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Table of Content
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Introduction
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Other
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Prerequisites
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Abbreviations
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Symbols
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PLM Glossary
Introduction
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Introduction
When working with ProNovia SAP PLM products, projects and solutions certain basic terms as well as
technical terms are often used. In order to have a better understanding on all sides, the most important terms
are explained in this document.
This document/glossary includes the following topics: Fundamental and technical terms relevant for ProNovia
SAP PLM products, projects and solutions.
1.1
Other Documents
All relevant and available documents are found in the ProNovia Support Center: http://support.pronovia.ch.
1.2
Prerequisites
1.3
Abbreviations
1.4
Symbols in this Document
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Term
Origin
Description
ABAP
SAP
Advanced Business Application Programming.
ABAP is a programming language for product SAP. Except for the Kernel
the complete SAP System is based on ABAP. The ABAP programming is
supported by a development workbench.
AddIn
PN
Application specific MSO program code, which is responsible for the
automatic data filling of documents with data from SAP. A file for the
automatic data filling will provide all required control information.
ADM
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM product:
ProNovia SAP PLM Administrator.
Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader, former Acrobat Reader, is a computer program from the
company „Adobe“ to view PDF-documents, therefor it is a file viewer. It can
be downloaded free of charge form the internet.
Application (PC-)
SAP
Application on a local work station (PC), from which the documents are
edited. This can be Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word or any other PCApplication.
Archive
SAP
The archive (digital archive) is a secure storage area, to which the original
files will be transferred via SAP ArchiveLink - or http–interface. The data in
the archive can not be altered. The archiving process runs on a special
archive server.
Archive
development kit
SAP
Functionality of SAP for the archiving process.
ArchiveLink
SAP
ArchiveLink is special service, integrated in to SAP to link the archived
documents with the all related application documents stored in the SAPSystem.
Archiving
SAP
The archiving of data is necessary in order to remove all mass data (master
data, such as document info record, material master record, BOM etc.) from
the data bank, which are not longer used in the SAP system, but should
still be stored for further evaluations.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It describes a code
set, based on the Latin alphabet, as used in modern English, by computers
and many other communication devices to view text.
Automatic data
filling file
PN-SDF File, written by the ProNovia SDF. This file contains the control information
for the MSO AddIns as well as the actual data for the automatic filling.
Automatic filling
PN-SDF Automatic filling adds current values from SAP to a master original in
relation to a defined status and saves it (if it has been saved before). The
user has no possibility for own inputs.
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B
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B
Term
Origin Description
Basic material
PNPRM
ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager allows setting up basic materials and
their material documents can be assigned to a KOFIMA items.
A basic material, relevant for ProNovia SAP PLM, consists of a material with
an assigned primary document. Using SAP PLM classification functions it is
possible to add characteristics to the material of basic materials.
Batch
Bill of Material
(BOM)
Amount of goods with equal properties, which is produced in a connected
production process or which has been ordered together.
SAP
BOM
BOM
Main object to map a product structures, with a material as head of the BOM
and different objects as components, e.g. materials, text, classes etc.
Bill of Material
PLM
Bill of Material: List of all components (parts) of a product or assemblies. The
list is complete for the related purpose, it has a formal set-up and lists
description, quantity and unit of all single parts.
A comprehensive PLM solution supports the following BOM types: productand requirements structures, material BOM, document BOM, equipment
BOM, functional location BOM, project BOM, client request BOM.
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C
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C
Term
Origin Description
C5C
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP PLM CATIA-V5-Conversion (Cenit)
CA interface
SAP
Cache
CAD
The CAD-Interface is a connection between the SAP system with the external
technical application. (e.g. CAD, PDM, GIS). Because the data exchange
between a technical system and a SAP system is possible in both directions,
the data between both systems will always remain consistently.
Component of the storage system. In a cache the data, which is used
frequently will be stored. Therefor the data is accessible very fast.
CAD
English: Computer Aided Design
Computer aided construction in technical, architecture and science to
describe the geometry of products. Central function in the mechanical
construction and the creation of 2D-drawings and 3D-models. CAD is part of a
computer integrated Production (CIM).
CAD integration
PLM
CAE
See also CAD Interface.
