Basis-of-Design (BOD) Product Paragraph

In a product type element, use this paragraph to select a product listing to use as a basis of design (BOD) for the product type and fulfill a product requirement.

A BOD product paragraph enables you to select one product listing to use as a basis of design and select manufacturers and product listings as comparable products. Similar to a manufacturer paragraph, this special paragraph lists, in its option set, all manufacturers for the given product type. This option set enables you to select manufacturers or added product listings to use as comparable products.

To base your basis-of-design product and comparable products on a product listing outside Specpoint, you can use one of the paragraph's available text fields to manually enter the name of the custom manufacturer or product listing.

Each article in each product type can only have either a BOD product paragraph or a manufacturer paragraph. When you activate the BOD product paragraph, Specpoint inactivates the manufacturer paragraph, and vice versa.

Product Listing Addition and Removal

In the Product Listings window, you can add a product listing as a BOD or a comparable product.

When you add a product listing to your project as a BOD, Specpoint inserts the added product listing in the BOD product option ([Insert manufacturer's name; product name or designation]) in the associated BOD product paragraph in the associated product type element.

When you add a product listing to your project as a comparable product, Specpoint adds and selects the respective option for the product listing in the option set of the associated BOD product paragraph. Similarly, when you select a manufacturer listing, Specpoint selects the respective option for the added manufacturer from the option set.

When you remove a product listing, Specpoint clears or removes the BOD product entry and comparable products from the BOD product paragraph as applicable.

For more information, see Design Automation for Product Selection.

Related Product Type Properties

When you add a product listing as a BOD or comparable product, Specpoint updates all related product type properties within the product type and related families and sections. Specpoint automatically selects options from the option sets of the related product type properties based on the product properties of the added product listing. This feature enables you to automatically specify your product requirements based on a registered product listing in the platform.

For each of your custom product listing entries in the available text fields, you must select the appropriate options and/or enter the correct values for all of the related product type properties.

For more information, see Design Automation for Element Contents.