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To gain an understanding of dBumper, it helps to know how the information is stored on your computer. dBumper operates off of 2 different databases. There is "your data" and the "master data". Both of these databases reside on your computer. "Your data" has the information that you can edit, like inventory levels, your part number and your price. The "master data" cannot be edited. This "master data" contains information that is updated from the dBumper master server. It is a "read only" database. When you view the parts in dBumper, it combines "your data" and the "master data" based on the PartsLink number.

Running dBumper for the first time

After you install dBumper, you will see the following...

Either enter your subscription key or, if you are just trying it, click the "Try it" button.

Once you get into the program, you will see the following...

If this is the first time you have used the program, you will not be able to find any bumpers until you synchronize with the master server at dBumper.com. So, the first thing you need to do is "Synchronize to dBumper".

Synchronize with dBumper Server

On the Options, click "Synchronize to dBumper." Your screen should now look like this...

Click the "Synchroize to dBumper Server" button, and in about 5 minutes, the master data will be downloaded to your computer.

At this point you have installed the program AND downloaded the data.

To find bumpers, click "Identify Bumpers" on the left hand menu and you will get the following screen.

 

To see a video of dBumper in action, click here.