Performancedescription ERP-PDM Integration Suite

Performance Description Contents: EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite Version 2.6 Status: 09/2016

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Table of Contents

Introduction ······································································ 5 We Develop Solutions for More Efficiency ············································ 5 EPLAN Platform – Your Key to Success ·············································· 6

EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite ······································ 9 Functional Improvements in Performance ············································ 9 Faster Task-based Processes ··························································· 9 Basic Functionalities ······································································ 10

Overview of Functions ······················································ 11

Hardware Requirements ···················································· 14 Workstation ·················································································· 14 Recommended Workstation Configuration ·········································· 14 Network ······················································································ 15

Software Approvals ·························································· 16 Operating Systems ········································································ 16 Software Requirements ·································································· 16

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Introduction

EPLAN Software & Service develops CAE solutions and advises companies in the optimization of their engineering processes. Customers profit from in- creases in efficiency in the production creation process through standardized procedures, automated processes and consistent workflows. EPLAN supplies customized concepts for system introduction, setup as well as made-to-measure integration into the IT / PLM system landscape – on the basis of standard engineering solutions.

The service portfolio furthermore encompasses customizing, consulting and training. The development of individual and standardized interfaces to ERP, PDM and PLM ensures data consistency in the product creation. Consistent customer orientation, global support and innovative development and interface competence are factors in success. EPLAN belongs to the Friedhelm Loh Group and thus stands for continuity and investment security.

Optimized engineering processes are our promise. – Customized and practical.

We Develop Solutions for More Efficiency

Globalized markets, higher cost and time pressure as well as increasing com- petition place pressure on companies to permanently work more efficiently. As the only way to meet the challenges in their branch and achieve their ambitious targets such as leadership in innovation, worldwide growth and operational ex- cellence.

In the pursuit of these targets unused potentials are often found in particular in engineering that have an effect on the entire process of product development process.

Under the motto "EPLAN – efficient engineering" the company has been devel- oping practice-oriented engineering solutions and individual concepts for opti- mizing engineering processes for its customers for more than 30 years. EPLAN advises companies with the aim of perfectly synchronizing processes, reducing project durations and lowering engineering costs.

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More than 45,000 customers of various sizes and from different branches now- adays rely on EPLAN and its products daily to secure their competitiveness and the future of their company in the long term.

Ensure that you have a decisive head start against your competitors and increase the efficiency of the engineering processes in your company sustaina- bly!

EPLAN Platform – Your Key to Success

The EPLAN Platform interconnects expert systems for the various disciplines such as electrical, fluid power and E-I&C engineering as well as enclosure man- ufacturing. Thus all applications are supplied with the same basic data and edit- ing functions, ensuring high project quality and a mechatronical working method.

EPLAN Electric P8

EPLAN Electric P8 is a CAE software solution for designing, documenting and managing electrical-engineering automation projects.

EPLAN Fluid

EPLAN Fluid is a CAE software solution for designing and documenting fluid- plants in the fields of hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling and lubrication.

EPLAN Preplanning

EPLAN Preplanning is a CAE software solution for the technical pre-planning of machines and plants. The software supports graphical and database-based working methods with data transfer to the interdisciplinary detailed planning. Individual system configuration allows flexible customizing to established engineering processes.

EPLAN Preplanning P&ID

EPLAN Preplanning P&ID is a CAE software solution for creating plant over- views, PFDs (Process Flow Diagrams) and P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams) for process-engineering machines and plants.

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EPLAN Pro Panel

EPLAN Pro Panel is a CAE software solution for configuring and verifying en- closures and switch gears in 3D including the provision of data for material lo- gistics and production integration.

EPLAN Smart Wiring

EPLAN Smart Wiring is a browser-based software solution for the requirements of manual wiring.

Whether DT, connecting point, cross-section, color, wire length, termination processing or exact routing track: All the required information for wiring is made available in 100% digital form and visualized. The visualization references the 3D layout and the results of the virtual wiring in EPLAN Pro Panel.

EPLAN Harness proD

EPLAN Harness proD is a CAE software solution for efficient designing and documenting of cables and wire harnesses in 3D / 2D, from a digital prototype to the creation of complete production documents.

EPLAN Engineering Configuration One

The use of EPLAN Engineering Configuration One (EEC One) is the first step into the world of automated Excel-based schematic generation for electrical engineering and fluid power on the basis of predefined standards such as EPLAN macros, value sets, variants.

EPLAN Engineering Configuration

EPLAN Engineering Configuration Professional (EEC Professional) is a type of "central control unit" that forms the bridge between mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and control technology as well as documentation. A mod- ular system and a set of rules allow variant management in machine and plant engineering.

EPLAN Data Portal

Integrated, web-based data platform for the provision of up-to-date device data of leading component manufacturers for direct use in the configuration with EPLAN software solutions.

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Our software is conceived as an integrated system and connects all disciplines.

Note: The functionalities and possibilities mentioned in this performance description always assume the maximum module package of the product. See the "Over- view of functions" chapter.

Monheim, September 2016

Product Management EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG

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EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite

Functional Improvements in Performance

The EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite offers efficient possibilities to increase the workflow and system integration in one's own company. As a key component it allows the inclusion of the EPLAN Platform in the specific system infra- structure of your company and the coupling to existing as well as future ERP and PDM solutions for supporting your PLM strategy.

