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Teamcenter Content Management

PLM World 2006Michael ColemanMay 10, 2006


Overview

Defining & supporting Products is very challenging

Teamcenter is employed to improve the efficiency of the Product definition and support processes

A critical element of the definition is the Support Documentation. An issue is this activity is traditionally managed employing stand alone content management systems.

Content Management module enables Support Documentation to be managed as an integral element of the definition managed by Teamcenter

Defining the product and support documentation in a common environment results in significant benefits


Challenges

Ensure consistent structure, format and terminology

Managing publications for each product variant

On critical path but dependant on engineering data flow

Multiple sources & formats of input data

Maximize element reuse

Large volume of elements

Managing approval process

Viewing status of a manual

Multi-channel output

Long product lifecycle – complex history


Content ManagementDescription

Content Management / Compound Documents – manage the generation and publishing of SGML/XML based information

Applications of content management include:

Technical and Users Manual generation – aerospace, defense, automobile, machinery, consumer products

Online and off-line Parts and Product Catalogs generation

MRO – Logistics Support documents (e.g. maintenance or repair instructions)

Content Labels and Packaging – drug and CPG

Manufacturing Process Sheet generation

Support for multiple language versions of components


Typical Technical Publications Lifecycle

AUTHORAUTHOR: Create / : Create / Layout / Manage Layout / Manage AssetsAssets

INPUTINPUT: Leverage : Leverage Enterprise Enterprise KnowledgeKnowledge

PUBLISHPUBLISH: Export : Export documents for documents for viewingviewing

VIEWVIEW: Examine : Examine authored authored documentsdocuments


Compound DocumentsXML/SGML Components

Separates content from formatEnforces corporate standardsEase of changing look and feelMoves content contribution upstream

Facilitates content reuse

Supports intelligent content exchange

Structured (SGML or XML)Multi-channel output - Style sheetsConsistent structure - Schema / DTDValidation - Schema / DTDArchiving in standard format

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chaptern

Section1

Section2

Section3

Section n

Component1

Component2

Component3

Componentn

TextBlockText

Block TableTable ImagesImages

Manual

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chaptern

Section1

Section2

Section3

Section n

Component1

Component2

Component3

Componentn

TextBlockText


Manual


Disconnected Input

AUTHORAUTHOR: Create / : Create / Layout / Manage Layout / Manage AssetsAssets

INPUTINPUT: Leverage : Leverage Enterprise Enterprise KnowledgeKnowledge

PUBLISHPUBLISH: Export : Export documents for documents for viewingviewing

VIEWVIEW: Examine : Examine authored authored documentsdocuments

Publications Content Management

Often 2 systems (e.g. Documentum & XMetaL)


Teamcenter Content ManagementSeamless Solution

Introduced with Technical Publications Module Q2 2006


Seamless Product & Publication Definition

Define Author /Publish

SupportDocumentation

Product

Deliver As-Built

Modify Definition

Amend /Publish

Incorporate


Content ManagementWhy Teamcenter

More Robust Platform - Teamcenter functionality overlaps the specialized content management systems and Teamcenter is much more powerful in significant / key areas

Relation management

Workflow

Change management

Security – including ITAR

Configuration management

Teamcenter owns the product definition


Compound Documents

“Decompose” document to reuse individual “components”

Leverage Teamcenter tomanage document structure

Configuration

Effectivity

Change mgmt

Manage multiple configurations

CBOM

MBOM

Service BOM

Section n

ManualConfig B

Chapter n

ManualSchemaManualSchema

ChapterSchemaChapterSchema

SectionSchemaSectionSchema

ComponentSchema

ComponentSchema

DocumentStructure

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

Section1

Section2

Section3

Component1

Component2

Component3

Componentn

TextBlockText


Manual


Section1

Section2

Section3

Component1

Component2

Component3

Componentn

TextBlockText


Manual


AutomatedAssembly and

PublishingServer

Content ManagementMulti-Channel Publishing

TeamcenterRepository

Authors / SubjectMatter Experts

Recall Notices

Operating Instructions

Service Bulletin

s

Repair Instructions

Warranty

XML/

SGM

L

Print or PDF

Web

Handheld

CD/DVDService Bulletins

Recall Notices

User Manual

Repair Manual

Multi-Form

at English

Manual

Print or PDF

Web

Handheld

CD/DVD服务公告

回忆通知

用户手册

修理手册

Multi-Lang

Chinese

Manual


Section 1 Section 2Section 3

Component1

Component2

Component3

Componentn

TextBlockText

Block Tabledata

Tabledata

DrawingDrawing ImageOf JTmodel


LocationInventory

Typical structure of configured product data

Product Centric Management

EngineeringEngineeringProjectProject

Product DataProduct Data

ScheduleReq’mts

SupplierSupplier

Spec.Bid InfoToolingMfg

XML Data

XML Data

Graphic

Content TopicsContent Topics


Content ManagementApproach

Build “platform” for content management (components, structure, languages, …) on Teamcenter

