Appendix: Part Type and Description Standards

Information provided in Appendix: Part Type Standard and Description Standards lists the default build rules that are created in each component table of the CIS database. Companies who have purchased CIP may adopt these as their own company standards for Description and Part Type. Instructions that explain how to modify the build rules are provided in the Block Type sections Editing a Rule and Using a Rule.

Text enclosed within the “<” and “>” symbols indicates the field value used to populate the Part Type or Description string.