catalog_find_alternatives
Find alternatives to a product
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Find published alternatives to a product named by part number or family (for example "Cisco 9300X" or "C9300X-48HX"): one class up, the same class, and one class down, same vendor first and then other vendors in the same role. Each alternative states the single dimension it was compared on, so present it as "comparable on <dimension>", not as a drop-in replacement. An ambiguous name returns the candidate families to choose from. Answers carry catalog_url (the public catalog page) and build_bom_url (Open in SKUit to build a full bill of materials; the builder requires a SKUit account).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| product | string | yes | A part number or a product family name, optionally prefixed by the vendor. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "A part number or a product family name, optionally prefixed by the vendor."
}
},
"required": [
"product"
]
}