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If the two suppliers' parts remain interchangeable, they share one number. If they do not, they are two numbers.",{"@type":49,"name":55,"acceptedAnswer":56},"Can old part numbers simply be deleted during cleanup?",{"@type":52,"text":57},"Do not delete it. Deactivate it. Posted documents, inspection records and the trace all carry the original number. Record the map, the time and the operator. New transactions cannot select it. Old documents still open on the original number.",{"@type":49,"name":59,"acceptedAnswer":60},"Can the system merge duplicate codes automatically?",{"@type":52,"text":61},"The system can only list numbers that may be duplicates, using the unique key. Whether they may be merged depends on interchangeability, decided by engineering and quality. The system does not make that call.",{"@type":49,"name":63,"acceptedAnswer":64},"Can the coding rules still be changed once set?",{"@type":52,"text":65},"The rules can gain digits and can be tightened. Numbers already issued stay as they are. Old numbers remain recognizable at their original length. The number on a shipped lot is traceability evidence. Do not renumber it to suit a rule change.",{"@type":49,"name":67,"acceptedAnswer":68},"Can part number requests be managed in Excel to start with?",{"@type":52,"text":69},"Yes, if the plant has exactly one sheet, and the request is checked against the unique key when it is raised. One sheet in purchasing and another in the warehouse is how these two resistors got two numbers. When more departments are involved, move it into a workflow that keeps the approval trail.","\u003Carticle class=\"insight-article\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"insight-container\">\n      \u003Cnav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n        \u003Ca href=\"\u002F\">Home\u003C\u002Fa>\n        \u003Cspan class=\"breadcrumb-sep\">\u002F\u003C\u002Fspan>\n        \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\">Insights\u003C\u002Fa>\n        \u003Cspan class=\"breadcrumb-sep\">\u002F\u003C\u002Fspan>\n        \u003Cspan>Platform & Foundation\u003C\u002Fspan>\n      \u003C\u002Fnav>\n\n      \u003Cheader class=\"insight-hero\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"insight-tags\">\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">Material coding\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">One item, one code\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">Master Data\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n        \u003Ch1>When Material Codes Are a Mess, Everything Downstream Is: How to Define Your Coding Rules\u003C\u002Fh1>\n        \u003Cp class=\"insight-lede\">One 0402, 1kΩ chip resistor sits on the books under two part numbers. When a part number is not unique, inventory, purchasing, traceability and reports each keep their own figure, and the figures do not agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"insight-meta\">\n          \u003Cspan>Updated 2026-10-31\u003C\u002Fspan>\n          \u003Cspan class=\"dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u003C\u002Fspan>\n          \u003Cspan>~10 min read\u003C\u002Fspan>\n          \u003Cspan class=\"dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u003C\u002Fspan>\n          \u003Cspan>Manufacturing digitalization · Platform & Foundation\u003C\u002Fspan>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003C\u002Fheader>\n      \u003Csection class=\"insight-takeaways\">\n        \u003Ch2>What you'll take away\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cul>\u003Cli>A part number answers only this: is it the same interchangeable item?\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Supplier, customer, year, lot and location do not go into the part number\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>If material, finish or the drawing changes so the parts are no longer interchangeable, issue a new number\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Freeze new duplicates first, then deactivate the old number; posted documents keep their number\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Engineering or process engineering decides interchangeability; the master-data administrator issues the number\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n      \u003C\u002Fsection>\n\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"insight-layout\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"insight-body\">\n\u003Ch2 id=\"同一个物料-两个仓库两个名字\">One material, two names in two warehouses\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>On count day the warehouse clerk brought IT two slips. The 0402, 1kΩ chip resistor had two part numbers: one created three years ago, one added two years ago when the supplier changed. The parts sat in two locations, and only the sum of the two numbers matched the quantity on hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purchasing ordered against the model number in the supplier catalog. Receiving booked the number the clerk remembered. The same lot was sometimes A and sometimes B. A customer complaint that asked which parts were used could trace only half. The other half sat on the number nobody remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody had stated which change still meant this resistor and which change required another number. Without that rule, purchasing, the warehouse and engineering each created numbers from the paper in front of them. That is where the second number came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"这颗电阻后面坏在哪\">Where this resistor goes wrong next\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Each number looks right on its own. Inventory matches the shelf only when the two numbers are added; either number alone still looks reconciled. Purchasing cannot compare the two suppliers' prices on one number, so a price gap is read as a supplier difference. Traceability breaks at the part number: the missing half raises no error, it simply cannot be found. The report counts one resistor as two, so days of supply, obsolete stock and purchasing concentration stay high. The dashboard does not alarm, because the figure is too big, not wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reverse is worse: one number covers two parts that cannot replace each other. Stock looks sufficient, the wrong part is issued to the line, and the error reaches finished goods and shows up at the customer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"料号只回答一件事\">A part number answers one question\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A part number answers only whether this is the same interchangeable item. Two resistors with the same package, value and tolerance, which can be swapped on the board without changing assembly or inspection, are one number. Changing supplier is not, by itself, a reason to create a second number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does not belong