Top 10 Reasons to Invest in Solid Edge for SharePoint

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1 Top 10 Reasons to Invest in Solid Edge for SharePoint 1. Get control of expanding volumes of Solid Edge data Organizations that have been using Solid Edge for some time generate large and growing volumes of data and often are using Windows folders, Network Drives and Excel spreadsheets to manage this data. These organizations can experience problems with keeping track of the links between assemblies, drawings and parts and multiple revisions of this data. Duplicates of data are sometimes created and after changes have been made the wrong data can be used in new design projects or in manufacturing. Solid Edge for SharePoint works transparently from within Solid Edge to vault new and updated Solid Edge assemblies, parts and drawings, and existing Solid Edge data can be bulk loaded to the Solid Edge for SharePoint database. Data is then stored on a secure and structured vault and displayed with tools like the Content Browser and Relation Browser that make the existence of multiple revisions and related data very clear to all users. The Assembly Pathfinder in Solid Edge informs the user when parts that they are referencing are checked out by other users, and when new versions are available.

2. Retrieve the data you need quickly and reuse data more effectively Fast retrieval of the correct data is a key requirement of manufacturing organizations.

2 2. Retrieve the data you need quickly and reuse data more effectively Fast retrieval of the correct data is a key requirement of manufacturing organizations. Solid Edge for SharePoint meets this need by providing excellent search capabilities and tools like the Content Browser and Relation Browser present complex data in a structured and visual way that naturally supports retrieval of the correct data. Thumbnail images of Solid Edge parts and assemblies are easily displayed and help in confirming that the correct data is being used.

3 3. Provide a visual approach to managing complex data Solid Edge for SharePoint provides a visual approach to managing complex data, both the content Browser and Relation Browser present data to the user in clear, structured ways that communicate all the data that exists that defines a particular design. The Content Browser presents lists of folders and parts enabling data to be organized clearly. A Part consists of both a Part entity (that can represent a part, assembly or a general item) and revisions of the part. Documents can be associated both at the Part level and at the Revision level The Relation Browser enables any relationships to be explored graphically and dynamically. For example, large assembly structures can be easily navigated, and project structures with links to parts, ECOs and ECRs can also be explored.

4 4. Fast and accurate completion of ECRs and ECOs Efficient management of changes to product designs is essential for manufacturing organizations to satisfy customer needs. Solid Edge for SharePoint includes out-of-the-box support for both Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) including preconfigured data types, forms and workflows. ECRs and ECOs can be linked to other entities including Parts and Projects enabling users to quickly see associated date and enabling grouping of ECRs and ECOs for better resource utilization.

5 5. Supports organizations who manage design data and tasks by projects Many manufacturing organizations use Projects as the basis for their design work, and this Project based approach can include both new product development and significant changes to existing products. Solid Edge for SharePoint supports these organizations with powerful and flexible Project structures that enable many types of data including Solid Edge assemblies, parts and drawings, other documents, ECRs and ECOs to be associated together and visualized using the Relation Browser.

6. Create accurate BOMs and send the correct data to manufacturing Creating accurate BOMs is essential to ensure that materials are ordered and available for production, and that the correct data is

Solid Edge for SharePoint includes comprehensive tools for creating, editing and reporting on BOMs including the Structure Editor that enables Solid Edge assembly structures to be created and

6 6. Create accurate BOMs and send the correct data to manufacturing Creating accurate BOMs is essential to ensure that materials are ordered and available for production, and that the correct data is available for manufacturing. Solid Edge for SharePoint includes comprehensive tools for creating, editing and reporting on BOMs including the Structure Editor that enables Solid Edge assembly structures to be created and modified independently from running Solid Edge. 7. Take advantage of SharePoint Workflows for comprehensive process management Manufacturing organizations often need to create specific electronic workflows to support company specific processes and industry regulated processes. SharePoint 2010 provides excellent tools for those creating and maintaining these specific workflow models. Together with the ability of Solid Edge for SharePoint to provide flexible and powerful containers for multiple documents including collection carts, projects, ECRs and ECOs, users of Solid Edge for SharePoint can take advantage of advanced electronic workflow capabilities resulting in efficient completion of design and engineering processes.

7 8. Synchronized release with, and embedded in Solid Edge Solid Edge for SharePoint is released synchronously with Solid Edge starting with the release of Solid Edge ST5. This follows the established history of Solid Edge Insight where ST5 is the 14 th synchronized release of Insight with Solid Edge. Organizations benefit from being able to move to the latest release of Solid Edge with the certainty that their data management solution will be completely compatible. Many organizations using 3 rd party data management solutions find that they have to wait for significant periods of time before their data management solution supports the latest release of Solid Edge. Another benefit is that as Solid Edge for SharePoint is developed in parallel with Solid Edge, Solid Edge for SharePoint supports new features in Solid Edge in the same release. The Open File dialog in Solid Edge allows direct browsing and searching of data stored in Solid Edge for SharePoint. 9. SharePoint platform for fast implementation and low total cost of ownership Solid Edge Insight runs on the base level of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation (and on the higher levels Standard and Enterprise). SharePoint 2010 Foundation is included with Windows Server 2008 so most manufacturing organizations already have the software available (Microsoft SQL Server licensing is required to support SharePoint). In addition, many manufacturing organizations are already using SharePoint to support document management and/or collaborative tasks and therefore have the support processes and even servers already in place. SharePoint is also familiar with many users in manufacturing organizations, and SharePoint 2010 introduced a new toolbar that is based on those in Microsoft. Instead of implementing and learning a completely new PDM/PLM environment, administrators and users of Solid Edge for SharePoint take advantage of widely available platform and familiar user interface. 10. Based on 10 years of technical leadership and customer success Solid Edge for SharePoint has been developed to meet organizational needs based on our ten years of experience, customer input and technical leadership in the area of SharePoint based CAD file management with Solid Edge Insight. Insight was first introduced in 2001 and today we have more than 1000 customers using Insight to manage their Solid Edge data with implementations supporting from 1 to 200 users.

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