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Service Parts Management

Spare parts catalogs, service BOMs, interchangeability rules, and the link between as-shipped and as-maintained configurations.

Why this matters

Service is where products spend most of their lives. A service-parts model that's bolted on rarely tracks the field accurately for long.

What this page will cover

  • Service BOM structure
  • Interchangeability and supersession rules
  • As-shipped vs. as-maintained configuration tracking
  • Catalog publishing patterns