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SAP AG2007, ‹#›
SAP cFolders Course Content
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Howto enable collaboration in product development and design with cFolders
Note : Reference Material is from SAP

Business Process Development Collaboration
Sharing BOM and Documents
Sharing CAD Models and Product Variant Structures
Usage of Collaborative and Competitive Scenario
Standalone and Integrated Deployment Scenarios
Integration with SAP NetWeaver
New functionality in cFolders 4.00
Wrap-Up

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The Importance of Collaborative Product Development
Doing collaborative product developmentacross the supply chain …. (is) becomingas important, if not more important than the logistics and production supply chain.
As companiesincreasingly outsource manufacturing, thesame partners that produce parts or componentsfor a product are being delegated responsibility to participate in the design of those parts and components”
From CIMdata, Measuring PLM's Business Value, September 2003
“
SAP refers with the business process Development Collaborationto Collaborative product development
”

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The Importance of Collaborative Product Development
What is clear, however, is that best-in-class companies– those that most frequently hit their product development targets forrevenue, cost, and quality–are actively pursuing collaboration[…].
Furthermore, they have more frequently automated their collaboration processeswith PLM toolsthat incorporate or enable collaborationacross the product lifecycle.
From Aberdeen Group, The Product Lifecycle Collaboration Benchmark Report –The Product Profitability “X Factor”?, June 2006
“
”
SAP refers with the business process Development Collaborationto Collaborative product development

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Collaborative Product Development –The Challenge
Customer
Subcontractor
Subcontractor
OEM
Email
INTERNET
Intranet

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Customer’s Pain Points in Product Development
Classical collaboration via email, phone, fax, and mail is more likely to be error-prone
Classical collaboration requires a lot of face-to-face meetings and travel
With classical collaboration, the consistency of data is not reliable
Classical collaboration supports, in most cases, only unstructured data
Classical collaboration is not able to manage the access of external parties to product data in a secure and economic way

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Reasons Why Collaboration May Fail
I did not receive the most recent version!
I did not find the relevant information!
The document was deleted by somebody!
I did not know whom to forward the information!
Central vault!
Structure!
Authorizations!
Status Management!

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Working on a real- time, consistent data basis with customers and suppliers
Secure collaboration with external supplier and partners
Development Collaboration –How to Improve

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cFolders on SAP PLM Application Map
SAP NetWeaver
Product and project portfolio managementIdea management and concept development
Project planning
Time and resource management
Project execution
Strategic portfolio management
Life-cycle process support
Product development
Development collaboration and strategic sourcing
Prototyping and productionramp-upHand over to sales, service, and maintenance
Quality engineering and improvement
Product costingLife-cycle data management
Document management
Product master and structure management
Specification and recipe managementService and maintenance structure management
Change and configuration management
Corporate services
Audit management
Hazardous tracking/product stewardship
Dangerous goods/waste management
Workers health and safety
On the SAP PLM Application Map (based on business processes) cFolders belongs to the business processDevelopment Collaboration.
The business processDevelopment Collaborationfocuses on cross- company collaboration on product data (technical documents & product structure information) during product development and sourcing.
The business processDevelopment Collaboration& cFolders is also part of the SAP ERP offering and belongs to the process groupProduct Developmenton the my SAP ERP Solution Map (seehttp://service.sap.com/erp)

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Substitutes classic communication via e-mail, phone, fax, and face-to-face meetings with virtual team work
Reduces misunderstandings and communication deficiencies and improves consistency of reliable data
Substitutes unstructured communication with structured data (with redlining, mark-ups, data sheets, and secure areas)
Provides synchronous communication capabilities (graphical information, redlining)
You save the following:
Reduction in travel, meetings, and conference calls
Fewer errors due to improved communication with vendors andcustomers
Reduced time-to-market
Increased capacity due to faster time-to-market
cFolders Value Proposition

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Authorization Concept: Object Authorization
Authorizations:
Administration
Write
Read
None
Create/Delete
Folder authorizations are passed on to subordinated objects mode can be over- written for selected objects
Authorizations can also be controlled automatically by using the cFolders application programming interface
User-dependent object authorizations:
Authorizations can be assigned to users, user groups and roles

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Backend Integration: cFolders ECC/R/3
Exchange of documents between cFolders and SAP PLM Document Management System(SAP PLM DMS is part of ECC/R/3)
Exchange of material BOMs, product variant structures, CAD assemblies between cFolders and SAP back-end system
Externaluser(needs onlyWeb browser)
SAP PLMcFolders
Internet
Internal User
HTTPS
Intranet
Backend Systems(DMS, BOM Processing,
CAD Desktop, iPPEon SAP R/3 or ECC,...)
HTTPS
RFC (SNC)
Data Security: Externals have access to data in cFolders only
-no access to back-end system necessary for externals

