Product Lifecycle Management with SAP
The Complete Guide to mySAP PLM-Strategy, Technology, and Best Practices
1st Edition
Published on 28. July 2005
Book
Hardback
617 pages
978-1-59229-036-9 (ISBN)
Description
This outstanding new reference gives you a detailed analysis of Product Lifecycle Management with SAP. You get in-depth knowledge of the functionality and the application processes of mySAP Product Lifecycle Management with expert guidance on product data management, engineering, program and project management, lifecycle collaboration, enterprise asset management, and much more. Plus, you'll take your newly found expertise to the next level as you learn to leverage key insights on integrating of these processes with logistics. Practical application examples illustrate the benefits that can quickly be realized by adopting mySAP PLM.
The book focuses on mySAP Product Lifecycle Management based on R/3 Enterprise, but users of mySAP ERP will also benefit greatly.
Highlights include:
Lifecycle Data Management
Program and Project Management
Lifecycle Collaboration: Collaborative Engineering and Project Management, cFolders and cProjects, xApps for PLM Quality Management
Enterprise Asset Management
Environment, Health & Safety
Interfaces
User and Authorization Management
Methods and Examples of Implementation
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Persons
Author
Gerd Hartmann joined SAP AG in 1999, beginning in PLM consulting and managing numerous PLM implementation projects in the rail vehicle, automotive, and power plant construction sectors, among others. He was promoted to Consulting Manager in 2001 and assumed responsibility for implementing SAP-based marketplace solutions, including platforms for automotive suppliers and the consumer product industry. He began at his present position, Product Sales Executive for mySAP PLM at SAP Germany, in 2003.
Ulrich Schmidt formerly worked for many years as a consultant at SAP AG, assuming project management for numerous SAP R/3 implementations, before he became head of PLM consulting and responsible for European PLM sales. He was responsible for Professional Service at SAP Markets in Europe from 2000-2002. He has served in his present position as managing director of bdf consultants, with overall responsibility for PLM-related issues, since 2003.
Content
Preface ... 13
Introduction ... 15
1. Product Lifecycle Management with SAP ... 19
... 1.1 Integrated Processes with mySAP PLM ... 19
... 1.2 General Overview of mySAP PLM ... 26
... 1.3 mySAP PLM as Part of the mySAP Business Suite ... 35
2. Sample Processes in Integrated Product Development ... 37
... 2.1 Sample Scenario in Mechanical/Plant Engineering and Construction ... 37
... 2.2 Sample Scenario for Product Development in the Automotive Industry ... 62
3. The SAP Product Portfolio ... 69
... 3.1 SAP NetWeaver ... 71
... 3.2 mySAP Business Suite ... 102
... 3.3 SAP xApps ... 118
... 3.4 SAP Solutions for the SMBs ... 119
... 3.5 SAP Industry Portfolios ... 121
4. Life-Cycle Data Management ... 123
... 4.1 Document Management System ... 123
... 4.2 Product Engineering ... 175
... 4.3 Process Engineering ... 226
... 4.4 Integrated Product and Process Engineering ... 251
... 4.5 Engineering Change Management in the Life Cycle ... 277
... 4.6 Application Integration ... 301
5. Program and Project Management ... 339
... 5.1 Project Management ... 341
... 5.2 Product Life-Cycle Costing (PLCC) ... 384
6. Application Integration-Interdepartmental Collaboration ... 391
... 6.1 Object Status Management ... 391
... 6.2 Lifecycle Data Management in Shop Floor Control ... 398
... 6.3 Quality Management in Procurement ... 400
... 6.4 Document Management in the Sales and Distribution Document Flow ... 401
... 6.5 Lifecycle Data Management in Product Cost Planning ... 403
... 6.6 Product Data Replication ... 405
... 6.7 Master Data Management ... 409
7. Collaboration-Interenterprise Cooperation ... 411
... 7.1 Lifecycle Collaboration ... 411
... 7.2 Collaborative Engineering and Project Management ... 413
... 7.3 cProject Suite ... 421
... 7.4 xApps for PLM ... 433
8. Quality Management ... 437
... 8.1 Audit Management ... 439
... 8.2 Quality Planning ... 440
... 8.3 Quality Inspection ... 444
... 8.4 Continuous Improvement ... 446
... 8.5 Integration with Logistics ... 449
9. Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) ... 453
... 9.1 Asset Structuring Objects ... 453
... 9.2 Serial Numbers ... 461
... 9.3 Main Maintenance Processing Scenarios ... 465
... 9.4 Other Maintenance Scenarios ... 473
... 9.5 Mobile Asset Management (MAM) ... 484
10. Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) ... 489
... 10.1 Substance Database ... 491
... 10.2 Phrase Management ... 494
... 10.3 EH&S Reports ... 495
11. Information Systems ... 497
... 11.1 Engineering Change Management ... 497
... 11.2 Logistics Information System ... 499
... 11.3 PLM Content in SAP BW ... 500
12. Business Workflow (WebFlow) ... 505
... 12.1 Workflow Definition ... 506
... 12.2 Workflow Execution ... 510
... 12.3 Business Workplace ... 512
... 12.4 Workflow Template ... 513
13. Interfaces ... 515
