Compatibility
Find not only a part, but the right part for the application.
In the case of technical catalogues, a visually similar product may be unsuitable. Compatibility data must therefore be able to form a hard or heavy signal.
Modeling relationships explicitly
Determine which part fits machine, model, year of manufacture, configuration or other reference object.
Use hard filters where needed
When incompatibility poses risk, a semantically similar product should not just appear at the top.
Show appropriate alternatives
In the case of sold-out or expired parts, successors and approved replacements can be offered.
Support multiple inputs
Customers can search by machine, application, part number or technical characteristics.
Make uncertainty visible
When compatibility is not fully proven, communicate that clearly rather than suggest a hard match.
Analyze failed combinations
Zero-result searches on model part combinations show where relationships or assortment are missing.