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 Author: qwertyboy View Messages Posted By qwertyboy
 Posted: Sep 3, 2024 22:12
 Subject: Updating item IDs
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qwertyboy (8594)

Location:  Canada, Alberta
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Fairly regularly items in the catalog get a new ID. Sometimes, the item can still
be located when searching for the old ID, but often searching for the old ID
doesn't pull up the item anymore. This is a nuisance when searching back
in old orders (especially older than 6 months). An example is the recently changed
item 80547bpb01. This was changed to
 
Part No: 2358pb04  Name: Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
* 
2358pb04 Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
Parts: Baseplate, Road
When you pull up the change log, it shows the old ID. Is there a way to search
for these "old" item IDs?

Niek.
 Author: randyf View Messages Posted By randyf
 Posted: Sep 4, 2024 03:46
 Subject: Re: Updating item IDs
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randyf (448)

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In Catalog, qwertyboy writes:
  Fairly regularly items in the catalog get a new ID. Sometimes, the item can still
be located when searching for the old ID, but often searching for the old ID
doesn't pull up the item anymore. This is a nuisance when searching back
in old orders (especially older than 6 months). An example is the recently changed
item 80547bpb01. This was changed to
 
Part No: 2358pb04  Name: Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
* 
2358pb04 Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
Parts: Baseplate, Road
When you pull up the change log, it shows the old ID. Is there a way to search
for these "old" item IDs?


80547pb01 is listed as the alternate item number for the part, so it can be searched
for like any other item number.

Cheers,
Randy
 Author: Stellar View Messages Posted By Stellar
 Posted: Sep 4, 2024 06:48
 Subject: Re: Updating item IDs
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Stellar (4118)

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In Catalog, qwertyboy writes:
  Fairly regularly items in the catalog get a new ID. Sometimes, the item can still
be located when searching for the old ID, but often searching for the old ID
doesn't pull up the item anymore. This is a nuisance when searching back
in old orders (especially older than 6 months). An example is the recently changed
item 80547bpb01. This was changed to
 
Part No: 2358pb04  Name: Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
* 
2358pb04 Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
Parts: Baseplate, Road
When you pull up the change log, it shows the old ID. Is there a way to search
for these "old" item IDs?

Niek.

Seems you where searching with and extra b after the number.

You can also use Ctrl+F in this page:

https://www.bricklink.com/btchglog.asp
 Author: Turez View Messages Posted By Turez
 Posted: Sep 4, 2024 08:17
 Subject: Re: Updating item IDs
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Turez (47)

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In Catalog, qwertyboy writes:
  Fairly regularly items in the catalog get a new ID. Sometimes, the item can still
be located when searching for the old ID, but often searching for the old ID
doesn't pull up the item anymore. This is a nuisance when searching back
in old orders (especially older than 6 months). An example is the recently changed
item 80547bpb01. This was changed to
 
Part No: 2358pb04  Name: Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
* 
2358pb04 Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
Parts: Baseplate, Road
When you pull up the change log, it shows the old ID. Is there a way to search
for these "old" item IDs?

The catalog change log has a separate search bar where you can search for old
item numbers:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReqList.asp

(Market, Logs, Catalog Change Log)
 Author: qwertyboy View Messages Posted By qwertyboy
 Posted: Sep 4, 2024 09:18
 Subject: Re: Updating item IDs
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qwertyboy (8594)

Location:  Canada, Alberta
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In Catalog, Turez writes:
  In Catalog, qwertyboy writes:
  Fairly regularly items in the catalog get a new ID. Sometimes, the item can still
be located when searching for the old ID, but often searching for the old ID
doesn't pull up the item anymore. This is a nuisance when searching back
in old orders (especially older than 6 months). An example is the recently changed
item 80547bpb01. This was changed to
 
Part No: 2358pb04  Name: Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
* 
2358pb04 Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 7-Stud Straight with Road with Green Lines and White Sidelines Pattern
Parts: Baseplate, Road
When you pull up the change log, it shows the old ID. Is there a way to search
for these "old" item IDs?

The catalog change log has a separate search bar where you can search for old
item numbers:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReqList.asp

(Market, Logs, Catalog Change Log)

Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for. The example I gave was a
bad one. A better one would have been 2958pb014 - that one doesn't show up
in the regular part search, but does in the "log" search.

Niek.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Sep 4, 2024 09:44
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SylvainLS (52)

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In Catalog, qwertyboy writes:
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Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for. The example I gave was a
bad one. A better one would have been 2958pb014 - that one doesn't show up
in the regular part search, but does in the "log" search.

2723 can’t have 2958 as an alternate ID because 2958 was in a game of musical
chairs: 2958 became 2723 but 2745 became 2958.

Maybe Design IDs shouldn’t have been guessed or made up….