... 13.1 Programming Interfaces ... 515
... 13.2 Data Exchange Interfaces ... 519
... 13.3 Data Conversion Interfaces ... 525
... 13.4 Standard Interfaces ... 529
14. Enhancement Framework ... 537
... 14.1 Enhancements to Program Logic ... 537
... 14.2 Table Changes ... 539
... 14.3 Modification Assistant ... 540
... 14.4 ABAP Workbench ... 540
... 14.5 UI Personalization ... 541
... 14.6 Enhancements to System Documentation ... 542
15. User and Authorization Management ... 545
... 15.1 User Management ... 545
... 15.2 Authorization Management ... 547
... 15.3 Central User Administration ... 557
... 15.4 Directory Services ... 559
16. Implementation Methodologies ... 563
... 16.1 Implementation Strategies for CAx Integration ... 566
... 16.2 Strategies for Data Distribution ... 568
... 16.3 Engineering Processes ... 573
... 16.4 Implementation Strategies ... 575
... 16.5 ASAP for PLM ... 580
17. Implementation Examples ... 583
... 17.1 Variant Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering ... 583
... 17.2 Engineering in Plant Construction ... 586
... 17.3 Product Engineering in the Automotive Industry ... 588
Glossary ... 597
About the Authors ... 611
Index ... 613
Introduction ... 15
1. Product Lifecycle Management with SAP ... 19
... 1.1 Integrated Processes with mySAP PLM ... 19
... 1.2 General Overview of mySAP PLM ... 26
... 1.3 mySAP PLM as Part of the mySAP Business Suite ... 35
2. Sample Processes in Integrated Product Development ... 37
... 2.1 Sample Scenario in Mechanical/Plant Engineering and Construction ... 37
... 2.2 Sample Scenario for Product Development in the Automotive Industry ... 62
3. The SAP Product Portfolio ... 69
... 3.1 SAP NetWeaver ... 71
... 3.2 mySAP Business Suite ... 102
... 3.3 SAP xApps ... 118
... 3.4 SAP Solutions for the SMBs ... 119
... 3.5 SAP Industry Portfolios ... 121
4. Life-Cycle Data Management ... 123
... 4.1 Document Management System ... 123
... 4.2 Product Engineering ... 175
... 4.3 Process Engineering ... 226
... 4.4 Integrated Product and Process Engineering ... 251
... 4.5 Engineering Change Management in the Life Cycle ... 277
... 4.6 Application Integration ... 301
5. Program and Project Management ... 339
... 5.1 Project Management ... 341
... 5.2 Product Life-Cycle Costing (PLCC) ... 384
6. Application Integration-Interdepartmental Collaboration ... 391
... 6.1 Object Status Management ... 391
... 6.2 Lifecycle Data Management in Shop Floor Control ... 398
... 6.3 Quality Management in Procurement ... 400
... 6.4 Document Management in the Sales and Distribution Document Flow ... 401
... 6.5 Lifecycle Data Management in Product Cost Planning ... 403
... 6.6 Product Data Replication ... 405
... 6.7 Master Data Management ... 409
7. Collaboration-Interenterprise Cooperation ... 411
... 7.1 Lifecycle Collaboration ... 411
... 7.2 Collaborative Engineering and Project Management ... 413
... 7.3 cProject Suite ... 421
... 7.4 xApps for PLM ... 433
8. Quality Management ... 437
... 8.1 Audit Management ... 439
... 8.2 Quality Planning ... 440
... 8.3 Quality Inspection ... 444
... 8.4 Continuous Improvement ... 446
... 8.5 Integration with Logistics ... 449
9. Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) ... 453
... 9.1 Asset Structuring Objects ... 453
... 9.2 Serial Numbers ... 461
... 9.3 Main Maintenance Processing Scenarios ... 465
... 9.4 Other Maintenance Scenarios ... 473
... 9.5 Mobile Asset Management (MAM) ... 484
10. Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) ... 489
... 10.1 Substance Database ... 491
... 10.2 Phrase Management ... 494
... 10.3 EH&S Reports ... 495
11. Information Systems ... 497
... 11.1 Engineering Change Management ... 497
... 11.2 Logistics Information System ... 499
... 11.3 PLM Content in SAP BW ... 500
12. Business Workflow (WebFlow) ... 505
... 12.1 Workflow Definition ... 506
... 12.2 Workflow Execution ... 510
... 12.3 Business Workplace ... 512
... 12.4 Workflow Template ... 513
13. Interfaces ... 515
... 13.1 Programming Interfaces ... 515
... 13.2 Data Exchange Interfaces ... 519
... 13.3 Data Conversion Interfaces ... 525
... 13.4 Standard Interfaces ... 529
14. Enhancement Framework ... 537
... 14.1 Enhancements to Program Logic ... 537
... 14.2 Table Changes ... 539
... 14.3 Modification Assistant ... 540
... 14.4 ABAP Workbench ... 540
... 14.5 UI Personalization ... 541
... 14.6 Enhancements to System Documentation ... 542
15. User and Authorization Management ... 545
... 15.1 User Management ... 545
... 15.2 Authorization Management ... 547
... 15.3 Central User Administration ... 557
... 15.4 Directory Services ... 559
16. Implementation Methodologies ... 563
... 16.1 Implementation Strategies for CAx Integration ... 566
... 16.2 Strategies for Data Distribution ... 568
... 16.3 Engineering Processes ... 573
... 16.4 Implementation Strategies ... 575
... 16.5 ASAP for PLM ... 580
17. Implementation Examples ... 583
... 17.1 Variant Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering ... 583
... 17.2 Engineering in Plant Construction ... 586
... 17.3 Product Engineering in the Automotive Industry ... 588
Glossary ... 597
About the Authors ... 611
Index ... 613