System-of-Record
Windchill ESI acknowledges that business objects extend throughout the enterprise. Cross-enterprise business objects have attributes that can be shared across systems or unique to particular system.
Traditionally, ERP systems contain more attributes per object than PDM systems. The following table shows some attributes of a part and which of those attributes reside within a PDM system and which reside within an ERP system. The system of record for all business objects and attributes shared between Windchill PDMLink and the distribution target must be clearly defined and managed, through systematic and manual processes, in all Windchill ESI implementations.
System of Record Principles
Part Object Attributes
Windchill PDMLink (10s)
ERP (100s)
Part Number
X
Default Unit of Measure
X
Part Type
X
Start Effectivity Date
X
Part Name
X
Version
X
Source
X
Costing Enabled
X
Customer Ordered Item
X
Invoice Enabled
X
MRP Planning Method
X
other
X
It is important to understand which application is the system-of-record for each object type and all associated object attributes. Windchill ESI provides a baseline system of record for the out-of-the-box objects that are supported, as shown in the following table.
System of Record Baseline Concept
Object/Object Information
System of Record
Windchill PDMLink/EAI Software Components
Initially Windchill PDMLink, Pass Control to Distribution Target upon Object Publication
Distribution Target
Parts
Part objects authored in Windchill PDMLink
X
Part attributes authored in Windchill ESI (Windchill PDMLink and EAI software components)
X
Part attributes authored in the distribution target
X
Part versions/revisions
X
Date effectivity
X
Part objects authored in distribution target
X
Bills of Material (BOMs)
X
BOM attributes authored in Windchill PDMLink
X
BOM attributes authored in distribution target
X
BOM versions/revisions
X
BOM Object versions/revisions (for example, those of component parts)
X
Date effectivity
X
Change Notices (CNs)
CN attributes authored in Windchill PDMLink
X
CN attributes authored in distribution target
X
Serial/Lot effectivity associated with BOMs
X
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