Computer Aided Engineering
This term includes all possibilities of computer support for various engineering
processes.
CAM
Computer Aided Manufacturing
This term includes all possibilities of computer support for the technical
control and surveillance of production and assembling, incl. transport and
storage in a production plant. CAM is part of a computer integrated production
(CIM).
CATIA
CAD
CATIA (Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application) is a 3DCAD-program from the French company Dassault Systèmes.
CCA
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP PLM PRM CATIA-V5 Plug-in
CGM
CAD
Computer Graphics Metafile.
CGM-Format is a hybrid raster, vector format, e.g. it is an ANSI-standard for
the exchange of graphic data between different graphic software, which is
independent of devices and platforms.
Change
management
SAP
The change management is a main logistic function, which can be used to
change certain logistic basic data as well as master data with history (e.g.
with date validity).
Change master
SAP
Master record of the SAP change management, it defines the validity of the
SAP objects, e.g. by the valid-from-date or eventually by date elements.
CHD
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product: ProNovia SAP DMS ChangeDoc
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C
Term
Origin Description
Check-in
SAP
PLM
Check-out
SAP
PLM
CIM
Process when storing a (master-)original in any storage system of the SAP
system.
Process when a user requests a copy of any existing (master-)original for
further processing. After a check-out the file will be locked for other users.
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
This is a collecting term for different activities in a company which are
supported by the computer.
Part of CIM are:
· CAD (computer aided design)
· CAP (computer aided planning)
· CAQ (computer added quality control)
· CAM (computer aided production)
· PPS (computer aided production, planning, controlling)
Class
SAP
All objects which must be classified must be registered in classes and are
described more detailed with their characteristics. These classes are built up
in the SAP class system and can be structured hierarchically by class
hierarchies in a class tree or class net.
Class group
SAP
A class group is used to group certain classes. The possible groups can be
defined in the customizing of the SAP class system. ProNovia SAP
EasyBrowse is using these class groups to assign the display type).
Class hierarchy
SAP
The SAP class system also allows hierarchic structuring of classes, in order
to search for objects in a class tree or class net.
Class system
PLM
A class system is used to describe any object with certain characteristics
and to group similar objects in classes, so they can be found more easily
later.
Client
SAP
A client is a legal and organizational participant in a SAP system. Because of
the client system several independent plants can be managed in a SAP
system.
Clone
PN
A clone process via BOM with ProNovia SAP PLM StructureControlClone
copies a (part) structure, including the objects. Each object in the structure
can be either cloned, accepted or ignored.
A clone process on material views with ProNovia SAP PLM
StructureControlClone clones views on other organizational units and if plant
views are cloned, also (part) structures are copied from one plant to another.
Configuration
PLM
Views of the product structure, dependent on different states of change or
structure functions. (BOM BASE, maintenance structure).
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Configuration
variants
PLM
Description of complex products, which are produced in many different
variants. All variants are defined with a variant product, which has a maximum
BOM, containing all components used for this product and a maximum work
schedule with a work operation for the production of this product. Certain
characteristics are given to each product variant by assigning a class.
Evaluating the characteristics, based on the knowledge of relationship, it can
be guaranteed that correct components and processes are selected from the
maxim BOM or the maximal work schedule.
ConfigurationsManagement
PLM
Functions
product or
structures
consistent
systems.
Content server
SAP
The SAP content server is the default storage system of the SAP Web
Application Servers for document focus applications and business processes
(in SAP DMS used as protected storage for originals). The SAP content server
is called from a Knowledge-Provider infrastructure and will be integrated via
HTT interface.
Conversion
Conversion server
of a configuration management include all objects, describing a
project in a certain phase of its lifecycle in a meta object e.g. in
as-designed -, as-built - and as-maintained. This leads to
and reproducible configurations, which can be distributed to other
Transformation of a file with one file format to a new file with a new file format.
Used in the PLM field to create long-time-formats like a digital paper or digital
product.
SAP
Server used for the actual conversion. All converter and communication
software is installed on this server. The SAP system communicates via a RFC
connection with the conversion server.
Cross plant material PNstatus
PRM
· The cross plant material status indicates the stand, maturity of a KOFIMA
item in its life cycle.
· The cross plant material status allows adding a maturity to a material.