in the part number are relationships and states that change: supplier, customer, project, year, price, quantity on hand, location, lot. Put them in the number and every change retires a number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front of the number can carry a major and a mid category, so a person can see raw material, semi-finished or finished, and roughly which family. The rest is a serial. The serial means nothing except that it does not repeat. Leave four or five digits. Three digits start forcing an exception or a renumber after a few hundred codes. Add a check digit only when people often copy the number by hand and also scan it. Not every plant needs one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawing and revision, specification, material, finish, unit of measure, pack, whether inspection is required, substitutes and sources belong in fields. A field says what this number is now. It does not decide whether a new number is required: once the old and new parts are not interchangeable, issue a new number instead of writing the new attribute onto the old one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"什么时候必须新建料号\">When a new part number is mandatory\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>What you actually decide, day to day, is the next change. If the parts remain interchangeable, keep the number. If they do not, issue a new one. The table follows that test, not the mere fact that something changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-scroll\">\u003Ctable>\u003Cthead>\u003Ctr>\u003Cth>What changed\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>Part number\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>Where it is recorded\u003C\u002Fth>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Fthead>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>New supplier, parts still interchangeable\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>No new number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Add it to the source list\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>The two suppliers' parts are not interchangeable\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>New number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Process or approval status differs\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Only the pack conversion changed\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>No new number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Use a unit conversion\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>The two packs are stocked separately\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Its own number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Manage it as a pack variant\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Drawing revision, still interchangeable\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>No new number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Revision and effective date\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Drawing revision, no longer interchangeable\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>New number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Assembly or inspection has changed\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Material or finish changed\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Usually a new number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>It affects performance or inspection\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>The customer specified their own part number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>No new number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Keep a customer-part cross-reference\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>Switching supplier for the same grade leaves the resistor the same resistor: do not create a number, add the supplier to the source list. Changing plain cold-rolled steel to galvanized changes the inspection, so a new number is required. Where automotive or medical rules require the manufacturing source to be distinguished, keep one internal part number and control it on the approved-supplier list. Do not build the supplier into the number. Record who decided, which drawing or change order they used, and the effective date. A decision nobody can explain six months later was never made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Material and finish are recorded in fields, and they are also common reasons to issue a new number. The field describes the number as it is now. When the old and new parts can no longer replace each other, issue a new number. Do not write galvanized onto the old cold-rolled number. Many systems store only the part number on a historical document and read the current material master when the document is opened. Change the field, and the old document shows today's material. If you need the material as it was, write it on the document at posting, or keep a change record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"先堵住新增-再收旧号\">Block new duplicates, then retire the old numbers\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Put a few hundred duplicates on the table first and nobody will decide. Leave the front door open and a third number appears after the cleanup. Close this pair of resistors in this order:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\u003Cli>Put duplicate checking on the request page first. A later request for this resistor, by the same specification, must hit the existing number and must not create a new one.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Set the unique key by category. This resistor uses package, value and tolerance, not a machining drawing number. Machined parts more often use drawing, specification, material and finish. Do not force one key on the whole plant.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Engineering and quality review the candidate list. The system only points at numbers that may be duplicates. It does not decide for them.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Keep one number. Prefer the one already written into a BOM. If both are, or neither is, keep the one used more widely. If that still does not separate them, keep the one created earlier.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Deactivate the other number. Do not delete it. Record the map to the surviving number, the effective time and the operator. Point open BOMs and purchasing lists at the surviving number. Posted documents keep the number they were posted with, so the complaint lot still opens on the number used that day.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>A deactivated number cannot be selected on a new purchase, receipt or issue.