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[Kristoffer Ödmark <kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi!

I will bump this issue again, but to avoid bikesheeding I will ask for a 
decision from leader Wayne. Should there be a default field in kicad for 
part number and if, what should it be named?

From what i gather, a field for a part number is the only thing 
everyone agrees on, after that everyone has some different standard and 
wishes for default fields ( Tolerances, fitting, vendors, manufacturer, 
housepart etc etc ).

The name for a part number seem field to most favoured to be MPN or 
ManufacturerPart (differs between github and the user forum), although 
UPN for universal part number was suggested and not flamed.

Pros:
Easier with a standard for external tools.
Every component has one, not every component has values, many have both.
Is optional to use, so will not break anything for anyone not wanting to 
use it

Cons:
Some are worried the fields will be impossible to keep updated in the 
standard libs
Some people are using House numbers instead
Some think this data should not be in the schematic but handled by other 
tools

Links to discussions I you want to read it:
https://forum.kicad.info/t/default-manufacturers-part-number-field-in-kicad-libraries/4387/28
https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/issues/808
https://forum.kicad.info/t/standard-symbol-field-names-initiative/4870/3



On 2017-01-12 20:12, Kaspar Emanuel wrote:
> I have put up a proposal for a "community standard" on the forum: 
> https://forum.kicad.info/t/standard-symbol-field-names-initiative/4870/1
>
> On 12 January 2017 at 18:33, Kaspar Emanuel <kaspar.emanuel@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:kaspar.emanuel@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>
>     On 12 January 2017 at 16:44, Kaspar Emanuel
>     <kaspar.emanuel@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:kaspar.emanuel@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>
>         Is there actually any issue, internally to KiCAD, with creating
>         multiple fields with the same name? It seems to let me create
>         two fields called MPN and save and re-open without a problem. 
>
>
>
>     Actually, just tested again and it doesn't like fields with the same
>     name, it simply overwrites them once you press ok, not sure what I
>     was doing before. That's a shame.
>
>
>
>
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