· The cross plant material status is controlled by processing scenarios of the
ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager.
Customer exit
SAP
PN
Customizing
SAP
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Customer exits allow changes and enhancements of SAP or ProNovia SAP
PLM products at various predefined positions with client specific function
modules.
Settings for applications and SAP-transaction as well as ProNovia SAP PLM
products.
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Data archiving
SAP
See archiving.
Data package
PNPRM
A data package is an object of the ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager,
which is grouping the document objects. The data packages of a KOFIMAItem are used to structure objects which are necessary to describe the
materials. The grouping of the documents in a data package is mostly based
on the significance and the chronological sequence.
Date element
SAP
Additional object in the change master record, for the definition of a new validfrom-date for all SAP-Objects, which are assigned to this date element.
Digital archive
SAP
Protected storage system of SAP DMS or Archive system of SAP to store
(Master-) Originals, original documents / SAP – data.
The digital archive is integrated into in SAP via ArchiveLink. The integration of
a digital archive can be certified by SAP AG.
Digital mockup
CAD
Geometrically based, realistic computer simulation for support of development,
production and product service.
Objectives:
· Improvement of error detection concerning collisions, accessibility and
ergonomic factors
· Communication node of engineering disciplines
· Complete three-dimensional visualization of complex assembly units in real
time
· Combination of different CAD formats
Digital paper
PN
Long lasting 2D-original, derived from the master original, controlled via the
document info record, mostly in file format „PDF“ „PDF/A“ or „TIFF“, for viewing
and plotting.
Digital product
PN
Long lasting 3D-original, derived from the master original, controlled via
document info record, mostly in file format „JT“ or „XLV/A“ or „TIFF“, for viewing
and DMU (Digital mockup.
Digital signature
A digital signature has the same function as a handwritten signature in the
processing of digital data.
The digital signature guarantees, that the person signing the digital document
can be identified and his name will be registered together with the document,
date and time.
Distribution line
specific material
status
PNPRM
· The distribution line specific material status indicated the status, maturity of
the KOFIMA items, based on an organizational unit.
· The distribution line specific material status is controlled by the processing
scenarios of the ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager.
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DMS
PLM
Document Management System.
Registration and Management of all documents in a company. Besides
management functions and safety concerning the storage, also search
functions, version handling, status management and caching of contents are
important DMS functions.
DMU
PLM
See Digital mockup.
Document
PLM
Document (lat.: documentum = provides information of an official nature) is an
object which consists of one or several originals and a set of meta data (info
record).
In general a document has the following characteristics:
· Physical properties (paper, file etc.)
· Formal properties (form, layout etc.)
· Order (functional affiliation, version etc.)
· Content (reference to center etc.)
· Character (archiving, editing etc.)
· Time (time of creation, expiring date etc.)
· Creator (sender, creator, author etc.)
· User (recipient, authorized user etc.)
In the document management system SAP-DMS of SAP PLM the documents
(master-)original are managed by the document info record (meta data).
Document info
record
SAP
A document info record is the master record within the document
management system (SAP-DMS) of SAP PLM, which saves all related
document information. Whereas the document info record contains all meta
data (e.g. storage location), the original file (e.g. construction drawing)
contains the actual document information.
Document subtype
PN
The document subtype is an optional SAP PLM key, which allows grouping
the documents of the same document type additionally. The document
subtype is being used in the ProNovia environment. It defines additional
document properties and has control functions.
Document type
SAP
The document type is a central SAP PLM key, which assigns the document
info record to a certain document group. The document type defines specific
document properties and has very important SAP PLM control functions.
Document-BOM
SAP
Central object to map the document structure (e.g. part structure or WaveLink
structure of the 3D-CAD system, or a dossier structure of EasyDMS, or data
packages of the ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManagers). It includes a
document as BOM head and documents or texts as components.
DTO
SAP
Develop To Order.
Business process: „Development, Innovation based on an internal order“.
DUG
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Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
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Term
Origin Description
ProNovia SAP PLM PRM UG Plug-in
DXF
CAD
Drawing Interchange Format
This file format to exchange CAD data is specified by the company
„Autodesk“. The version number of the format is not dependent on the version
of the CAD-programs „AutoCAD“. DXF is a proprietary, but open file format.