Provide framework to support any SGML/XML applications

Manage graphic componentsMultiple formatsMultiple languages

Support leading SGML/XML applicationsAuthoring (e.g., XMetaL, Arbortext Editor, XMLSpy)Publishing (e.g., XSL Formatter , XPP, Arbortext Publishing Engine)


Content ManagementRich Client

Perspectives (Administrator, Content)

Query browserContent preview Editor plugin (future)

Item info Item create/ update forms

Cache view

Active work view


Content ManagementAuthoring Application Integrations

Application centric

Insert menu actionsSave to TeamcenterQuery – Topics, Graphics, Used ByImport GraphicsPublish

Update controls – topics the user can update

Integration at a file level


Teamcenter Menu


Content ManagementAuthoring Process

User create/update components/topics

Create new topics

Update existing topics

Support Read Only / Reference – in context operation

Cache topics in client

Decomposition

Register topics into Teamcenter

Support attribute exchange

Supports import of new documents


Content ManagementPublishing

Composition - select the appropriate componentsFollow Document StructureSupport attribute exchangeXML Content from Teamcenter reportsGraphics – format appropriate for target publication

Provide entire content to publishing application

Manage the rendition of the publication

WEB


Managing Publishing

HeaderHeader010888010888

ManualManual010888

Version 1.4010888

Version 1.4

GenCompGenComp010877

Version 2.0010877

Version 2.0

Publication Structure

DocumentDocument

10112345-2010999Ver 2.1

10112345-2010999Ver 2.1

Composed contentComposed content

RenditionsRenditions

AnnotationsAnnotations

Publishing resultsPublishing results

Published Documents

PublicationPublication010999010999


Version 1.0010887

Version 1.0


Version 2.0010879

Version 2.0


Version 2.0010879

Version 2.0


“Demo”

Scenario – a user needs to replace a graphic and add text to a section of an existing document.


Graphic Management


Graphic Management

No restriction on the graphic format

Limited by the Authoring and Publishing applications

Capture / Import Graphics

Manual entry

Document Decomposition

Document Import

User Authoring Session


Graphic Management

Formatter-PDFGph-prio-list=PDF-graphics

Formatter-PDFGph-prio-list=PDF-graphics

ToolGenCompGenComp010877

Version 2.0010877

Version 2.0

GraphicItem

GraphicItem010879

Version 2.0010879

Version 2.0

Graphicoption

Picture-1.epsTypes=PRINTPicture-1.epsTypes=PRINT

Graphicoption

Picture-1.svgTypes=WEB

Picture-1.svgTypes=WEB

Graphicoption

Picture-1.bmpTypes=ICON,View, WEB

Picture-1.bmpTypes=ICON,View, WEB

ToolFormatter-HTML

Gph-prio-list=WEB-graphics

Formatter-HTMLGph-prio-list=WEB-graphics

GraphicsPriority list

WEB-graphics• WEB• VIEW

WEB-graphics• WEB• VIEW

GraphicsPriority listWEB-graphics• PRINT• WEB• ICON

WEB-graphics• PRINT• WEB• ICON

Formatting

Item:ToolFileGraphics prio

Icon WEB

PRINT TMBN

Types


Teamcenter Visualization Publishing

Significantly Reduce Time & Cost of Creating Graphics for Technical Publications

Reduce Rework Effort with Automatic Geometry Updates

Eliminate 2D Drawings with Dynamic 3D Viewing employing common viewers


Key Functionality Overview

Capture 3D Geometry Assets

Author Technical Illustrations

Advanced Editing

Callouts and Symbol Manager

Thrustline Editor

Advanced 3D Capture


Teamcenter Content Management Plans


Planned Availability

Enterprise 2005 SR1 Q3 2006

Teamcenter 2007 SR1 Q2 2007


Content ManagementArchitecture

XML attribute maps

Structure templatesStructures & contents

Abstract object modelWEB Services (SOAP)WEB Services (SOAP)

Business functions

Compose/decompose

Teamcenter ExtensionsTeamcenter Extensions

TeamcenterConfiguration file

TeamcenterConfiguration file

TeamcenterObject ModelTeamcenter

Object Model

TeamcenterModel mapping

TeamcenterModel mappingXML file containing

• Model mapping• Form specifications• Apply customizations

Middle tier

EIS tier

Teamcenter ConnectorTeamcenter Connector

Pub

Header Manual

Comp


Content ManagementPlanned Projects in 2007

Enhance existing featuresThin client support - consumer

Usability Improvements

SGML Support

Authoring application integrations

Support for S1000D and the CSDB


Content ManagementPotential Projects in 2008

Enhance existing features

Thin client support - Author

Usability

Base Functions

Support Product Structure for content management

Tight Integration with Teamcenter Visualization Publish for graphics generation

Support DITA

Support for ATA


Conclusion

Complex Technical Publications led to introduction of compound documents and supporting content management systems

Complex Product Development led to introduction of Product Data Management systems

Issues:Flow from product development to publications not well integrated

Major overlap in functionality of Content Mgt and PDM systems

Introduction of Teamcenter Technical Publications provides very cost effective

integrated capability


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