this part button returns a list of part numbers matching your search criteria. Click a part number in the list to select it and then click the Parts List button to display the list of matching InterChange parts.

6. The Parts List will display a list of all parts matching your InterChange criteria.

How do I use wildcards to find parts?

A "wildcard" is a special character that allows you to find parts by matching part number patterns. Two wildcards are supported by InterChange:

• The asterisk (*) can be used to specify any part number that is identical up to the asterisk, but can be anything else afterwards. The asterisk cannot be the first or second character in the search string.

Any characters after the asterisk will be ignored — it should always be the last character in the search string. If more than one asterisk is entered, only the first one will be used and any additional ones will be ignored. Examples:

• A search for "1234*" would return: 1234, 12345, 12340HD, etc.
• A search for "1234*5" would ignore the "5" and match the same results as above.
• A search for "*23" or "1*" would be invalid.
• The question mark (?) can be used to specify any part number that is identical except for the question mark character, which will match anything in that position only.

It also implies that there must be a character in the specified position (i.e., "12?" will not match "12"). You can specify more than one question mark in a search, and a question mark can be used in any position in the search string. Examples:

• A search for “55?5” would return 5505, 5575, 55B5, etc.
• A search for “55?5?” would return 55050, 5515X, etc.
• A search for “??5” would return 005, 125, 4M5, etc.
• The question mark and asterisk can be used in conjunction for even more advanced searches.

As long as you follow all of the rules stated above for using wildcards, you can combine them in any number of combinations to search for part numbers in very sophisticated ways. Example:

• A search for "55??5*" would return 55005, 55245X, 553456R1, etc.