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Getting Started / Overview
- Getting Started - Start using Aligni from an empty database.
- Import Parts - Import parts to your database from a CSV file.
- Accounts - Creating and managing other users on your site.
- Units - How Aligni stores and converts between units of measure.
- Amazon S3 - Storage for file assets.
- Demo Guide - Notes and references to help guide you around the demo database.
- Manufacturers, Vendors, and Contacts - How they relate in Aligni.
- SI Prefixes - Standard prefixes help specify use-as and buy-as quantities.
- Generics and Part Alternates - A word about 'generic' parts and how to use part alternates.
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Part Management
- Part Numbering (Best Practices) - A discussion on the choice of part numbering style.
- Partlists and Kitlists - A bit about partlists.
- Custom Parameters - Working with custom part parameters.
- Cost Sheet - Determining the cost of a bill of materials.
- Importing Partlists -- Importing partlists as subparts to a manufactured item.
- Comparing Partlists -- Comparing two partlists (partlist "diff").
- Change History - A way to track changes to your data.
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Quotes and Purchasing
- ActiveQuote - Submitting RFQs to vendors and managing their responses.
- Purchasing - Creating and submitting purchase orders to vendors.
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Inventory
- Overview - How Aligni can help you manage inventory.
- Inventory Transfers - Moving inventory units from one location to another.
- Inventory Consumption - Consuming inventory to build finished goods.
- Inventory Shortlists - Determining short inventory for one or more builds.
- Inventory Minimums - Set minimum inventory levels (reorder points) to aid long-term planning.
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API Documentation
The data you store in your Aligni site is important and sometimes you need to access it from your own custom software. That's why we created the Aligni API. Our API provides access to the fundamental data in your site. The documentation below will help you understand how best to access this data from your custom applications.
