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Siemens PLM Connection 2016

Orlando, FL • May 16-19

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Easily Print and Export Files From

Teamcenter, Web Based and Secure

© BCT Technology AG 2016 @ Siemens PLM Connection Americas 2016

Teamcenter as a Single Source of Content

Many types of documents and tools to author them are in use

Manu-facturing

Information

Microsoft Office

Documents

Drawing FAI

ChangeReport

ServiceManual

xBOM WorkInstruction

Spare PartCatalog


BCT portfolio to support the product lifecycle


BCT CenterPointBCT EasyPlot

Standalone Active WorkspacePortal Web Microsoft Sharepoint

Teamcenter

Different Integrations with Teamcenter

Output Management in different ways to find, select, view and process data

Standalone

application connected

to Teamcenter

Web application

connected to

Teamcenter via

HTTP or HTTPS

Start plot jobs in

Active

Workspace

Application integrated in

Teamcenter Rich Client

Web parts connected to Teamcenterfor Microsoft Sharepoint


Access to Teamcenter in Microsoft SharePoint

Find, display, visualize Teamcenter data in Microsoft SharePoint

• Drawings (PDF, TIFF)

• Documents (Word, Excel, JT, …)

Up to date information for everyone

• Redundant free, simple and secure access to data from PLM

Simple integration in company-wide intranet based on Microsoft SharePoint

• Seamless integration in Windows SharePoint Services / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

BCT CenterPoint Web Parts

BCT CenterPoint

Drawing Preview &

Attributes

BCT CenterPoint

Teamcenter Search

BCT CenterPoint

Teamcenter Bill of

Material


BCT CenterPointBCT EasyPlot

Standalone Active WorkspacePortal Web Microsoft Sharepoint

Teamcenter

Different Integrations with Teamcenter


Standalone

application connected

to Teamcenter

Web application

connected to

Teamcenter via

HTTP or HTTPS

Start plot jobs in

Active

Workspace

Application integrated in

Teamcenter Rich Client

Web parts connected to Teamcenterfor Microsoft Sharepoint


Supporting Automated Reproduction Processes


View

Export and/or Mail

Plot/Print


Configurable User Interface

Different widgets allow different look and feel

Clipboard Preview

Detailed

View

Navigator

Search

Bill of

Material

BOM Filter &

Configuration Rule

Attributes


Benefits of the Client Server Architecture

• Centralized plot management

• Centralized configuration

• No printer drivers for client

machine

• Client gets all customizations

from server

• Traceable and well organized

output

BCT EasyPlot

Printer

LAN

?

?Plotter

PrinterClient

Client

ClientBCT EasyPlot Server


Print and Export Files From Teamcenter

BCT EasyPlot seamlessly integrates into Teamcenter infrastructure

• Uses client – server communication via Teamcenter 4-Tier

• Consider Teamcenter Access Management (ACL)

• Leveraging Teamcenter FMS

• Web based access via BCT EasyPlot web client

• Use of Teamcenter Audit Manager to keep track of data access

Web Based and Secure, using Teamcenter File Management and Web-Tier

Local CacheServer

BCT EasyPlotServer

Local CacheServer

BCT EasyPlotServer

BCT EasyPlotServer

DatabaseServer

Web Server

Poolserver

FMSMaster

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file !

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file

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file

wwwwww ?!file


Basic Use Cases

BCT EasyPlot

Search capabilities

Printing/Plotting Send to E-Mail

ViewingDataset type selection

Export

Attribute-Preview BOM-Plotting Grouping of drawings


Search capabilities

• Browse Teamcenter folders

• Search data via key words

• Use advanced search with additional criteria/attributes

• BCToogle

• Multiline Input


Dataset type selection

• Possibility to filter the added datasets based on the dataset type


Viewing

• Preview documents (Image, TIFF, PDF, etc.) before processing

• Launch the corresponding authoring system like Word,

JT2Go, etc.


