Q-PLM for PDM – Product features

Activation points
• Interactively: Q-Checker execution by toolbar button in the PDM User Interface
• Lifecycle stage:

• Check-In: Q-Checker execution before Check- in
• Promote / Release: Q-Checker execution before Release or Freeze
• Workflow: Q-Checker execution upon a workflow task

Assessment scores may be required 
for better control
• Assessment scores measure the level of quality of a model with a sum calculated by all errors found
• Strict access restrictions can be set so that only clean data is permitted in a PDM system.
• Assessment accuracy can be set regarding to the lifecycle stage
• Message notification is automatically sent to the user/administrator

Different profiles can be run
• A profile is a set of checks used to detect errors 
within a model
• A profile can be set specifically for PDM’s quality standards
• Different importance levels can be configured
• Different profiles can be controlled by PDM attributes

Results are communicated clearly 
inside the PDM system
• With PDM attributes modified by Q-PLM
• With profile tabs automatically populated
• With HTML reports attached to the data inside the product tree

The Q-Checker check seal for enhanced performance
• A check seal is a summary of a past checked model which can be internal or external 
• Avoid a recheck if a valid check seal is compliant to save time
• A check seal includes a model check sum info, check profile used, checking date, etc.
• If check seal is invalid, options are to give a warning, recheck the model, or reject it