Glossary

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active participant	A PartBridge user who has a current posting of excesses or shortages.
append	To attach a new set of items to an existing set.
asp file	Active Server Page (ASP). A document that contains embedded server-side scripting. ASP-compatible Web servers can execute these scripts. On the client side, an ASP is a standard HTML document that can be viewed on any platform using any Web browser. PartBridge.com web pages are written in asp.
	Example: http://www.partbridge.com/about.asp
active_asset_no	The active asset number of the asset (capital and expensed equipment)
	Example: [to be added]

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BOL (Bill of Lading) number	A number used for tracking material by transport carriers. Same as waybill number.
	Example: [to be added]
business	A group or entity with a common business goal.
	Example: [to be added]
business_rules	A field that gives sellers of excess materials the ability to specify percentage discounts and their respective expiration periods for different defined groups of potential buyers.
	Example: 0,10,50 means the first group of buyers receives a 0% discount, the second group receives a 10% discount, and the third group receives a50% discount. Example: 0-30,10-30,50-30 means the first group receives 0% discount and this offer remains in effect for 30 days, then the parts or equipment are offered to the second group at a 10% discount for 30 days, and then the last group is offered the equipment at a 50% discount for 30 days.
buy opportunities	A list of matches between (1) the seller's posted excess and the buyer's posted shortages, or (2) the seller's posted excess and the buyer's search for materials.
buyer	The person responsible for buying and selling a particular part or asset.

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capital and expensed equipment	Equipment and supplies that support the functioning of the company.
	Example: office furniture, personal computers, consumable office supplies.
Cm Cd (Commodity Code)	Commodity code (leg_cat_no) pulled from Material Specification Master
	Example: [to be added]
comments	Comments input by the person advertising the excess equipment or capital and expensed equipment.
controller number	A unique identifier for the part owner.

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date_available	The date the asset or expensed item will be available
	Example: [to be added]
date_code	A free form field for entering the datecode of the part.
	Example: 01 or 2001
department	The department of the entity advertising the excess equipment or capital and expensed equipment.
	Example: [to be added]
description	Detailed description of the equipment.
	Example: oscillator
direct materials	Materials used in the manufacture of the company's products.
	Example: capacitor, diode

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email_address	The email address of the individual responsible for making buy and/or sell decisions for the part or equipment.
	Example: mkaiser@excave.com
email frequency	The schedule for receiving email messages from PartBridge with reminders and information about actions to take, pending transactions, and other updates.
	Example: "real time" means you receive updates as soon as PartBridge recognizes the need to notify you of an action or event requiring your attention.
entity	The site entity number, if applicable, advertising the excess.
	Example: [to be added]
equipment_location	The physical location of the assets or expensed items.
	Example: [to be added]
expedite	Speed up, hasten.
	Example: select Expedite --> Yes if you want the seller to ship the materials to you more quickly than usual. Expedited shipments are always paid for by the buyer.
expedite carrier	The shipping company you will use whenever you request purchased items to be shipped to you on an expedited basis.
	Example: UPS

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indirect materials	Materials that support the on-going function of the business, such as office supplies.
	Example: printer paper
internal_part_no	The part number assigned to the part inside the user's company or business.
	Example: [to be added]
invoice ownership	Use this field to indicate whether the invoicing process where you work is initiated at your location (locally), or centralized at another business location.
item number	A system-generated reference number applied to each posting.
	Example: [to be added]

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message center	The page in the PartBridge tool where you can see a summary of recent email messages sent to you about your PartBridge transactions.
	Location: http://www.partbridge.com/message_center.asp
metrics	In PartBridge, [to be added]
mfr	The manufacturer of the part or asset.
	Example: Motorola
min_acceptable_bid	The minimum acceptable offer from a potential buyer (in U.S. dollars).
	Example: $100.00
minimum transaction amount	The minimum amount, in U.S. dollars, per line item, that makes the transaction "worthwhile" to the seller.
	Example: $100.00
model_no	The model number of the asset or part.
	Example: [to be added]
mpn	The part number assigned to the part by the manufacturer
	Example: SOS-M4-8

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net_book_value	The current value of the asset being carried on the company books; this value should equal the original value of the asset less depreciation.
	Example: $10,435.25 [how many decimal places?]

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participant	A person who has registered as a user of the PartBridge tool.
passive participant	A PartBridge user who has only searched for opportunities and has not posted a file of shortages or excesses.
password	The unique set of alphanumeric characters that allows a PartBridge user to logon to secure pages of the tool.
	Example: secretword123
percent match	Displayed as %Match, this field shows how closely a posted excess matches a posted shortage or how closely a search for buying or selling opportunities matches a corresponding posted shortage or excess. % match for Quick Search is based on Manufacturer Part No.
	Example: A seller posts an excess of parts with a manufacturer's part number of 123A and a buyer posts a shortage of parts with manufacturer's part number of 123B. Because 3 out of the 4 characters in the MPNs match, PartBridge displays a 75% match.
pkg	The type of packaging for the part as it exists in inventory.
	Examples: Bulk, Tape and Reel, Tube
PO	Purchase Order
posting	The process of uploading or sending a file to PartBridge.
profile, user	A set of information about a user, such as name, address, email address, and telephone numbers.

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qty	The quantity of the parts the user has in excess or in shortage. If excess, the value is positive; if shortage, the value is negative.
	Examples: 10 means an excess of ten; -500 means a shortage of five-hundred.

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report	In PartBridge, [to be added]
	Example: [to be added]
RMA ownership	Use this field to indicate whether the RMA (return material authorization) process where you work is initiated at your location (locally), or centralized at another business location.
	Example: Select Local or Centralized RMA ownership in your profile.

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sell opportunities	A list of matches between (1) the seller's posted excess and the buyer's posted shortages, or (2) the buyer's posted shortage and the seller's search for opportunities.
serial_no	The serial number of the asset.
	Example: [to be added]
standard_cost	The user's current standard cost. This data is only visible to the user and other participants within the same company.
	Example: [to be added]
sub_category	One of the following categories describing capital and expensed equipment: Process Equipment, Test and Measurement Equipment, Material Handling Equipment, Furniture, Office Supplies, and Other.
	Example: Furniture

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transaction ID	Sometimes abbreviated Trans ID or TID, the transaction ID is a number assigned to a transaction in PartBridge when an offer is met with an acceptance and the buyer submits a PO number. Trans ID is comprised of a company identifier, the initiation date, and a sequential assigned number.
	Example: R204120292

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upload	The Upload button is used to replace the existing file with a new file. You can think of uploading as completely replacing or refreshing the file.
user	A person who uses the PartBridge tool to buy and sell materials, and/or generate reports and metrics.
	Example: a company buyer
user profile	A set of information about a user, such as name, address, email address, and telephone numbers.
user name	the unique set of alphanumeric characters identifying a user at login
	Example: companybuyer1

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waybill number	Number of the document used to track material by transport carriers.
	Example: [to be added]

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