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🌹 May 2026

Written by Fabian Heldt

Design

Improved custom part specification BOM search

We fixed filtering by SPN (=Supplier part number) and supplier when searching the BOM for custom part specifications. Previously, these filters were not fully supported for custom parts.

Why it matters: You can now narrow BOM search results for custom parts more accurately, making it faster and easier to find the correct specifications.


Parts

New Risk Management PCN page

  • We introduced a redesigned PCN page for Risk Management users.

  • Each PCN type is now organized into its own tab to simplify navigation.

  • Added summary graphs that can be used to filter the PCN table.

Why it matters

The new layout makes it faster to understand PCN impact by helping you quickly identify which assemblies are affected and how many parts within each assembly are impacted.


Sourcing

New conditions for rule-based selection

Current supplier and manufacturer

You can now use the currently selected supplier or manufacturer as a dynamic condition in rule-based selection.

  • What changed: Added support for referencing the current supplier or manufacturer in conditions.

  • Why it matters: Enables rules that consider or exclude the currently chosen option.

  • Benefit: Easily set up second-source scenarios—for example, select the best offer from a different supplier or manufacturer using the “is not” operator.

Total purchase price and Total price

You can now compare the Total purchase price and Total price of the currently selected solution when configuring rule-based selection.

This enables you to define a tolerance for selecting a solution with a slightly higher purchase price or total price, as long as other rule conditions are met.

Why it matters

The options give you more flexibility in rule-based selection by allowing controlled trade-offs between price and other decision criteria.


Offer Drawer: New tabbed layout

The offer drawer now groups offer information into four tabs: Pricing, Part, Terms, and Quote Request.

What changed

  • Pricing is now the default view; part details, offer terms, and quote request information are available one tab away.

  • For quote request offers, the drawer now shows the offer source and requested quantity, and lets you update the approval status directly.

  • Linked parts and specifications are now clickable and open in a new browser tab.

Why it matters

Offers can contain a lot of information. The new tabbed layout makes it easier to find what you need without overcrowding the side panel.


Manufacturing

New drivers table in the Manufacturing tab

The drivers table in the Manufacturing tab has been updated with a refreshed design and new table capabilities.

Benefits

  • Bulk editing to update multiple entries at once

  • Sorting to quickly organize data

  • Filtering to find relevant entries faster


Manufacturing templates: Adding “Pieces” as a quantity to count by in manufacturing drivers

A new Pieces counting option is now available for manufacturing drivers. Find the new option in the Templates section.

How it works

  • Design items and designators: counts the number of designators.

  • Pieces: counts designators × the quantity in the line item.

Why it matters

This provides a more accurate way to measure manufacturing volume when line items include multiple units, improving consistency in manufacturing calculations and reporting.


Flexible calculation

Support of flexible calculation without manufacturing scenario

Flexible calculations can now be created without a manufacturing scenario.

How it works

  • You must enter a batch size manually when no manufacturing scenario is used.

  • If a line item references manufacturing costs, an error is shown for that specific line and for any lines that depend on it.

  • Drivers used in formulas continue to work even without a manufacturing scenario.

Why it matters

This update enables flexible calculations in situations where manufacturing scenarios are not available, while providing clear, line-specific feedback when manufacturing cost inputs are required.


Quotations

Quotation PDF builder open Beta

The Quotation PDF builder is now enabled by default. We support PNG and JPG logo files in the quotation template builder.

Status and what to expect

The feature remains labeled as Beta to reflect that minor issues may still occur. It is fully functional, and we encourage you to try it and share feedback to help us improve the experience.


Integrations

Better stock location mapping for Farnell/Newark/element14 APIs

Regional stock visibility (optional)

In the API integration settings for the Farnell, Newark, and element14 APIs, there is a toggle: “Show stock per region (when the supplier provides it)”. This setting is disabled for existing integrations. For newly activated integrations, it is enabled by default (and can be turned off).

What changes when the toggle is enabled

When enabled, stock locations are mapped to the actual warehouse regions returned by the supplier API. This improves location accuracy and can result in multiple offers when stock is split across regions.

  • Warehouse stock locations are only used when available stock > 0.

  • If no stock is available, an offer is created with the “Unknown” stock location (the offer may still include on-order stock and/or factory lead time).

  • If stock is distributed across multiple warehouses, multiple offers are created with the respective stock locations.

  • Stock is aggregated by region/country (warehouses within the same country are not differentiated).

Stock locations used when regional stock is enabled

  • Farnell: Unknown, GBR, USA

  • Newark: Unknown, GBR, USA

  • element14: Unknown, CHN, GBR, SGP, USA

Behavior when the setting is disabled

If regional stock is not enabled, the integrations continue to use a single fixed stock location per supplier as before:

  • Farnell: Unknown

  • Newark: USA

  • element14: ASI


Allow export of component library via API

New external API endpoints

  • GET /components/ipn/{ipn}: Returns information for the specified internal part number (IPN); if multiple revisions exist, all are included.

  • GET /components?page={page:min1}&page_size={page:max50}: Returns a paginated list of up to 50 components from the component library.

What’s included

  • IPN (with revision)

  • Type (OTS or Custom)

  • Category

  • IsPreferred

  • Risk data (RoHS, REACH, AEC‑Q, lifecycle)

  • Linked parts: - OTS: Luminovo ID, MPN, manufacturer - Generic: technical parameters - Custom: Luminovo ID, category, description, drawing number

Limitations and compatibility

  • Pricing is not included (it is context‑dependent on RFQs, sourcing scenarios, and quantities).

  • Additional fields such as SPNs or CPNs may be added later. The initial endpoints are intentionally minimal to maintain backward compatibility.

Why it matters

These endpoints enable exporting and integrating your component library via API, supporting data synchronization and analysis workflows.

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