Introduction to PDM and SAP R/3 PDM

Audience

The following audiences are targeted: Managers and department managers; employees from departments working with Product Data IT Management. Participants should have basic knowledge of Windows or other graphical user interfaces (GUI) as well as basic knowledge of the SAP R/3 system. The following courses provide the education which will ensure most productive study of course 13170: 12749 SAP R/3 Fundamentals and course 13181 Working with SAP R/3. The following courses are suitable for consolidating the material you have already covered: Course 12860 Project System Overview Logistics and Cost Overview; 12287 PP The model of the production planning within SAP R/3.

Objective

• Introduction to PDM.


• Product Data Management.


• Product Data in R/3.


• Classification/Configuration.


• Process and Project Management.


• Product Development Part 1.


• Creating Documents.


• Creating a CMR.


• Materials/Bills of Material.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Introduction to PDM

• Product Data Management.
• Product Life Cycle.
• PDM Reference Architecture.
• Why PDM?
• Coexistence of PDM and ERP Systems.
• Product Data in R/3.
• PDM in the Integrated R/3 Process Chain.
• PDM Basic Data.
• PDM Document Management.
• Classification/Configuration.
• PDM Classification.
• PDM Configuration.
• Process and Project Management.
• PDM Engineering Change Management.
• Workflow.
• CAD Interface.
• Project System.

Unit 2: Product Development Basics

• Creating Documents.
• Creating Document Master Records.
• Assigning an Original to the DMR.
• Storing Originals in the Vault.
• Classifying Documents.
• Creating a CMR.
• Creating Change Headers.
• Change Master and Object Types.
• Linking an Object to the Change Master.
• Defining and Assigning Alternative Dates.
• Classifying Change Master Records.
• Materials/Bills of Material.
• Creating Materials.
• Assigning a Material to a Document.
• Releasing Documents.
• Creating Bills of Material.
• Product Structure and E-Mail.

Duration

6

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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