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Topic: Part editor and "detail" field
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| By: Andy aka | Posted on: Nov 26 2025 at 08:12:01 AM | | What do folk put in the "detail" field for a component? I understand "description" but I'm trying to figure out what the detail field is all about. I generally use miniMRP for electronic parts such as resistors, capacitors etc. so it might be useful if I knew what the detail field could offer me. | |
| By: Andy aka | Posted on: Nov 26 2025 at 08:13:40 AM | | I might add that the online user manual doesn't show the detail field in images so, I guess it's a new feature and the manual needs to catch up. | |
| By: Ken at DTS | Posted on: Nov 28 2025 at 08:08:24 AM | Yes, the on-line manual is out of date.
Are you talking about the field on the "Item Detail" screen that is located between the "Revision" field and the "Type" field? | |
| By: Andy aka | Posted on: Nov 29 2025 at 03:55:51 PM | | Yes, the filed between revision and type. | |
| By: Mike USRobotics | Posted on: Nov 30 2025 at 09:45:26 AM | It's just an extra description field. I suppose you could put something in there such as color or size. In the electronics business you could maybe put a word in there indicating whether it's a Surface Mount or a Through Hole component. That would allow you to filter all SMT parts without using the category.
Up to you. Use it or don't.
Historically though it appeared a few years ago when MiniMRP gained the ability to import Legacy databases from the Defunct Trilogy Design "Parts and vendors" (P&V) Inventory/BOM programs - which is where we came from. Having used P&V for many years it was great that we could import most of our Parts and Vendors data into MiniMRP. The 'detail' field was quite a prominent field in P&V so, I suppose, bringing that across into MiniMRP just made life easier for those many users looking for an alternative to "Trilogy Parts and Vendors". | |
| By: Andy aka | Posted on: Dec 2 2025 at 09:29:50 AM | | Thanks very much for the guidance. I did begin using it for SMD/Leaded so I think I'll continue as I build up the component data base. | |
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