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> >>> I think in most EDA tools work is started by adding complete information for a component: symbol, footprint, pin mapping, ordering information,
> >> 
> >> I certainly don’t do it that way. It starts as a sketch of topology. Without the topology, I can’t figure out what values the components need, how much power dissipation, etc.
> > 
> > I also start with a fast sketch.
> > 
> >> Ordering information is separate databases, as the schematic just has specs. ...
> > 
> > That's the point I want to make. The attributes from the schematic is used to find a suitable entry in the separate database.
> 
> gnetlist -g bom is handy, as it generates a TSV, which is easy to use as input to database tools.

I will give it a try. The BOM is a table with one entry per part type. The idea is to extract more fields for example ordering information from a second table and add more entries in second table if needed.

Nicklas Karlsson