.. openPLM documentation master file

Welcome to OpenPLM's documentation!
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OpenPLM_ is a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.
It is free and license under the GNU Public License v3.

.. _OpenPLM: http://wiki.openplm.org/

PLM?
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In a nutshell, it's a software that helps people who work on product development
i.e. Doctors, Engineers, Technicians… managing their technical data
like CAD files, ECAD files, source codes but also Ms Office/OpenOffice/LibreOffice/GoogleDoc files.

It's a common vault where all data are stored in a single copy.
It makes them easy to find and accessible from remote locations.

It's a system which also describes the product structures (or BOM) and their changes over time.

That way, it ensures full traceability of the product and
associated data from first marketing sketches to production and maintenance stages.

I want to know more
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If you are a user, click :doc:`here </user/index>`.

If you are an administrator, click :doc:`here </admin/index>`.

If you are a developer and you love Python, click :doc:`here </devel/index>`.


Table of contents:
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.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :numbered:   

    resources
    glossary
    whatsnew-2.1
    user/index
    admin/index
    devel/index
    specs/index
    license
    changes


Indices and tables
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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`