Tools
Reference Catalog Lookup
Matches an identifier against a supplied catalog and returns the matched entry, or a no-match signal.
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What it does
Matches an identifier against a supplied catalog and returns the matched entry, or a no-match signal
Takes an identifier (a name, a code, a SKU, any string) plus the catalog content to look against, and returns the matched entry as a structured record. The caller supplies both the lookup value and the reference source, so the same tool works across parts lists, vendor rosters, pricebooks, and any other table of named entries. Exact-match by default, with optional case folding and whitespace tolerance. When nothing matches, returns a no-match signal rather than a best guess.
When you’d reach for it
- ▸Looking up a scanned part number against a parts catalog before adding the line to a work order.
- ▸Resolving a vendor name pulled off an invoice against the approved vendor list to confirm it has been onboarded.
- ▸Matching an inbound SKU on a delivery manifest against a warehouse catalog so receiving can decide what bin it goes in.
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