{"id":9966,"date":"2018-07-08T14:38:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T18:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandyblogs.com\/techlink\/?p=9966"},"modified":"2019-01-03T12:02:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T17:02:55","slug":"latest-global-epc-update-provides-search-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=9966","title":{"rendered":"Latest Global EPC Update Provides Search Enhancements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest update to the GM Global Electronic Parts Catalog (EPC) includes several new features that make it easier to find the right parts, including new compliance alerts, better alignment between supplemental groups and illustrations, language search enhancements, and more consistent date formats. GM dealerships can access the EPC through the GM GlobalConnect Parts Workbench.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compliance Alerts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To help dealerships comply with California\u2019s Proposition 65, users will see a warning icon next to parts that contain chemicals that are known carcinogens. Select the icon to open the Part Details window with the full text of the warning. (Fig. 14)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9963\" src=\"https:\/\/sandyblogs.com\/techlink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F14-e-alert.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F14-e-alert.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F14-e-alert-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><strong>Fig. 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group to Illustration Alignment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To make it easier to find the right part fast, the updated Illustration Index lists only the illustrations for the specific supplemental group that is selected. For example, selecting Group 04 \u2013 Transfer Case only lists illustrations for the transfer case group, not all illustrations for Group 04, which also includes brakes and transmissions. (Fig. 15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9964\" src=\"https:\/\/sandyblogs.com\/techlink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F15-e-illustration.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F15-e-illustration.png 600w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F15-e-illustration-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><strong>Fig. 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Search Enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Narrowed information is now retained in a search when search filters are changed. In the past, the narrowed information was lost when the filter was changed. For example, after turning off the Year filter, the search results will include parts from all years, but will still show only those that match the narrowed entry. (Fig. 16)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9965\" src=\"https:\/\/sandyblogs.com\/techlink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F16-e-search.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F16-e-search.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/F16-e-search-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><strong>Fig. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, part names with accented characters in French or Spanish will be shown in the results list regardless if the search term included the accent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date Formats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last update to the EPC included with the latest release is that all dates within the EPC application are now displayed consistently in the same DD-MMM-YYYY format (e.g., 22-May-2018).<\/p>\n<p>For assistance or technical support on using any features of the Global Electronic Parts Catalog, send an email to <a href=\"mailto:gmpartscatalog@gm.com\">gmpartscatalog@gm.com<\/a> or contact the GM EPC Technical Support help desk at 1-888-994-6372.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Thanks to Mary Daly<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest update to the GM Global Electronic Parts Catalog (EPC) includes several new features that make it easier to find the right parts, including new compliance alerts, better alignment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9966"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9967,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9966\/revisions\/9967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}