Sorry I should have been more elaborate.
We have in total 22 colors which we offer. Currently the new assembly we create using two different parts of the same color will be coded as xxx1yy-98 (if both part are white). But it becomes complex when one part is white and other grey or blue or...
I work for an industrial firm and we have a multitude of finishes for our products. We identify the finishes by a 2 digit suffix.
E.g. xxxyyy-98 (White) or xxxyyy-99(Grey)
We have recently gotten a technology in which we can 'combine' the two parts to form an assembly with a unique part...