A parts-identification app could narrow an approved catalogue using equipment model, serial range and component details. The source catalogue and compatibility rules need to be maintained by the responsible business.
Engineers should see why a part is suggested and where confirmation is still required. Photographs may help record a query, but visual similarity alone should not establish compatibility. Obsolete items and approved substitutes need explicit relationships and revision dates.
Pilot a limited equipment range and test an incomplete serial number and a discontinued component. Keep a route to specialist review when the catalogue cannot resolve the query. The app should help locate authoritative information, rather than presenting an uncertain search result as permission to fit a potentially unsuitable part.
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