[Info-vax] Looking for some text search ideas

[Simon Clubley]

On 2014-09-27, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
>  From how I understand things, this would be used when a customer 
> doesn't have specific part numbers.  The web site would then present a 
> list of what's available based upon what was asked for, ie; a gasket. 
> I'm guessing that then it's the customer's job to select from the list 
> presented.  Web site is not my problem.  Coming up with how to supply 
> them with what they ask for is my responsibility.
>
> The request has never come up before.  Never seemed to be a problem. 
> I'm a bit curious now, as the GUI software that presents a parts 
> explosion for some product, say a lawn mower, always seemed to be adequate.

Not only that, but it's much more reliable because you are working
forward from the parts explosion to the final part number instead of
working backwards from a list of similar parts and trying to identify
the correct one to use for the specific product the customer is
interested in.

Ask someone asked for this without thinking through the full process ?

Simon.

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