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Term
Origin Description
EAI viewer
SAP
See ECL-Viewer
Easy DMS
SAP
SAP Easy DMS (SAP Easy Document Management) is a Windows user
interface for the SAP Document Management system SAP-DMS. Based on
the Microsoft Windows Explorer, SAP Easy DMS shows the hierarchic
structure of documents and folders directly from SAP-DMS.
ECL viewer
SAP
The ECL Viewer, also called Engineering Client Viewer or EAI Viewer is a tool
to view 2D- and 3D-graphics outside the CAD-environment.
The ECL Viewer is integrated into the SAP-environment like all normal SAP
Controls and available with SAPGui for Windows as well as PlatinGui for Java.
ECM
SAP
Engineering Change Management
Business process: „Change Management“.
EDM
PLM
Engineering Data Management.
Synonym for Product Data Management.
Equipment
SAP
ERP
Technical object from maintenance, describing an object, which has to be
maintained individually and therefor has a maintenance history. Equipment
can be mounted in a technical installation or plant section. Examples:
production materials, transport material, test equipment, production tools,
buildings, PCs etc.
Enterprise-Resource-Planning
(Production Planning and Control).
Enterprise-Resource-Planning-Systems are production planning and control
systems, which also include modules for cost accounting, financial
accounting and personnel administration.
ESB
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP EasyBrowse.
ETO
Engineer To Order.
Business Process: „Development and production of installations based on a
client order, whereas the engineering activities are a major part of the added
value.
Full text search
Full text search refers to techniques for searching text in numerous similar or
different files on a computer, a server or in the internet. Search ranges are
previously tagged with internal program or program independent index tools.
Functional location
Organizational logistic unit which organizes the company’s objects according
to functional, process orientated or spatial aspects. A functional location
stands for a place where maintenance actions are to be performed.
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Term
Origin Description
GOS
SAP
GUI
The Generic Object Services (GOS) offer functions that are available in various
SAP applications. These functions always refer to the application object in
use, for example, adding an attachment to the application object, showing
linked objects to this one, or starting a workflow from this object. These
services can be included in all applications using Business Objects.
Graphical User Interface.
Graphical user interface which allows interaction between the user and the
application with graphical elements.
History
PLM
Complete summary of all changes on all objects. Changes which have been
set back, e.g. after a rejection of a status change and a reset to the
predecessor status will not lead to a deletion of the entry in the history.
HPGL
PLM
Hewlett Packard Graphic Language.
Vector based programming language to address plotters. Also used for data
exchanged between different CAD systems.
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Term
Origin Description
IBASE
SAP
SAP-IBASE is a functionality, which is used to map the As-Built –
configuration via installations in SAP.
IGES
CAD
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification.
IGES is a producer independent Public Domain-file format, which is used as
an international standard to exchange product’s definition data between
different CAD/CAM system clients. IGES was mainly developed to transfer
geometrical data.
Inventor
IVT
Inventor is a 3D-CAD-program from company AutoDesk.
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP PLM PRM INVENTOR Plug-in
JT
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PLM
JT is a file format from company „UGS PLM Solutions“, which enables the
visualization of products, the distribution of information and the common use of
data from different PLM-solutions.
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Term
Origin Description
KOFIMA
PLM
See Configuration Management.
KOFIMA item
PLM
A KOnFIguration Management item is a node in the product structure with all
relevant data (SAP objects), which are necessary to describe the
configuration, such as material, BOM, document, Document BOM etc.
KPRO
SAP
Knowledge Provider.
The SAP knowledge provider, integrated in the SAP base is an application and
media independent infrastructure for the management of documents and
document like objects. The SAP Knowledge Provider is able to use different
physical storage medias, so-called Content-Server.
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M–N
Term
Origin Description
Master Original
PNSDF
File (document) which can be edited with its original application, e.g. MSWORD, MS-EXCEL, AutoCAD, UNIGRAPHICS, etc., managed by the
document info record, always in the file format of the original application, such
as. „DOC“ / „XLS“ / „PRT“ / etc.
Material master
SAP
Central object of a KOFIMA-Item, used as material, part or article in another
system.
