1.1. OVERVIEW
The Parts and Documents are PLM objects. They represent a product in real life.
Eg : A bicycle, a pack of cookies, a medicine, a wheel, a drawing, a 3D document, ...
Part and Document are subclasses of PLMObject. Depending on the industry you use OpenPLM for, we can define subclasses of Part and Document.
Each subclass are designated as type.
| Example 1 : |
Example 2 : |
Example 3 : |
|---|
| PLMObject |
PLMObject |
PLMObject |
| ...=> Part |
...=> Part |
...=> Document |
| ......=> Bicycle |
......=> CardboardPacking |
......=> Drawing |
| ......=> Wheel |
......=> PlasticWrap |
......=> Standard |
| ......=> Handlebar |
......=> Cake |
......=> TestData |
| ......=> Saddle |
......=> Floor |
......=> Document3D |
| ......=> ... |
......=> ... |
......=> ... |
In one subclass/type, you have several instances with a reference.
For a reference, you may have several revisions in order to trace the major modifications. They follow the a, b, c, ... sequence or 1, 2, 3, ... sequence or any other customized sequence.
Each Part and Document have a unique set of type, reference, revision.
Hint
Example : Bicycle / BI-2010 / a
Assemblies and sub-assemblies are also Parts. We can create links between an assembly and another Part. Doing that we define the assembly and, therefore, build a BOM (Bill Of Material).
We can create links between a Part and Documents. Each Document helps the Part definition/description.
Documents contain one or more electronic files.
1.2. ATTRIBUTES
Displays the ID card of the object.
You find standard attributes like name, date of creation, owner, ...
You find customized attributes depending of the company OpenPLM is implemented for (like size or weight or supplier, ...).
- If you have necessary rights, you can :
- Edit the attributes and modify them,
- Clone the current object.
Note
You can proceed some research based on each attribute.
1.3. LIFECYCLE
- Displays :
- the lifecycle of the object,
- related users and their rights.
You find the different states of the object including the current one.
These lifecycles can be customized following specifications given by
the company OpenPLM is implemented for (with 1, 2, 3 or more states).
- If you have necessary rights, you can :
- Promote or Demote the object
- Cancel the object
- Replace some signers or notified users
- Add or Remove Users for e-mail notification, i.e. he/she will receive e-mail
for each new event related to this object (revision, modification, promotion, ...).
We can implement different triggers on Promote/Demote actions
following specifications (rights checking, e-mail sending, other PLM object promotion, ...).
1.4. REVISIONS
Displays all the revisions of the object.
If the current object is the last revision, we can add a new one.
1.5. HISTORY
Displays the history of the object.
It ensures the full tracability of the object.
A RSS feed icon is shown when you are on this tab. By clicking it you can
subscribe to the feed of the object.