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>When one number is actually two different things, reverse the order: separate the physical stock and the in-transit quantity first, and only then split BOM and document references, again with a map. If you cannot separate the physical parts, do not split the number in the system yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"四个码不要混用\">Do not mix up the four codes\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A part number answers what it is: one interchangeable item, one number, issued by the master-data administrator after approval. A lot number answers which lot, created at receipt or labor reporting. A serial number answers which piece, created when the item is serialized. A location code answers where it sits, set by the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Write the lot into the part number and every lot adds a number. Write the location into the part number and every move requires a new number. If a code changes because the place or the lot changed, it is not a part number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"谁有权说这是新物料\">Who is allowed to say this is a new material\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The second number was created by whoever was busy when the supplier changed. Purchasing and the warehouse use the number. They do not decide whether it is a new material. That decision belongs to engineering or process engineering: they produce the drawing or the change order and write the conclusion and the effective date. The master-data administrator issues the number after approval, and records the time and the map when deactivating it. The system checks for duplicates at request time and, on a hit, shows the existing number. IT keeps the duplicate check and the permissions working. IT does not rule on the specification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plant has one request entry. A number that has not been approved cannot be referenced by a purchase order, a receipt or a BOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In JEDP the material master is a form, and attributes are fields. Creation and deactivation go through a workflow. A duplicate hit shows the existing number. After deactivation the old number remains on historical documents, and new receipts and issues cannot select it. The map, the deactivation time and the operator are stored on the same transaction. Configure this with forms, workflow and permissions. Do not build a separate coding program.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"回到盘点那天\">Back to count day\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Accept against those two slips, not against the policy document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\u003Cli>Request by package, value and tolerance. The request hits the existing part number and cannot produce a second one.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Adding one more supplier whose parts remain interchangeable does not change the number. A change that breaks interchangeability, such as plain cold-rolled steel to galvanized, requires a new number. Do not overwrite the material field on the old number.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Open the receipt for the complaint lot. The part number is still the one used that day. If the material at that time must remain visible, it is on the document or in the change record, not only on today's material master.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Look up the deactivated number. The map, the deactivation time and the operator are visible, and new purchasing and issue cannot select it.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Until the request is approved, no document can reference it.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Groups that are not yet merged can be exported, with the actual numbers listed. This pair should appear on that list until it is closed.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>Do not merge numbers at scale while three things are still open. If drawings and BOMs are still changing, a number merged today will split tomorrow. If nobody owns issuance, the next purchase order will create a third number. The number on a shipped lot is traceability evidence. Renumbering all history at once costs more than it saves. Freeze new duplicates first, then close category by category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this pair is closed, the two count slips become one quantity. Purchasing compares price on the surviving number, the complaint lot still opens on the number used at the time, and the report no longer needs someone to add the two resistors back together by hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Form engine: model, fields and page generation\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Process engine: one rule set for approval and business flow\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Organization engine: people-centric organization master data\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Permission engine: row- and field-level authorization\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Choosing a digital foundation: set the yardstick with these 8 questions before talking price\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Traceability cannot stop at lot ID—three gates from lot-level to station-level\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Why does the nearest pallet always ship? FIFO needs hard blocks, not wall posters\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Implementation pitfalls & cycle-definition checklist\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n        \u003Caside class=\"insight-toc\" aria-label=\"On this page\">\n          \u003Ch2>Contents\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Ca class=\"h2\" href=\"#同一个物料-两个仓库两个名字\">One material, two names in two warehouses\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca class=\"h2\" href=\"#这颗电阻后面坏在哪\">Where this resistor goes wrong next\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca class=\"h2\" href=\"#料号只回答一件事\">A part number answers one question\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca class=\"h2\" href=\"#什么时候必须新建料号\">When a new part number is mandatory\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca class=\"h2\" href=\"#先堵住新增-再收旧号\">Block new duplicates, then retire the old numbers\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca class=\"h2\" href=\"#四个码不要混用\">Do not mix up the four codes\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca class=\"h2\" href=\"#谁有权说这是新物料\">Who is allowed to say this is a new material\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca class=\"h2\" href=\"#回到盘点那天\">Back to count day\u003C\u002Fa>\n        \u003C\u002Faside>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"insight-cta\">\n        \u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Want to apply this in your plant?