The material master has a hierarchic structures and is similar to an
organizational structure of a company. Some client data are valid for all
organizational levels, some only on certain levels. The following organization
levels exist:
· Client
· Company code
· Plant
· Storage location
· Purchase organization
· Sales Organization
· Warehouse number
· Warehouse type
A client is the highest organizational level. Different company codes can be
assigned to one client. Different plants can be assigned to one company code
and one plant can have several storage locations. This way, plants with
different company codes cannot have the same number, whereas warehouse
numbers can be used multiply, as long as they are referring to different plants.
Material master
record
PNPRM
The material master record is the central element of a KOFIMA-Item.
Furthermore it’s the central element of a product structure for the
commissioning regarding purchase (order specification, order) and internal
sourcing. The material master record also illustrates the lifecycle of a
KOFIMA-Item. Therefore normally the material state is used.
Material revision
PRM
Using the material revision it is possible to describe different states of a
KOFIMA-Item over its lifecycle.
Material status
SAP
The material status indicates and describes the restriction on the availability of
any material. A material can be under development or a discontinued material.
The usage of a material can be restricted in different ways. Based on the
subsequent status the material can be blocked for certain business
transactions:
· Plant specific material status
For a default material master, this field is present on the data views of
calculation, disposition, production resources and tools, purchase, quality
management and work scheduling.
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Term
Origin Description
· Cross plant material status
For a default material master this field is present on the data view of the basic
data. It is valid for the entire client.
The material can be blocked for certain business transactions because of one
of the following status:
· Distribution line specific material status
· Cross distribution line material Status
For a default material master both fields will be present on the distribution
view: distribution organization data. The cross distribution line material status
is valid for the entire client.
Material type
SAP
The material type is a central SAP PLM key, which assigns the material
master record to a group of materials. The material type defines the properties
of a material and has very important SAP PLM control functions.
Meta data (DMS)
PLM
A Document management differentiates between master originals and
originals of a document and meta data, which are used to identify, classify
and describe a document. Meta data will be stored separately from the
(master-)original.
Meta data
(in general)
MMS
Data which are used to describe other data.
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP PLM MaterialMasterSupport
Movement data
MSC
In contrast to the master data, the movement data are changing along with a
business process. Movement data for a logistic process can be e.g. orders,
productions orders, good receipt, shipping data, Q-messages.
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia StructureControl.
MSO
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP DMS MSOfficeIntegration
MTO
Make To Order
Business process: „Production on client order“ of a product developed in an
innovation process (DTO).
NX
CAD
NX (former Unigraphics); 3D-CAD program from company UGS PLM
Solutions.
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Object
dependencies
PNPRM
ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager offers options to define and control the
dependencies between objects. This way it is possible to guarantee the
consistence of data of the data model.
Object link
SAP
Relation between document info record and SAP-objects which are described
by the document, e.g. material, change master record, PSP-element, etc.
Object
Management
Record
SAP
Relation between a change management record (eventually with a date
element) and the corresponding SAP object, e.g. material, which has been
created, changed with a change management record.
Object relevance
PNPRM
The necessity and importance of objects in a data package within a
configuration type is controlled by the object relevance. The characteristic and
importance of the relevance depends on the data package. A distinction is
made between the following:
· Primary object
· Secondary object
· Third, resp. tertiary object
Objects
PLM
Data to be managed in a PLM environment, such as norm parts, purchase
parts, spare parts, production resources and tools, work places, suppliers,
regulations etc.
OLM
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP PLM Object Lifecycle Manager.
Original
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File („document“) which can be edited with the original application, e.g. MSWORD, MS-EXCEL, UNIGRAPHICS. The file format corresponds to the
original application, e.g. „DOC“, „XLS“, „PRT“ etc., and is managed by the
document info record. See also Document.
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P
Term
Origin Description
Parasolid
CAD
Parasolid is a geometric modeling kernel originally developed by ShapeData,
now owned by Siemens PLM Software (formerly UGS Corp. „Unigraphics
Solution“), that can be licensed by other companies for use in their 3D
computer graphics software products. Parasolid is not only used for CAD
systems by Unigraphics Solutions (SolidEdge, UNIGRAPHICS), but also for
more then 60 other CAD-Systems, Finite-Elements -, Analytical-, NCPrograms of various suppliers.
