VCdbViewer

Browse and analyze Auto Care vehicle configuration data (VCdb, PCdb, PAdb) with a specialized desktop viewer designed for ACES data professionals.

A free version is available with no time limit or personal information required.

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A paid version adds advanced analysis features for power users.

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VCdbViewer

Benefits To Your Company

Quickly look up vehicle configurations when mapping catalog data to ACES

View all vehicle attribute groupings with a single query

Compare vehicle attributes across multiple model years (Prof. Ed.)

Find all vehicles sharing specific attributes with "Where Used" analysis (Prof. Ed.)

Explore legacy migration tables linking old AAIA 7-digit codes to modern VCdb configurations

Export attribute data and analysis results to Excel (Prof. Ed.)

VCdbViewer

Product Features

Browse VCdb by vehicle type group, make, model, and year

Filter vehicles by region (US, Mexico, Canada)

View attributes across 7 categories: Body/Drive, Bed/Wheelbase, Brake, Engine, Steering/Suspension, Transmission, and Legacy

Hover over any attribute value to see its underlying database ID for ACES xml mapping

Multi-year attribute comparison grid showing specs across all years for a model (Prof. Ed.)

"Where Used" analysis — find all vehicles sharing a specific attribute value (Prof. Ed.)

Export Where Used results and attribute data to Excel (Prof. Ed.)

Browse PCdb part terminologies, categories, and positions (Prof. Ed.)

Browse PAdb part attributes with metadata, valid values, and units of measure (Prof. Ed.)

Supports both legacy .mdb and modern .accdb database formats

Automatic schema version detection (VCdb 1.x/2.0, PCdb 1.x/2.0, PAdb 4.x/5.0)

Legacy tab shows master/detail relationship between old AAIA IDs and new VCdb configurations

Remembers last-opened database between sessions

Automatic update checking with configurable preferences

VCdbViewer

Feature Matrix

The Free Version has no time limit and needs no personal information.

Feature	Free	Professional
Browse VCdb by vehicle type, make, model and year	Included	Included
Filter vehicles by region (US, Mexico, Canada)	Included	Included
Single Year view: Body, Brake, Engine, Steering/Suspension, Transmission and Legacy attributes	Included	Included
Hover over an attribute value to see its VCdb ID for ACES mapping	Included	Included
Legacy tab: old AAIA 7-digit codes linked to current VCdb configurations	Included	Included
VCdb 1.x/2.0 files in .mdb and .accdb format	Included	Included
All Years view: compare an attribute across every year of a model	Not included	Included
Where Used analysis: find every vehicle that shares an attribute value	Not included	Included
Export Where Used results to Excel	Not included	Included
Browse PCdb part terminologies, categories and positions	Not included	Included
Browse PAdb part attributes, valid values and units of measure	Not included	Included
Export PAdb attributes to Excel	Not included	Included

VCdbViewer

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Benefits To Your Company

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