Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Use
This generic business function provides you with the following functions:
Cross Application (CA)
CAD integration: CAD desktop
Document management: Document search on the Web (Documents@web)
Portal Content
Project Self-Service
Quality inspector and maintenance technician
Logistics
Integrated Product and Process Engineering (iPPE)
Variant configuration
IPC Configurator (Internet Pricing and Configurator)
Modeling environment
Quality Management
Quality planning (for example, QM input processing)
Quality inspection (for example, copying inspection results to an inspection lot)
Plant Maintenance
Work clearance management
Functional enhancements, for example, in the following areas:
List editing
Fleet management
Equipment dismantling/installation with goods movement
Change of equipment history
Configuration control
Reference measuring points
Interface for procurement via catalogs (OCI - Open Catalog Interface)
Reporting
Work packaging and sequencing (task list hierarchy)
Simple order view for maintenance and service orders
Project System
Material: Project-Oriented Procurement
Revenues and result: Enhancements in the resource-related billing document
Progress: Progress Tracking
Environment, Health and Safety
Product Lifecycle Management
Product and Process Modeling: Product data replication
Recipe Management
Product Designer
This business function uses the following BC sets:
Technical Name |
Explanation |
EA-PLM-AKH |
Extends the application component hierarchy to include entries for Product Lifecycle Management |
EA-PLM-IMG |
Extends the Implementation Guide (IMG) to include entries for Product Lifecycle Management |
EA-PLM-MENU |
Extends the SAP menu to include entries for Product Lifecycle Management |