Part families
PNPRM
(Part-) families are a group of materials which are partly handled together by
the ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager and presented as a complete family
by the ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager Workbench. The materials
remain single KOFIMA-Items, whereas their product life cycle has been
integrated.
PDF
Portable Document Format.
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a proprietary but open file format used to
represent documents independent of application software, hardware, and
operating systems. See also the PDF Reference Manual of Adobe Systems.
PDF allows sharing documents, including text formatting and inline images,
among computer users of disparate platforms who may not have access to
mutually-compatible application software. Based on this format various
industry standards such as PDF/A, PDF/X, PDF/E have been established.
PDF/A
PDF/A (A = Archiving) is an ISO-standardized version of the Portable
Document Format (PDF) specialized for the digital preservation of electronic
documents.
It’s a part set of PDF possibilities, especially for long-term archiving. The PDF/
A-1 norm is a part of PDF reference version 1.4 and specified under ISO
19005-1:2005. PDF/A-2 is based on PDF reference version 1.7 and ISO
19005-2:2011
A key element to this reproducibility is the requirement for PDF/A documents
to be 100% self-contained. All of the information necessary for displaying the
document in the same manner every time is embedded in the file. This
includes, but is not limited to, all content (text, raster images and vector
graphics), fonts, and color information. A PDF/A document is not permitted to
be reliant on information from external sources (e.g. font programs and
hyperlinks).
PDM
PLM
Product Data Management
A system which has been developed especially to manage product data
during the development and construction process. In general a PDM-System
manages information like geometrical models, CAD-drawings, documents and
construction BOM; it also support PDM-System approval and change
processes. PDM functions are part of a PLM system.
Plant specific
material status
PNPRM
· The plant specific material status indicates the stand, maturity of a KOFIMA
item, related to an organizational unit.
· The plant specific material status is controlled by the processing scenarios
of the ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager.
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PLM Glossary
P
Term
Origin Description
PLG
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP PLM GUI.
PLM
PLM
Product Lifecycle Management.
Solution which supports industry specific business processes and guarantees
the integration of processes and the availability of information over the entire
product lifecycle.
PostScript
PostScript is a page-description language, which has been developed 1982 by
the company „Adobe Systems“. Graphics and print pages are created as files
in PostScript format for loss less output in any size with any output device.
Graphic elements and fonts are described using vectors. Bitmap graphics are
rasterized.
PPS
Abbreviation for Production planning and - management.
PRL
PNPRM
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
PNPRM
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
PRM-WB
PNPRM
See ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager Workbench
Pro/ENGINEER
CAD
Pro/ENGINEER, also known as ProE or Pro/E is a 3D-CAD program from the
company Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC).
Processing scenario PNPRM
Process part on a KOFIMA-Item, mostly initiated by a change of the material
status, leads to mutations in the structure of the KOFIMA-Items and handles
the related objects consistently and according to the customizing. Serially
connected processing scenarios form phases and processes. All processing
scenarios passed in total are representing the lifecycle of the KOFIMA-Item.
Product LifeCycle
PLM
A Product Life Cycle is defined by consecutive product life phases, e.g.
planning, development, construction/ planning, work preparation, production
(manufacturing, assembly, supply), distribution, product use, recycling.
Product Structure
PLM
Based on the product structure a „bill of material“ BOM is generated, which
can be exploded from product down to components and basic materials.
ProNovia SAP PLM PNProcessManager
PRM
Navigator
The ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager Navigator provides functions to
navigate graphically within the managed data models and objects.
ProNovia SAP PLM PNProcessManager
PRM
Workbench
The ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager Workbench is a SAP PLM
application which allows manipulating or displaying KOFIMA-Items.
PRM
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ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager LogisticExtension.
ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager.
ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager Navigator is part of the ProNovia SAP
PLM ProcessManager.
ProNovia SAP PLM ProcessManager Workbench is part of the ProNovia SAP
PLM ProcessManager.
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PLM Glossary
R
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Term
R
Origin Description
Redlining
The "Redlining- function” for digital papers or digital products allows adding
“handwritten” remarks, notes, change requests etc., similar to the “red pencil”
used for conventional documents. The original file will not be altered; the
remarks are saved in a separate file.
