Some objects are classified as either Catalog or/and Standard components. All standard components are Catalog Components, but not all Catalog Components are Standard.

Both types are components that can be bought from a supplier catalog, as apposed to specifically designed for a CERN project. However, Standard components are compliant with standards such as ISO or DIN. They can be bought from any supplier so typically do not contain supplier information on their profile cards (some exceptions exist).

Both types of documents can easily be identified in the PLM by checking the two distinct properties; ‘Catalog component’ and ‘Standard’. These properties are attributed to both the CAD document and the Part. They are searchable in the PLM Dashboard and PLM search windows as shown below.

This said, some standard components are not flagged as such, for historical reasons. If you want to make an exhaustive search, we strongly recommend you to use the "Catalog Component" property only.

Additionally, the properties are shown in the PWB connector query window.

The properties are shown in the profile card header of both the CAD Document and Part.

For information of how to search for catalogue components that have a space in the document number, read the following how to :

How to search for documents with a space in the name?