Systems and methods of supporting a product life cycle management (PLM) implementation
First Claim
1. A computerized method of supporting a product life cycle management (PLM) implementation, the computerized method comprising:
- receiving in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application an input seed file from a parts planning application (PPA), wherein the input seed file requests to interface with any one of a plurality of ERP attributes;
sending from the ERP application to the PPA an output attribute file when any one of the plurality of ERP attributes interfaces with the input seed file, and does not send the output attribute file when the input seed file does not interface, wherein the output attribute file includes the requested ERP attribute and further includes a set of characteristics of the one or more requested ERP attributes;
receiving in the PPA a set of bill of material data from a product data management (PDM) application, including a bill of material and a set of corresponding bill of material attributes for an assembly; and
integrating the output attribute file from the ERP application and the set of bill of material data from the PDM application in a configurable graphical user interface in the PPA, wherein a plurality of users have access to the configurable graphical user interface, and the access allows each of the plurality of users to edit the bill of material for the assembly in real time.
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Abstract
The systems and methods of the present application include a parts planning application (PPA) configured such that a bill of material (BOM) structure is automatically managed from a product data management (PDM) application, while supporting multiple product assemblies within a same project space and operating from a common code base. The PPA of the present application includes cross-functional attribute participation and is editable by all users simultaneously worldwide, thus eliminating the need for a dedicated project data administrator. The PPA of the present application enables daily or weekly management reviews, and attributes security managed by the functional group. The PPA of the present application fosters reduced data entry due to automated population of design structure and attributes from an existing PDM application and/or an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application. An audit trail function records and displays BOM and user-data entry changes, and utilizes a web-based application with spreadsheet-style or tabbed-style interface for ease of use.
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24 Claims
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1. A computerized method of supporting a product life cycle management (PLM) implementation, the computerized method comprising:
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receiving in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application an input seed file from a parts planning application (PPA), wherein the input seed file requests to interface with any one of a plurality of ERP attributes; sending from the ERP application to the PPA an output attribute file when any one of the plurality of ERP attributes interfaces with the input seed file, and does not send the output attribute file when the input seed file does not interface, wherein the output attribute file includes the requested ERP attribute and further includes a set of characteristics of the one or more requested ERP attributes; receiving in the PPA a set of bill of material data from a product data management (PDM) application, including a bill of material and a set of corresponding bill of material attributes for an assembly; and integrating the output attribute file from the ERP application and the set of bill of material data from the PDM application in a configurable graphical user interface in the PPA, wherein a plurality of users have access to the configurable graphical user interface, and the access allows each of the plurality of users to edit the bill of material for the assembly in real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of supporting a product life cycle management (PLM) implementation comprising:
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receiving in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application an input seed file from a parts planning application (PPA), wherein the input seed file requests to interface with any one of a plurality of ERP attributes; sending from the ERP application to the PPA an output attribute file when any one of the plurality of ERP attributes interfaces with the input seed file, and does not send the output attribute file when the input seed file does not interface, wherein the output attribute file includes the requested ERP attribute and further includes a set of characteristics of the one or more requested ERP attributes; receiving in the PPA a set of bill of material data from a product data management (PDM) application, including a bill of material and a set of corresponding bill of material attributes for an assembly; and integrating the output attribute file from the ERP application and the set of bill of material data from the PDM application in a single graphical user interface in the PPA, wherein a plurality of users have access to the configurable graphical user interface, and the access allows each of the plurality of users to edit the bill of material for the assembly in real time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a computer system for supporting a product life cycle management (PLM) implementation having a graphical user interface including a display and a selection device, a method of managing a bill of material for an assembly with a plurality of users, comprising:
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receiving at least one attribute from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application, when an input seed file from a parts planning application (PPA) interfaces with any one of a plurality of ERP attributes, wherein the output attribute file is not sent when the input seed file does not interface; receiving a set of bill of material data from a product data management (PDM) application, including a bill of material and a set of corresponding bill of material attributes for an assembly; integrating the at least one attribute from the ERP and the set of bill of material data from the PDM application in the graphical user interface in the PPA; configuring the integrated at least one attribute and the set of bill of material data in a plurality of specialized views; saving any of the plurality of specialized views; modifying the set of bill of material data, wherein a plurality of users have access to the plurality of specialized views, and the access allows each of the plurality of users to modify the bill of material of the assembly in real time; and making a record when the set of bill of material data is modified. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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