SAP PLM Integration for Solid Edge

Advantages:

· CAD direct integration into SAP PLM

· Avoidance of doubled data collection and securing of continuous release and approval processes throughout the enterprise

· Continuous availability of current drawings, models and view files for other departments, e.g. process planning

· No costs for additional Product Data Management System (PDM), since it is fully assimilated into SAP

· Comfortably operating with SAP out of Solid Edge – the familiar work environment for the designing engineer

· Complete display of the Solid Edge data models in SAP PLM, e.g. assembly group variations, interpart-correlations, part-groups, mirrored parts, welded parts

Functions (overview)

· Documents, meta data,
document originals

· document-structure , Bill of Material (BOM) and material lists

· classification, modification service, search,product structur navigation

Document management (DMS):

· Automating of routine jobs like creating and updating SAP document info sets

· Full support of version control in KPRO for all Solid Edge originals

· Full integration of SAP approval and release processes

Document-structure functionality

· Generates and updates SAP document structure out of Solid Edge assembly groups

· “Check-in” and “check-out” of all originals of the assembly group

· Automatic locking of documents that are in work (other users still have reading access)

Bill of Material and parts lists

· Automated generating of material master in SAP R/3 with information from Solid Edge like weight and volume

· Linking of parts with the associated documents

· Automated deriving of BOM out of Solid Edge structures

Title block supply

Is done automatically and directly through material master, document info records, history of modification, classification and other information

Product data sheet (PDF)

Product matrix (PDF) - SAP PLM Integration for Solid Edge - 5.1.0.0