PLM - Product Lifecycle

A short summary of SODOO PLM: revision, life cycle, documents and CAD, bills of materials, ECR → ECO; details in the PLM Training.

SODOO PLM keeps one true version of every part: engineering code, revision (0, 1, 2…), life-cycle state, documents and CAD files, bills of materials and the record of every change. It shares the database with the ERP; production, purchasing and sales always work from the released revision. For the step-by-step explanation with screenshots go to the PLM Training.

Life cycle

The life cycle of a partDraftdesign openConfirmedawaiting releaseReleasedvalid · lockedUnder Modifynew rev. in workObsoletednot for new workConfirm Componentintegration userRelease Componentrelease userECO: Starta new revision is made,this one waitsECO: Applywhen the new revision isreleased: automaticCorrect Component (back to draft)ECO line: Make obsolete (replaced by a new code)Confirming or releasing an assembly moves its children and documents in the same state with it.
The state machine. The colours are the ones the PLM lists draw; each arrow carries the button's name on the screen and the right it needs.

Details: Lesson 3 · The life cycle.

What there is

TopicIn the systemLesson
RevisionThe code never changes, the revision goes 0, 1, 2…; a released revision is never edited.Lesson 2
Documents and CADSTEP, DXF, PDF, IGES… linked to the part; check-out/check-in; STEP and DXF in the PLM 3D viewer, IGES/BREP/DWG in the CAD Viewer; the CAD client covers SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, AutoCAD/DraftSight, ThinkDesign, FreeCAD.Lesson 4
Bills of materialsEngineering, normal and spare BoMs; where-used; BoM comparison; baselines.Lesson 5
ChangeChange request (ECR) → impact analysis → decision → change order (ECO) → release; date, serial or lot effectivity.Lesson 6
PermissionsFour PLM levels, a separate release right, access nodes.Lesson 7
CoworkAnswers to PLM questions from live data; data changes through an approval card.Lesson 8