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PLM integration links product lifecycle management and PCB design, providing visibility into supply chain risks and component obsolescence. This helps teams identify outdated technologies early and plan redesigns or new products with confidence.
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Technical Documentation Setup for Teamcenter PLM Parent page: PLM Integration Siemens Teamcenter® PLM integration requires additional setup that is not managed automatically by the Enterprise Server instance installer. Essentially, there are two levels of setup needed, depending on the integration features required. The first level enables Parts Synchronization and is also a prerequisite for the second level, which enables Project Publish…
Technical Documentation PLM Integration The Enterprise Server Workspace can be hooked up to one or more PLM instances, with direct support for Windchill®, Arena®, Oracle® Agile™, Aras Innovator®, and Siemens Teamcenter® (with additional setup). The interface configuration is performed through the Workspace browser interface, with most configurations defined within an XML-based configuration file (uploaded through the Workspace). With…
Technical Documentation QuickNav - Platform Key Capabilities The Altium Platform (Altium 365) on which the various solutions from Altium – Altium Develop, Altium Agile Teams and Altium Agile Enterprise – are delivered, provides a myriad of features and functionality (depending on the solution you are subscribed to) to allow all of the key stakeholders, across multiple disciplines, to connect and collaborate in the creation of product designs in a secure,…
Technical Documentation PLM Integration Using XML Files This page describes establishing an Altium 365 Workspace connection to a supported PLM system by using a manual process based on editing PLM configuration XML files. The PLM interface based on the manual editing of XML files is activated by unchecking the Enable new PLM Configuration page option in the Admin – Settings – PLM Integration page of the Workspace interface. When this option is checked…
Technical Documentation Setup for Teamcenter PLM As an on-premises, server-based PLM solution, Siemens Teamcenter® PLM must integrate with an Altium 365 Workspace via Altium's Hybrid Agent. The Hybrid Agent service is installed within the same network as the Teamcenter server (such as your company LAN) and acts as a secure data relay between Teamcenter and your Altium 365 Workspace. Setup the Hybrid Agent integration after completing the…
Technical Documentation Hybrid Agent Integration Hybrid Integration applies to the situation where a company using Altium 365 wishes to integrate their Workspace with a PLM system that is hosted on-premises, inside the company's network, which does not have a public IP address – it is not exposed to the internet. To achieve this, a small program called Hybrid Agent is run inside the company's network. This program communicates with Altium 365,…
Technical Documentation PLM Integration The composite design solution of Altium Designer and an Altium 365 Workspace offers configurable PLM Integration with support available for Windchill®, Arena®, Oracle® Agile™, Aras Innovator®, and Siemens Teamcenter® (with additional setup). The PLM integration setup is performed through the Altium 365 Workspace browser interface, which provides an automated interface for easily configuring the…
Technical Documentation Process-based Project Creation Parent page: Interactive Process Workflows Related pages: Processes & Workflows (Altium 365 Workspace, Enterprise Server Workspace), Creating & Managing Processes (Altium 365 Workspace, Enterprise Server Workspace) Creating a New Process-based Workspace Project When one or more process definitions for the Project Creations process theme are active, the ability to create a new project through the…
Technical Documentation Publishing to a PLM Design data that has been released from Altium Designer to a connected Workspace – via the Project Releaser – also needs to be available to the wider enterprise through data management processes such as PLM (Product Lifecycle Management). The presence of up to date ECAD engineering data in a company PLM system provides the design production information necessary for managing procurement,…