Enterprise Systems Integration
An information bridge between two enterprise systems. In the current release, Enterprise Systems Integration connects PDM systems with other enterprise systems, such as ERP systems.
Alternate Part
In Windchill, a form, fit, and function replacement for a part in every product structure usage. The replacement is global to a Windchill implementation.
Assembly Part
In Windchill, a part that can contain other parts- that is, a product structure.
BOM (Bill of Materials)
An ERP structure that identifies the components that are used to make an assembly.
Component Part
In Windchill, a part that cannot contain other parts.
Co-produce Part
A placeholder object in a part structure defined in Windchill MPMLink. It represents parts in a structure that are produced together.
Configuration
A procedure performed by a System Integrator that enables standard Windchill functionality. The criterion is that the System Integrator must be able to perform this activity with the "Quick Start" timeframe. In general, the procedure should not require advanced programming skills.
Custom attributes
Custom attributes are attributes that are added to a Windchill object. They may be added by modifying Windchill object models, by adding IBAs to a Windchill object, or by adding a soft-type to a Windchill object.
Customization
A procedure performed by a Customizer that extends standard Windchill functionality. In general, it requires Java programming skills (or equivalent other technical skills) and requires more time and resources than the "Quick Start" timeframe will allow.
EAI (Enterprise Application Integration)
A topic or discipline that covers the tools, technology, companies and resources associated with the integration of enterprise software applications. EAI is responsible for:
• Determining destinations for messages and data
• Mapping data to the appropriate format for destinations
• Providing services (adapters) that deliver messages to destinations
• Insuring that messages are delivered to destinations
• Reporting the response of the destination to the delivery
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Software that plans and tracks manufacturing activities.
Getter Method
Attributes may be defined for a Windchill object. Frequently, the contents of the attribute are made available to other objects via a java method. Typically, such methods have names that begin with "get…" (for example, " get Number()" would return the contents of the number attribute). Windchill code generation tools provide the option to generate getter methods for modeled attributes. Windchill developers and customizers may add additional getter methods.
Local attributes
Attributes that are contained by an object are local attributes. Attributes of an object may be other objects.
Multi-Level BOM
In Windchill, an assembly that contains one or more assemblies.
Non-local attributes
If an object has access to another object by any other means than containment (such as a calculation), that object is a non-local attribute. Attributes of contained objects are also non-local. In other words, if you are required to navigate from one object to another to obtain a value, the attribute you obtain is non-local.
Selection Rule
Determines which object types are released by Windchill ESI. Also determines which attributes of the object are released.
Source System
Source systems identify the systems to send data when discussing enterprise systems integration. For Enterprise Systems Integration, the source system is Windchill PDMLink.
Substitute Part
In Windchill, a form, fit, and function replacement for a part in one specific product structure usage.
System of Record
Data elements are often shared between systems. Sometimes more than one of these systems create and modify the data. If only one system is allowed to modify the data, that system is the system of record for the data.
Target System
Target systems identify the systems to receive data when discussing enterprise systems integration. For example:
• SAP Instances and Plants (for receiving product data, such as parts, documents, assemblies, and engineering change orders)
Transaction
Typical distributed systems transaction, for example, order processing. Does not imply Database Management System commit and rollback capability.
• Atomic Transaction - A transaction containing one request that cannot be further subdivided into other transactions.
• Molecular Transaction - A group of atomic transactions that must be processed as a unit.
• Composite Transaction - A complex aggregate of other transactions. It could be comprised of atomic and/or molecular transactions.
Windchill Core
PDM functionality, including product structures, change processes, and workflowsInfo*Engine is the communication vehicle for exchanging information with external systems via EAI.