PLM-ERP-Integration with the MHPAddOn WIISAP … · Cross-system processes in your Company PLM-ERP-Integration with the MHPAddOn WIISAP Dr. Markus Tittelbach, MHP | Senior Manager

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Cross-system processes in your Company

PLM-ERP-Integration with the MHPAddOn WIISAP

Dr. Markus Tittelbach, MHP | Senior Manager Product Lifecycle Management

Agenda

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1 Engineering and Logistics

2 Our Motivation

3 Process Overview

4 Solution Architecture

5 MHPAddOn WIISAP as a Product

Agenda



2 Our Motivation

3 Process Overview




Both areas have their own specific processes and objectives

1 Engineering and Logistics – two worlds today

Engineering Logistics




Engineering

Process Integration and Data Exchange are always accompanied by risks


Logistics



Logistics MCAD

Mechanic

C++, JAVA

ProPlan

E3 Series

EPLAN

CATIA

Wildfire

INVENTOR

Solid Works

JT

MS Office

PDF

Creo

Cabling Piping RS Designer

ECAD

Electronic

(PCB Layout)

MENTOR ZUKEN

CADENCE

MKS

ELCAD

Electrical Eng.

Software / ALM

In fact there are more than two worlds …




Logistics MCAD

Mechanic

ECAD

Electronic

(PCB Layout)

ELCAD

Electrical Eng.

Software / ALM

… where Process Integration and Data Exchange is even more complex.



Consolidation of all Engineering Data in one PLM System

1 Engineering and Logistics – the worlds come closer

Logistics

MCAD

Engineering

ECAD

ELCAD



Consolidation of all Engineering Data into one „Product Backbone“

MCAD

Engineering

ECAD

ELCAD

Logistics




A reliable integration enables consistent, cross-system processes


MCAD

Engineering

WIISAP

ECAD

Logistics


ELCAD

Agenda



2 Our Motivation

3 Process Overview




Move process knowledge from employees to

applications and interfaces

Cross-application

Business Solution

Transparent, for users

non-visible interface

Seamless integration in and

usage of Best Practices

Security of investment

Modular standard product

Facilitation of integration between Engineering

and Logistics by process-driven interface

Usage of proven data provisioning processes via

Windchill ESI Services (incl. Workflow)

Interface architecture should be robust across

releases

Interface implementable as standard product

without much effort

Requirements towards our MHP Business Solution WIISAP

2 Our Motivation

Agenda



2 Our Motivation

3 Process Overview




Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Transfer of all SAP relevant data affected by the

Change Process

•newly created Parts and Product Structures

• changed Parts and Product Structures

• Design / Engineering

• Manufacturing / Production

Execution of initial creation /

change of:

•Material Master

•BoM

Related to the

Change Notice

BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning

Process Overview: MHP Business Solution WIISAP (Release 1)

3 Process Overview


Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Transfer of all SAP relevant data affected by the

Change Process

•newly created Parts and Product Structures

• changed Parts and Product Structures

• Design / Engineering

• Manufacturing / Production

Execution of initial creation /

change of:

•Material Master

•BoM

Related to the

Change Notice

Process Overview: MHP Business Solution WIISAP (Release 1)

3 Process Overview

BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning

UseCases:

1) Creation / Change of Parts

2) Response from SAP (status, attributes etc.)

3) Manual preliminary release of Parts


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Allocation of SAP relevant Parts to Change

Notice in Windchill

ECN

• Part / Material

• CAD Document

• Other Documents

Creation / Change of relevant Parts/Objects

BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Process controlled release of the

Change Notice in Windchill

ECN


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Process controlled

(background)

transfer to SAP

ECN


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill SAP ERP Interface


Data mapping

and transfer

to SAP

ECN

^ =


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill SAP ERP


Initial data creation

/ change and assignment to

Change Record

ECM • Change Record

• Material Master

• Document Info

Record

• BoM


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Triggering the

Master Data

Management

Processes

ECM


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Provision of master data

ready for use in business

transactions in the

subsequent (downstream)

processes in SAP


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Need for change of

state or content of relevant

parts / material masters

due to business transactions /

events in SAP

In SAP initiated status change of relevant Parts/Objects

BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Interface

Data mapping

and transfer

to SAP


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Creation of a Problem Report and/or status

modification in Windchill in order

to clarify the need for change

Problem Report


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

• Part / Material

• CAD Document

• Other Documents

Selection of SAP-relevant Parts for preliminary

release

PDMLink User

Menu

Manual preliminary release of relevant Parts/Objects

BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Manual preliminary release in

Windchill

Relevant

Parts / Objects


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill SAP ERP Interface


Data mapping

and transfer

to SAP

Relevant

Parts / Objects

^ =


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill SAP ERP


Initial data creation

/ change and assignment to

Change Record

Relevant

Parts / Objects • Change Record

• Material Master

• Document Info

Record

• BoM


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Triggering the

Master Data

Management

Processes

Relevant

Parts / Objects


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


3 Process Overview

Windchill

Engineering

SAP ERP

Logistics

Provision of master data

ready for limited use in

business transactions in the

subsequent (downstream)

