Global Data Management with Teamcenter
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LMtec Group Profile
LMtec Group History
• LMtec GmbH founded 2014
• LMtec swiss founded 2015
• LMtec India founded 2017
• Launch LMtec Group 2017
• > 50 experts
LMtec group business partnerships
Characteristics• Process oriented end2end
• Customer value
• Industry expertise
• Solution packages
• LMprime´ solution Framework
• LMprime´ agile delivery framework
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Challenges of global data management
The daily MDM challenge todaymany sources - many formats - many rules
Product manager Teamcenter
SAP
Excel formulas& pricing rules
MDM ExpertKnowledge Base
ComplianceRegulations
Local production qualification
“I have a dream”Single source of truth – user friendly
Hi, let us plan a new article..
A brand new one or a new generation ?
Based on the latest of the omega family
Omega is sold in US and Europe, any other market planned ?
:
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Master Data to drive the NPDI Process Identify Requirements to be addressed when requesting or creating new materials
Conformitydepend on product type und target markets
US ULAsia EACEU CE
Environmental Compliancedepend on product type, usage and target markets
US RoHSAsia China RoHSEU RoHS2, REACH
Production SitesDependency of product features und production capabilitiesProduct US EU ASIAFamily 1 x x ()Family 2 x () x
Related Deliverables to be checked during NPDI Process
Milestone DeliverablesDesign Release / Manufacturing Release
COC (Certificate of Conformity)
Environmental ComplianceManufacturer Declaration
Production Process Approvals Production Sites
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Global Process Flow – Article Request - NPDIDevelopmentProduct ManagementManufacturingLocal Sales / Marketing
• NPDI End2End Process
• Process Flow driven by Article Classification
• Product Development driven by local market requirements
• Product manufacturing driven by global “Design anywhere, build anywhere”
Request
Request
Global Data Governance
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Request
Article Request – Process & Capabilities
Article Request
Review & sign- off
Create Material
& transfer to ERP
Inform requestor
• Automated sign-off assignment• Product uniqueness check
• Data consistency check• Uniqueness
check
• Mail to requestor including new material web link
• Assign ERP material templates
• article material creation
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Global Process Flow – Article Request - NPDI
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Global data management – key enablers
• Enhanced configurable data validation capabilities
• Client Integration (TC RAC, TC AW)CNO Validation Framework
• Secure Data collaboration
• Business processes supported by global workflows
• Global Architecture
• Active Workspace - innovative interface for Teamcenter
• Predefined material data management processes including capabilities
• Capabilities addressed by preconfigured software features
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CNO Validation Framework
What is the Validation Framework?• Solution for data validation and consistency checks in Teamcenter
• Rule based checks via configuration files
• Consistent data validation in all PLM processes
• Option for Pre-checks with readable error messages and corresponding work instructions
• Deep integration in the Teamcenter data model and applications
How can you use it?• During object or assembly creation
• Ad-Hoc in any Teamcenter application
• Release process or other workflow operations
• Analysis of existing data in the PLM-System
• Cyclic checking of data in Teamcenter via reporting
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CNO Validation Framework
User Story: Create a new Producto Search to avoid duplicates
o Fill a lot of required attributes
o Check dependencies to other product lines
o Trigger the process for other departments
o …
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CNO Validation Framework
Simplified Object Creationo Prevent inconsistent data in the creation process
o Easy integration in any Teamcenter application or process
ex. Active Workspace Client or Change Management process
o Avoid invalid data with a deeply integrated check conditions in the data model
Check for duplicates during object creation with user hints
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CNO Validation Framework
Demo:Product Creation with input validation
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CNO Validation Framework
User Story: Release an Assembly for manufacturingo Check multiple bill of materials (e-bom, m-bom)
o Control for all required document and certificates
o Avoid the use of obsolete materials
o All technical documents are up-to-date
o Correct descriptions in ab sub components
o …
Attributes for furtherprocesses are not filled
0 Byte PDF documentation
Missing description
Mismatch of release status
Drawing is not complete
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CNO Validation Framework
Ad-Hoc Validationo Pre-Validation before starting the release process
o Validation in any processing step
o Direct integration of quality standard information in the TC user interface
o Optional post processing based on the result of the verification
Sample: Rich Client
Demo: Assembly validationo Check a complete bill of material (all levels )
o Checks dependent attributes or related objects o Check properties of sub components
Sample: AWC
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CNO Validation Framework
Simplify an existing Design ReleaseWorkflow Check (original): Validation Framework:
Additional Pre-Validationo Assembly component
check o Change and material
descriptionso Category, …
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CNO Validation Framework
Demo:Simplified Design Release Process
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CNO Validation Framework
Solution: Validation with workflow start
Call the Design Release workflow upon successful
verification
Benefit: o Users get a simple overview of all validation steps before the part is sent to a workflow. o Direct correction capability by accessing the referenced objects via user interface.
Transfer of all workflow checks to pre-validation
Simplified workflow, with additional checking of all
conditions in the start task
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CNO Validation Framework
Workflow Validationo Integration of check rules in any workflow
o Extend existing workflows with validation functionality
o Validate assemblies and any related object in Teamcenter
Sample: Validation during a Release Process
Transfer to ERP Systemo Check all required attributes for a SAP
Transfero Notify owning user about missing
information
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CNO Validation Framework
Data analysis to improve the data qualityo Reports on the base of simple defined check conditions
o Validation on all existing data in you PLM-System
o Validation of newly migrated data
o Query-Engine for a direct integration in Reporting-Services
o Clean-up feature for data correction
Sample: Batch Validation (Report)
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Oliver Yalcintepe
Head of DevelopmentCAD ’N ORG GmbH
Peter Wassmer
Managing PartnerLMtec GmbH