11 HUB Solutions for Multi-Site Collaboration Christopher Kim June 4, 2008.

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HUB Solutions for Multi-Site Collaboration

Christopher KimJune 4, 2008

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Project Plan

Project Goal: One Teamcenter Connectivity

Project Duration: 9 Months

Project Baseline: TCE V9.1.7a

Project Team: Three (3) Siemens PLM Software Consultants

Seven (7) Hamilton Sundstrand IT Staff

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Project Scope

Implement Hub Architecture

Data Security

Data Integrity

Domestic Site Collaboration

External Site Collaboration

Auditing Capability

Data Migration

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Project Schedule

Major Milestones Project Planning

Project Requirement Gathering

Analysis & Design

Implementation

Validation

Data Migration

Go-Live

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Multi-Site Network Essential

Object Directory Services (ODS) : Object Locator

Integrated Distributed Services Manager (IDSM) : Object Transporter Export an object from the owning site

Transmit it over the network

Import it into the destination site

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Before HUB Implementation

Multi-Site Connectivity

ODS Connectivity

Auto-publication & registration only affects Domestic sites

US 3

US 2

US 1

FN 1

FN 2

FN 3FN 2T2

ODS 1

ODS 2 ODS 3

IDSM Connectivity

Synchronization between all connected sites

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After Hub Implementation

Hub Connectivity

ODS Connectivity

Auto-publication only affects Domestic sites

US 2

US 1

HUB

FN 2

FN 1

FN 3

FN 2T2

HUBODS

FNODS

IDSM Connectivity

Synchronization between all connected sites

US 3

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New Partner Site Addition

Hub Connectivity

ODS Connectivity

Auto-publication only affects Domestic sites

US 2

US 1

HUB

FN 2

FN 1

FN 3

FN 2T2

HUBODS

FNODS

IDSM Connectivity

Synchronization between all connected sites

US 3

NewPartner

Site

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Data Security - Project

Project Based Security

External Access Project

External Work Project

Common Parts Project

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Projects in HUB

US 1 HUB

FN 1

Partner

FN Projects

PartnerProjects

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Data Security – Propagation Rule

Exportable Data Options

Entire BOM / Top Level Item Only

Transfer / Export - Protected Components

All Versions / All Files

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Data Security – Rule Tree

Common Rule Tree

Domestic Sites

HUB

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Workflows for Data Transfer

Grant Access to Foreign / Partner Site

Grant Ownership to Foreign / Partner Site

Data Replication to Domestic Site

Data Ownership Transfer to Domestic Site

Data Security - Workflow

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Import Remote…

Dynamic Import (Pull) Replication between Domestic Sites

o Domestic Site Domestic Site

External Site Transaction (Replica & Ownership Change)

o Hub External Site

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Data Integrity

Item ID Registration Eliminate Duplicated Item

Publication for Domestic Sites Data Search for Published Data

Data Synchronization Hourly Synch. (Sites to HUB)

Daily Synch. (HUB to Sites)

Dynamic Synch. (Need Based)

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Auditing Data

Audit Reports Currently Accessible to Foreign Sites

Currently Accessed by Foreign Sites

Exported Data to Other Sites

Workflows Data Ownership Transfer History

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Implementation - Configuration

Configuration Preferences (iman_env)

Project (Read Only / Read-Write)

Role (Export / Outsource Control)

Rule Tree

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Workflow for Data Export

Workflow for Data Transaction Domestic Site Ownership Change

o Domestic Site Domestic Site

External Site Transaction (Replica & Ownership Change)

o Domestic Site HUB

o HUB External Site

EPM-send-target-objects (Action Handler)

IDSM exports from Current Site

IDSM imports to Target Site

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Applied Rule Tree Example

Data when Designer initiates Workflow

Outsource Controller assigns Data to Project

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Implementation - Data Migration

Export Records among Sites

Import Export Record (IXR)

Remove Old IXR between Sites

Build New IXR with HUB

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References

Teamcenter Engineering Multi-Site Collaboration Help

Teamcenter Engineering Utilities Reference

Teamcenter Engineering Workflow Designer Help

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Q & A