processes in SAP


BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning

Agenda



2 Our Motivation

3 Process Overview




4 MHPAddOn WIISAP – Solution Architecture

Windchill

SAP Server

SAP

Business

Processes

MHP

WIISAP

Services

ActiveMQ

JMS Server SAP PI

Middleware

Mapping /

Routing

Queues

Windchill Method Server

Workflow

Engine

ESI Service Info*Engine

Business

Object

Persistence

Integration with SAP PI as Middleware

Engineering

Logistic

Production

Quality


WIISAP SAP Inbound

Log Inbound

Build

Business Object

Instance Network

Start

Business Object

Instance Network

Maintain

Material

Maintain BOM

Maintain

Document

Maintain ECN

Maintain BO

Final Response

1. Log to DB 2. Do Business Logic 3. Update DB Log

Monitor

Parse XML

Receive

XML

End

XML

SAP PI SAP ERP

RFC

4 MHPAddOn WIISAP – Detailed Solution Architecture

Agenda



2 Our Motivation

3 Process Overview





Windchill

SAP Server

SAP

Business

Processes

MHP

WIISAP

Services

ActiveMQ

JMS Server SAP PI

Middleware

Mapping /

Routing

Queues

Windchill Method Server

Workflow

Engine

ESI Service Info*Engine

Business

Object

Persistence

SAP-oriented IT-architecture for a consistent Business Solution

Process-driven Windchill-SAP-Interface

MHP Business Solution WIISAP

BoM

Procurement

Production

Assembly

Quality

planning


Release 1.0 – Process Overview


Release 1.0*

AddOn WIISAP

•Creation / change from Windchill

•Preliminary transfer from WT to SAP

•Status Response from SAP

Creation Material Master

and BoM

Creation SAP

Change Record

Transfer changed State on

Material

Creation

Document Info Record

Master data creation and

maintenance processes

Material BoM

Creation & Modification

Procurement

Manufacturing

Quality management

Change Management

Product Data Management

Product Structure Management

Change- and

Releasemanagement

PDMLink

* Availability: as of now


Basic principles and advantages of WIISAP (1/5)


Orientation towards the overall process

Windchill as driving system provides the subsequent processes out of one consistent

Engineering-/Product data backbone

Full integration of the interface into the Change and Release process triggers data transfer

automatically in the background

Possibility of manual preliminary transfers to SAP out of Windchill‘s User Interface

Possibility of status response from SAP to Windchill (lifecycle state)




Usage of standard data provisioning- and posting methods

Usage of Windchill standards for data provisioning (Enterprise System Integration) and

therewith usage of PTC development experience in ESI and ESI Services

Usage of Windchill‘s standard user interface reduced effort on updates

Usage of standard transfer structures (XML) as well as standard posting modules in SAP with

additional logging- and monitoring features

Integration into Windchill‘s and SAP‘s release cycles and thereby reduced effort




Flexibility of WIISAP

Oriented on Windchill‘s product structure

By using automated actions in the background of the change process there is no need for

user activity (like „send to SAP“) reduced effort in daily business and training sessions

Configurable mapping tables

e.g. for attributes,

SAP template materials,

lifecycle statuses

Highly configurable,

e.g.: content of DIR in SAP is

configurable:

Link to the Windchill document

Document transfer (planned)

Handy Monitoring

of the WIISAP interface for

administrators in Windchill ESI and

WIISAP‘s own SAP protocol monitor




Technology

Lean business logic inside the middleware using SAP PI (thereby waiving of TIBCO middleware)

=> WIISAP solution nicely fits companies with a SAP oriented approach

Deeper integration to SAP (will be continued)

Close cooperation with PTC and SAP in software & service partnerships




Standard product

no custom Java/PI/ABAP-development

Customer specific adoption via configuration done by an administrator

Further development based on a long-term product and solution roadmap considering the

following topics (examples):

eBoM/mBoM

further BoM types

Views

Plants

Usages

MPMLink

Project management

Variants/Configuration

Maintenance&Support by MHP

Licensing similar to

PTC Products

* geplant


5 MHPAddOn WIISAP as a Product – Summary

Cross-application

Business Solution

We are following the principle that product data is

being created in the engineering department and will

then be passed to following processes.

Transparent, for users

non-visible interface

The Change and Release Management Process takes the

lead / governance over product structures / data,

the integration automates the data transfer.

Seamless integration in and

usage of Best Practices

The initial interface setup can be done with

little configuration effort in Windchill and SAP as well as

little training effort for users.

Security of investment

A robust and slim architecture could be achieved by

using standard data provisioning and posting / update

functionality.

Modular standard product Our customers will benefit from a modular extensibility

with defined processes and functions.

Advantages - Summary: Process Integration instead of pure Data Exchange


- Process-driven transfer (BoM, Parts , Documents) incl. mapping of attributes

- Interface functionality out of Windchill‘s Change Request / Order

- Preliminary transfer from Windchill to SAP

- Lifecycle states in Windchill can be set after changes in SAP

- Status messages / feedback is integrated into Windchill’s User Interface

Release V1.0 Spring 2013

Release V2.0 2014

Release V3.0 2015

Note:

- Release strategy not guaranteed

- Depends on technical evolution

- Depends on market requirements

Release Strategy WIISAP

Future topics (planned)

- eBoM vs. mBoM, further BoM-types, Views, Plants

- Support for Usage Lists / Effect Analysis

- Further and deeper SAP-process integration (master data mgmt. etc.)

- Integration of Windchill MPMLink

- Integration of project management

- Variants / configuration



MHP provides broad process and technology knowhow in implementation of overall processes

between PLM and ERP by using the following skills:

Experts / KnowHow Processes & Data PTC Windchill

Experts / KnowHow Enterprise Application Integration with focus on SAP PI

Experts / KnowHow Processes & Data SAP

Experts / KnowHow Project management and integration management PLM-ERP

Your added value –

MHP SU PLM as comprehensive process supplier and solution provider


The MHPAddon WIISAP supports this expert knowledge for the overall scenario of the

BusinessSolution PLM-ERP-Integration with a dedicated product:

Separation of processes and data

Consideration of PLM and ERP processes

Lean integration layer

Expandable / configurable for customer requirements, maintainability and scalability

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Thank you very much for your attention!


Dr. Markus Tittelbach Senior Manager Product Lifecycle Management

[email protected]

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