This function is mainly used in release processes, in order to add related
correction suggestions for the author of the document.
„Redlining“ functions are available in combination with the SAP ECL-Viewer.
Release
PLM
After a check the release allows the use of data, originals, documents etc.
Revision
SAP
Revision level of a material master or document info record, only available with
SAP change management process, comparable to an index in other systems.
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PLM Glossary
S
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S
Term
Origin Description
SCC
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP PLM StructureControlClone
SDF
PNSDF
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP DMS FrameWork
Signature
Signature. See also term Digital signature.
SQL
Structured Query Language.
Simple and potent language, industrial standard for data base access and
date management.
Status-ID
PNSDF
During its life cycle, each document runs through several statuses. The
status-ID defines the keywords for each status.
STEP
CAD
Standard for the Exchange of Product Data.
PROSTEP Inc., founded by leading automobile producers, implements STEP
based software interfaces (APIs) and further applications for product date
integration and migration.
Storage system
SAP
PLM
The storage system of the SAP system allows a safe storage of (master-)
originals, which are handled with the SAP document management system
SAP-DMS.
In a SAP system the following storage systems exist:
· vault
· content server, SAP-KPRO
· digital archive
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T
Term
Origin Description
TCS
SAP
Technical Customer Service.
Business process: „Preventive maintenance (revision) or after damage, also
includes defect reporting systems, complaint handling, spare part service etc.
Template
Document
PNSDF
TIFF
File, used as PC application template, as master original template with a
document info record in the document management system SAP DMS.
Tagged Image File Format.
File format to save graphic data in Bitmap format.
TRC
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia Trace
TREX
SAP
Some SAP applications are delivered with search engine TREX (Text Retrieval
and Information Extraction), e.g. the Knowledge Warehouse or the SAP
Enterprise Portal. TREX helps fast tracking of information in huge date bases.
Using TREX it is also possible to realize a full text search in original files of
documents within SAP DMS.
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PLM Glossary
U
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U
Term
Origin Description
UGC
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM Product:
ProNovia SAP PLM UG-Conversion (Marenco)
Unigraphics/UG
CAD
See NX.
UTI
PN
Abbreviation for ProNovia SAP PLM product:
ProNovia Basic Library
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V
Term
Origin Description
Valid-from date
SAP
The valid-from date of a “change head” automatically defines the validity of a
change object, which is handled in relation to the change number as long as
no other date element has been set. Else the valid-from date of this date
element is relevant for the validity.
Validity
PLM
The validity is an essential characteristic to describe configuration states. It
defines a certain configuration or product state over a certain validity time
range.
Vault
SAP
Protected section for data storage in a PLM system. A vault is part of the
DMS infrastructure (see also DMS)
View/Viewing
VRML
Display of a file, using a certain program.
CAD
Virtual Reality Modeling Language.
Description languages for 3D-scenes as well as geometrics, illuminations or
inter action options. Most 3D modeling tools allow importing and exporting
VRML data whereas the file format has also been established as exchange
format for 3D models.
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PLM Glossary
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W
Term
Origin Description
Where-used List
PLM
Workflow
Work-Item
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The where-used-list provides information about the usage of objects in BOM.
A workflow is a process (business event or procedure) which consists of
single activities, related to parts of a business process or other organizational
events. All single activities are related. Each workflow always has a defined
start, an organized operational sequence and a defined end.
SAP
Work items in workflows are the smallest execution unit. In general they have
assigned an activity, execution resources (staff, machines) or applied
resources (tools, machines, other auxiliary equipment) and time dependencies
(sequence, execution time) etc.
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PLM Glossary
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Term
XML
X, Y, Z
Origin Description
Extended Markup Language.
Name of a description language to create hyper medial documents.
XVL
XVL (eXtensible Virtuel world description Language) is a 3D-Format, based on
XML, which allows using 3D data across departments in the company. XLV
stands for extremely high compression with very high quality.
Different applications allow multiple use of 3D models, e.g. in quality control,
production, assembling, distribution or service. Generated XVL-Models can
easily be exported to spare part catalogs or used for eLearning programs.
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