SAP PLM Integration for AutoCAD

Overview Presentation

Application Solution Management

June 2008

Agenda

1. Overview
2. Functionality
3. Configuration

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SAP PLM Application Map

Product and project

portfolio management

Product
Development

Project Planning

Development
Prototyping and
Collaboration and Production RampStrategic Sourcing
up

Life-cycle data
management

Document
Management

Corporate services

Audit Management

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Time and Resource

Management

Project Execution

Hand-over to
Sales, Service &
Maintenance

Quality
Engineering and
Improvement

Product Master &

Specification and
Service & Maintenance
Structure Management Recipe Management Structure Management

Hazardous Tracking /
Product Stewardship

Dangerous Goods / Waste

Management

Strategic Portfolio
Management

Product Costing

Change and
Configuration
Management

Workers Health and Safety

SAP NetWeaver

Life-cycle process
support

Idea Management and

Concept Development

General Value Proposition

Decrease developing costs

Streamlined developing processes

No CAD-centric PDM-System required

CAD-vendor independent PLM System

Product information available early and company wide

Sold through SAP

Maintenance & Service by SAP

Open interfaces of enhancements

CAD Integration as product release independent against CAD and PLM System

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Technical Value Proposition

No redundant data, no synchronization necessary

Robust and secure infrastructure (KPRO, Backups etc.)

Usage of additional SAP PLM features:

Workflow

Engineering Change Management

Role based user authorization

Classification

EAI-Viewer

Full integration in ERP/SCM/SRM

BOM management

Automated Title Block Management

Multi-CAD Viewing - independent of CAD vendor

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Investment Costs
Investments Team Data Manager

Amount
Design
Engineers

CAD
License

CAD
TDM

TDM
Licence

TDM
SAP

SAP
License

CAD
SAP

SAP
License

Investments SAP PLM

Amount
Design
Engineers

Interface

Systems

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CAD
License

Global Integration Strategy

These are the corner stones of the global integration strategy of SAP PLM Integrations

Integration in
SAP PLM

Integration in ERP,
SCM, SRM

Integration in
SAP Role Concept

Integration in
SAP authorization concept

Part of SAPs
release strategy

Global 24x7 SAP Service

Sold and maintained

through SAP

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SAP PLM
SAP PLM functionalities are ideally supported through SAP PLM Integrations:

Engineering Change
Management

Document Management
System
Collaborative
Engineering

Bill of Material

Project Management

Classification

Workflow Management

Material Management

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Project
Management

Engineering
Changes
Visualization

Collaborative
Engineering

Material Master
Management
Document
Management
Classification
Management

BOM
Management

Workflow
Management

SAP PLM

Visualization in
Viewing Formats

CAD

Knowledge
Management

Available MCAD Solutions

CAD-Integrations supported directly by SAP

Solution is sold through SAP

Developed in a Partnership with one preferred partner

Integrations to other CAD Systems are available from Partners

Developed by Partner based on the Complementary Software Program

Integration is certified by SAP

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SAP PLM Integration for AutoCAD

SAP PLM Integration for AutoCAD

SAP PLM
Integration realized
by:
Key features:
Online
Synchron
bidirectional

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Summary

Process Costs

Deep Integration into Logistics, Controlling, and

Maintenance

Investment Security

Process Quality

Data consistency avoids redunancies

Optimization through logic integration

Process Time

Fast access to complete information

Shortened Time-to-Market Process

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Thank you!

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