Printing/Plotting

• Select output formats and destinations (e.g. different plotter types)

• Add watermark with additional information

• Print title page, error page and bill of material pages

• Output in interactive mode or combined with a scheduler

Print Teamcenter data


Printing/Plotting


Export

• Export documents to directory (incl. ZIPing)

• Add a “readme” with additional information

• Export original file format (e.g. native CAD data)

• Teamcenter group/role dependent privileges Export to directory

Export Teamcenter data


Send to E-Mail

• Export documents to directory (incl. ZIPing)

• Add a “readme” with additional information

• Export original file format (e.g. native CAD data)

• Teamcenter group/role dependent privileges

Export Teamcenter data

Send to E-Mail


Attribute-Preview

• When selecting an item or item-revision, dataset or document their attributes are displayed in the

Attribute-Preview

• Configuration within GUI:

Depending on Item Type

• Item attributes

• Revision attributes

• Dataset attributes

• BOM attributes


BOM-Plotting

• Select an Item with BOM

• Select a configuration rule

• Use filters e.g. to filter out spare parts, defined on BOM level

• Support of different view types

get BOM data


Grouping of drawings according to dataset type and print size

• Group the datasets by e.g. page size or attributes


Advanced Use Cases

BCT EasyPlot

Advanced searchBOM-Filter

Stamping / Watermarking

Reports to generate documentation

Plot list

Documentation of print jobs

Automatic creation ofplot formats Plot-Conversion Configuration Rules

Batch Print

Start print job in Active Workspace


BOM-Filter

• Use filters to collect your documents

• Assembly is only resolved to a defined level

• Selection of documents via BOM Notes

• Filter documents based on Teamcenter attributes – include/exclude

• Filter can be configured by the admin

or user (if allowed)


Advanced search

• Advanced Search through all Teamcenter attributes (e.g. different for each item type)

• Support of Item, ItemRevision, Dataset or BOM attributes

• Search is based on Saved Queries

• Global Search over all attributes

Configure attributes


Plot list

• Managing of periodical plot lists

• Store the list in a special directory

• Could be user or company specific

• Optional: Resolve the BOM

Save/open plot list


Search

result

Text file is

used for

search

Batch Print

Start print jobs via

Text filesincluding listof item ids

URL Request

Text File including item ids

Used for search

2

3

Open

text file

1

Example Call for BCT EasyPlot including list of Item Ids

http://EasyPlotWebServer/bct_web_clients/sendto/easyplot-

web-attribut.html?attribut=element-id&value=009981;009982



• Possibility to define watermarks (position, font, size, rotation, etc.)

• Different watermark types / templates according to level of definition



• Title page

• Job logs (e.g. missing docs.)


Automated creation of plot formats

• Call up the corresponding translation service (TSTK, Dispatcher, CRI, etc.)

• Use API to generate plot data from NX drawings

• Operation is running on server

Generate plot data


Plot-Conversion using different Converters

Format Converter

tiff Native print

doc/docx/xls/xlsx/ppt/pptx

/txt/gif/jpeg/bmp/png

direct print

pdf ps2tiff.bat

hpgl hp2xx.bat

cgm, dxf and others TC VisConvert


Configuration Rules

• Switch configuration rule

• Show ‘not-up-to-date‘ information


Reports to generate sets of documentation

Efficient Report Generation using PLM XML and Style Sheets

• Create report, e.g.

• Bill of material

• Revision history

• PDF / Excel / HTML


Start Print Jobs from Active Workspace

• Start batch print in Active

Workspace

• Print jobs are sent to BCT

EasyPlot server

• Automatic format

recognition

• Stamping


Basic & Advanced Use Cases

BCT EasyPlot

Search capabilities

Printing/Plotting Send to E-Mail

ViewingDataset type selection

Export

Attribute-Preview BOM-Plotting Grouping of drawings

Advanced searchBOM-Filter


Reports to generate documentation

Plot list


Automatic creation ofplot formats Plot-Conversion Configuration Rules

Batch Print

Start print job in Active Workspace

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