\u003C\u002Fstrong>Resources has matching self-assessments and templates—or book a live demo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"insight-cta-actions\">\n          \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fresources?from=code#selftest\" class=\"btn btn-outline\">Self-assessment in Resources\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fcases#case-platform\" class=\"btn btn-outline\">Platform acceptance case\u003C\u002Fa>\n          \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fcontact?from=code\" class=\"btn\">Get a demo\u003C\u002Fa>\n        \u003C!-- next-step:BEGIN -->\u003Ca class=\"btn\" href=\"\u002Fengines\">Product solution: \u003Cspan>Platform\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"\u002Fres\u002Fresources\u002Fkits\u002F06-wms-multi-warehouse-fifo.html\">Matching resource kit: \u003Cspan>Multi-warehouse book-to-physical reconciliation + FIFO execution checklist\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C!-- next-step:END -->\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003Csection class=\"insight-faq\" id=\"faq\">\n        \u003Ch2>FAQ\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cp class=\"insight-faq-sub\">Quick answers on this topic—still stuck?\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fcontact?from=code\">Contact\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"faq-list\">\n        \u003Cdetails class=\"faq-item\" open>\n          \u003Csummary>Should a part number carry supplier or customer?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\n          \u003Cp>No. Supplier and customer part numbers live on the source list and the cross-reference. If the two suppliers' parts remain interchangeable, they share one number. If they do not, they are two numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdetails>\n        \u003Cdetails class=\"faq-item\">\n          \u003Csummary>Can old part numbers simply be deleted during cleanup?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\n          \u003Cp>Do not delete it. Deactivate it. Posted documents, inspection records and the trace all carry the original number. Record the map, the time and the operator. New transactions cannot select it. Old documents still open on the original number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdetails>\n        \u003Cdetails class=\"faq-item\">\n          \u003Csummary>Can the system merge duplicate codes automatically?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\n          \u003Cp>The system can only list numbers that may be duplicates, using the unique key. Whether they may be merged depends on interchangeability, decided by engineering and quality. The system does not make that call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdetails>\n        \u003Cdetails class=\"faq-item\">\n          \u003Csummary>Can the coding rules still be changed once set?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\n          \u003Cp>The rules can gain digits and can be tightened. Numbers already issued stay as they are. Old numbers remain recognizable at their original length. The number on a shipped lot is traceability evidence. Do not renumber it to suit a rule change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdetails>\n        \u003Cdetails class=\"faq-item\">\n          \u003Csummary>Can part number requests be managed in Excel to start with?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\n          \u003Cp>Yes, if the plant has exactly one sheet, and the request is checked against the unique key when it is raised. One sheet in purchasing and another in the warehouse is how these two resistors got two numbers. When more departments are involved, move it into a workflow that keeps the approval trail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdetails>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003C\u002Fsection>\n      \u003Csection class=\"insight-related\">\n        \u003Ch2>Related reading\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"insight-related-grid\">\n          \u003Carticle class=\"r-card\">\n            \u003Cdiv class=\"r-tags\">\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">Digital foundation\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">Platform selection\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n            \u003Ch3>Choosing a digital foundation: set the yardstick with these 8 questions before talking price\u003C\u002Fh3>\n            \u003Cp>When the manufacturing industry chooses a digital foundation, first set the benchmark before discussing the price. Use 8 questions that can be verified on the spot to cover modeling limits, process engine, data ownership, secondary development boundaries, multi-organization multi-tenant, internationalization, implementer capabilities, and exit costs, and provide a scoring sheet that can be used directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n            \u003Cdiv class=\"r-meta\">2026-08-13 · ~9 min\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003C\u002Farticle>\n          \u003Carticle class=\"r-card\">\n            \u003Cdiv class=\"r-tags\">\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">MES · Manufacturing\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">Trace back\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n            \u003Ch3>Traceability cannot stop at lot ID—three gates from lot-level to station-level\u003C\u002Fh3>\n            \u003Cp>Traceability depth is not an issue of the system function list, but a problem of collection points and document specifications. Starting from the time-limited review backtracking, it breaks down material batching, human-machine binding, time window and shipment mapping, as well as the acceptance method of completing forward and backward checks in one chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n            \u003Cdiv class=\"r-meta\">2026-07-09 · ~10 min\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003C\u002Farticle>\n          \u003Carticle class=\"r-card\">\n            \u003Cdiv class=\"r-tags\">\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">WMS · Warehouse\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan class=\"r-tag\">FIFO\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n            \u003Ch3>Why does the nearest pallet always ship? FIFO needs hard blocks, not wall posters\u003C\u002Fh3>\n            \u003Cp>FIFO failures are usually not because the warehouse is being uncooperative, but because the recommendations can be easily bypassed. They are designed with three levels of enforcement: reminders, verification, and locking, and exceptions require authorization and review; inventory checks and batch separation are prerequisites, and they are linked to wave picking and batch\u002FSN traceability in the same chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n            \u003Cdiv class=\"r-meta\">2026-04-23 · ~9 min\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003C\u002Farticle>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003C\u002Fsection>\n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Farticle>",1793937990866]