Supply: Lifecycle information for parts

Modified on Wed, 13 Sep 2023 at 01:45 PM

Nexar’s “lifecyclestatus” spec attribute value is a homogenized value which could come from one of several sources (e.g. manufacturer, supplier, 3rd party).

In addition, we also make available the raw manufacturer lifecycle status in a separate spec attribute called “manufacturerlifecyclestatus”. This is untouched and set by the component manufacturer.

Here is an example query:

query LifecycleSpec {
  supSearchMpn(q: "LM339", limit: 2) {
    results {
      part {
        mpn
        specs {
          attribute {
            id
            name
            shortname
          }
          displayValue
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

In the response, you will see the following, noting that the shortname field name can be used to extract this output on the client side.

              {
                "attribute": {
                  "id": "910",
                  "name": "Lifecycle Status",
                  "shortname": "lifecyclestatus"
                },
                "displayValue": "Production (Last Updated: 2 years ago)"
              },

The current lifecycle status and the date when the status was updated are returned.

The lifecycle status has a homogenized value that could have been sourced from the part's manufacturer, a distributor, or a third party. It will be one of the following:

EOL (End of life)
NRND (Not recommended for new designs)
New
Obsolete
Production

To filter on value the query can be supplemented to include one of the values above:

query LifecycleSpec {
  supSearchMpn(q: "LM339", limit: 2, filters: {lifecyclestatus: "Production"}) {
    results {
      part {
        mpn
        specs {
          attribute {
            id
            name
            shortname
          }
          displayValue
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Manufacturer lifecycle

The manufacturer's life cycle status is a raw value received directly from the manufacturer, which limits its usefulness when comparing data across manufacturers. An example of this is shown below; note the short name field value of "manufacturerlifecyclestatus".

              {
                "attribute": {
                  "id": "942",
                  "name": "Manufacturer Lifecycle Status",
                  "shortname": "manufacturerlifecyclestatus"
                },
                "displayValue": "DISCONTINUATION OF DELIVERY (Last Updated: 6 hours ago)"
              },