Faster Task-based Processes

The EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite gives you the possibility to automate standardized work processes in the interaction of the EPLAN Platform with existing ERP or PDM systems. Integration times can be reduced, handling of the overall solution is simplified for the user and familiarization times can be reduced.

Through the support of the ERP/PDM Integration Suite data from connected ERP and PDM systems can be used without having to leave the working envi- ronment. The consistent data flow between the applications involved allows the accelerated and specific provision of data, thus resulting in more efficiency in the engineering processes in the long term.

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Basic Functionalities

Mechanisms that are required to couple the EPLAN Platform with ERP and PDM systems and to support PLM system integrations are available as basic functionalities of the EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite.

The basic functionalities of the EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite allow, for example, new projects to be created, projects to be checked in and out, bills of materials and order lists to be created, and parts data to be synchronized within and between the systems involved - directly from the EPLAN working environ- ment.

The function overview within this performance description provides an overview of the basic functionalities of the EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite.

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Overview of Functions

EPLAN Plat- EPLAN form Harness proD PDM: Create project EPLAN project – creating on the basis of a project template V V EPLAN project – transferring the project header data from the V V PDM system into the EPLAN project EPLAN project – starting of EPLAN with this project V V EPLAN project – checking into the PDM system V V EPLAN project – checking in with revision change V V EPLAN project – writing header data from EPLAN into the PDM V V system EPLAN project – saving the intermediate result V V EPLAN project – setting "read only" locally V V EPLAN project – deleting locally V V EPLAN project – checking in without revision change V V EPLAN project – inserting into the PDM system V V Current project as a basic project V V PDM: Check out project EPLAN project – unzipping from archive V V EPLAN project – transferring the project header data from the V V PDM system into the EPLAN project EPLAN project – checking out and starting of EPLAN with this V V project Exporting of the project structure of the current project V - PDM: Update project Transferring the project header data from PDM into the EPLAN V V project

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EPLAN Plat- EPLAN form Harness proD PDM: Reject project check-out EPLAN project – setting "read only" locally V V EPLAN project – deleting locally V V ERP/PDM: Bill of materials generation EPLAN project export – total bill of materials V V EPLAN project export – individual bill of materials V V EPLAN project export - structured total bill of materials V - EPLAN project export - structured individual bill of materials V - Preliminary creation and exporting of bill of materials header V - data Importing of bill of materials header data V - ERP/PDM: Synchronization of parts Parts synchronization between ERP and EPLAN parts database V V Complete part export possible V V Filter for exporting the parts data V V PDM: Document export Export EPLAN project pages as a neutral format – V - DXF/DWG/TIF/BMP/JPG PDM: Release process EPLAN project – restoring V V EPLAN project – updating header data V V EPLAN project – generation of the neutral format documents V V EPLAN project – archiving V V Advanced functions Display of PDM system messages V - Starting of independent processes V - Pre- and post-processes for all functions V V

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EPLAN Plat- EPLAN form Harness proD Export and import of the project structure V - Optional translation of the project V - Optional inclusion of the project path V - Optional: Fixed name for bill of materials header data V -

(Errors and changes reserved.)

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Hardware Requirements

The following hardware requirements apply for the EPLAN products as well as the EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite. Hardware information about the systems of the ERP/PDM manufacturers is not listed and has to be obtained from the manufacturer.

Workstation

The computer platform is a PC with an Intel Core i5 or i7 or compatible processor. Rather select a high-speed computer with less CPU cores than a slower computer with more CPU cores.

Recommended Workstation Configuration

Processor: Multicore CPU, not older than 3 years RAM: 8 GB *1 Hard disk: 500 GB Monitor / graphics resolution: 2-screen solution 21" or 16:10 graphics system with a resolution of 1680 x 1050 3D display: Graphics card from ATI or Nvidia with the latest OpenGL driver *2 *1: Individual functions like PDF or DXF output require more memory in connection with large projects or very ex- tensive graphics.

*2: A graphics card comparable with an Nvidia Quadro 600 should be used when EPLAN Pro Panel is used.

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Network

We recommend using a Microsoft Windows network.

Net transfer rate of the server: 1 Gbits/s Net transfer rate of the client computer: 100 Mbits/s Recommended latency < 1 ms

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Software Approvals

In the current Version 2.6 the programs of the EPLAN platform are only available as a 64-bit version.

Operating Systems

The EPLAN platform supports the 64-bit variants of the Microsoft operating systems Windows 7 and Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows 10.

The Microsoft .NET framework 4.5.2 is required in order to use the EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite.

The EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration Suite has been approved for the following operating systems:

Workstation

• Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate • Microsoft Windows 8 (64 bit) Pro, Enterprise • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Pro, Enterprise • Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) Pro, Enterprise

Software information about the systems of the ERP/PDM manufacturers is not listed and has to be obtained from the manufacturer.

Software Requirements

The ERP/PDM Integration Suite 2.6 is approved for the following systems:

• EPLAN Platform 2.6 Versions: Select and Professional

• EPLAN Harness proD 2.6