A method for part data matching includes receiving a selection of an input
file from a user. The input file includes part information identifying
one or more parts. The part information includes at least one
manufacturer name and at least one part number. A selection of a
manufacturer name match template and a manufacturer part number match
template are also received from the user. The match templates identify
one or more matching techniques and the order in which the matching
techniques are to be applied to match part information in the input file
with part information in one or more sources of parts data. The matching
techniques are used to identify one or more potential part matches, which
are communicated to the user. In addition, the method includes receiving
a selection of a potential match from the user for one or more parts
identified in the input file.