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Status Management –Process Control
Object Status
Released
Object Status
To Be Reviewed
Object Status
In Process
Entry action
Send reminder
Transition action
Sendnotification
Transition
authorization
Reviewer
Object AuthorizationAuthors: readReviewer: readEngineering:read
Object AuthorizationAuthors:readReviewer:readEngineering:none
Object AuthorizationAuthors: writeReviewer: noneEngineering:none
Status profile

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cFolders Language Support
cFolders supports the following languages:
Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

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Customers using cFolders

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cFolders –Main Target Groups
Collaboration on technical documents (Technical Specifications, Artwork, …): Architect Engineers Component SuppliersAutomotive OEM Tier 1 SupplierAutomotive Tier 1 Supplier Tier 2 SupplierOil Companies SuppliersPackaging Companies Customers & Designers…
Collaboration on CAD assemblies & product variant structures: Automotive Tier 1 Supplier Tier 2 Supplier…
Collaboration on materials, BOM, manufacturer part numbers: Automotive Tier 1 Supplier Tier 2 Supplier OEM Contract Manufacturer in High Tech Industry…

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cFolders Adds Business Value
Standardizes the collaboration process by using status management
Gives clarity on valid document versions
Makes the collaboration over complex topics more transparent
Improves communication with external partners by allowing them to maintain documents & BOM without the need to expose the backend system
Increases development efficiency by offering viewing & redlining capabilities for all team members
Optimizes collaboration with suppliers in bidding scenarios
Enables effective cross-enterprise project management by tightly integrating cProjects

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Document Handling - Overview
Exchange of documents
between cFolders and SAP
R/3/ECC backend system
(release. 4.6B or higher) is
possible, if at least SAP
R/3 Plug-In 2001.2, SP 2
or higher is installed
Note
 Direct
editing of all
file types
supported by
front end PC
 Documents
are locked
during
check in/
check out
 Integrated
2D/3D viewer
with redlining
capabilities
 Mass up-/
download of
files from PC
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Bill of Material (BOM)
Exchange of material
BOM between
cFolders and SAP
R/3/ECC back end
system
(Minimum
Requirements:
SAP R/3 Release 4.7
or
4.6C SP33 + Note
546617) is possible, if
at least SAP R/3 Plug-
In 2002.2 is installed)
Note
 External
users without
an R/3/ECC
system can
maintain/creat
e material
BOM
(only browser
required)
 BOM can be
published from
backend to
cFolders
 Number of
active
material &
BOM attributes
defined in
system
settings
 In addition Reference Designators (component location information used in
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Integration to CAD Desktop
Integration works for ERP 6.0 (ECC 6.0), ERP 2004 (ECC 5.0), R/3 Enterprise Extension Set 110 & 200, R/3
4.6C (for all releases besides ERP 6.0 the implementation of R/3/ERP support packages released in Q2/2005
Note is necessary)
 Export of CAD assemblies
to cFolders (originals as
documents & product
structure information as
xml-file)
 Export of CAD assemblies
from cFolders to CAD
systems of external users
can be realized by SAP CAD
partners on customer
project base
 Import of changed CAD
assemblies from CAD
systems of external users to
cFolders and reconciliation
with CAD assemblies
managed by CAD Desktop
can be realized by SAP CAD
partners on customer
project base

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Collaborative versus Competitive Scenario
Collaborative Scenario
Party A Party B Customer Supplier
Supplier
Supplier
Competitive Scenario

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Collaboration Structure
Two-scenario- concept
Collaborative scenario:
One public area for all team members
Competitive scenario:
Additional supplier work areas with individual authorization settings
can be used together with SAP Bidding Engine (SAP SRM)

Business Process Development Collaboration
Sharing BOM and Documents
Sharing CAD Models and Product Variant Structures
Usage of Collaborative and Competitive Scenario
Standalone and Integrated Deployment Scenarios

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Backend Integration: cFolders ECC/R/3
Exchange of documents between cFolders and SAP PLM Document Management System(SAP PLM DMS is part of ECC/R/3)
Exchange of material BOM, product variant structures, CAD assemblies between cFolders and SAP backend system
Externaluser(needs onlyWeb browser)
SAP PLMcFolders
Internet
Internal User
HTTPS
Intranet
Backend Systems(DMS, BOM Processing,
HTTPS
RFC (SNC)
Data Security: Externals have access to data in cFolders only-no access to back-end system necessary for externals

SAP AG2007, ‹#› Integration into Project Management
cFolders is integrated into cProjects
cProjectsis the SAP application for phase-basedproject management
Export/ Import of Documents to/from cProjectsfrom/to cFolders

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cProjectsand cFolders –Sample Architecture
cFolders
Internet
Intranet
ExternalPartners
cProjects
ProjectManagers
DesignEngineers
Links
Exchange of documents
Project Documents (checklists, minutes of meetings)
Technical documents(drawings, structure information)
Technical documents(drawings, structure information)
Backend Systems (DMS, BOM Processing,

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