HI, about tables used in plm

Question

can any body give me the tables used in sap-plm and the flow of plm.

Answer 1

Hi,
PLM is very huge module in itself, so there no such pre-defined flow in PLM,
yes it is available in CFolders & for CProjects but not for complete PLM,
As PLM involves Material Master, BOM, DMS, ECM/OCM, CAD Integration all these can even be linked to CFolders & CProjects depending on demand of scenarios or requirements.
<u>Flow can be Like</u>
Creation of Material Master
MM01/MM02
> Create/Change of BOM <b>CS01/CS02</b>>Assignment to Classifications (Charaterstics/Class) CL02/CT04 depending on requirements again-> Create/Change DIR (Document Information Records) <b>CV01N/CV02N</b>> CV04N ---> CAD Integration, ECM Cycle can be included for Revisioning/Versioning of these Objects (MM,BOM DIR etc)
i.e. Create/Change ECR/ECO,
CC31/CC32 or CC01/CC02--> assignment of relevant objects (MM,BOM,DIR etc) as per requirments again.
Linking these scenarios with CFolders & CProjects
Process Flow in Cprojects
The project leader creates a project (see Creating a Project Definition).
2. The project leader structures the project by creating phases, checklists with checklist items, and tasks (see Creating a Project).
3. The project leader includes a subproject (see Work with Subprojects).
4. The project leader plans links to business objects (for example, materials, purchase order items, inspection plans, work breakdown structures, networks, and so on). (See Creating an Object Link).
5. The project leader carries out scheduling (see Scheduling).
6. The project leader carries out resource planning (see Project Resource Planning).
7. The project leader starts the calculation of costs and revenues for resources in the connected SAP R/3 system from within cProjects.
8. The system calculates the costs and revenues for resources. This calculation is saved in cProjects and can be displayed there.
9. cProjects makes the project known in SAP R/3 CO.
10. The system generates an internal order as a cost collector for the project.
Once this step has been completed, costing is deleted in cProjects and the data is saved with the cost collector.
11. The project leader creates a snapshot to document the current status of the project (see Creation of Simulations and Snapshots).
12. A project participant creates a control plan for the project (see Creating and Opening a Control Plan).
13. A project participant creates a project status report (see Creating Project Status Reports).
14. A project participant creates business objects in SAP R/3 and assigns them to project elements (see Maintaining an Object Link).
15. A project participant creates documents and assigns them to project elements in cProjects (see Assigning Documents and Creating Folders). He or she also assigns documents to the project in Microsoft® Windows File Explorer (see Integration with Microsoft® Windows File Explorer).
16. A project participant carries out the Design Collaboration with cFolders scenario.
17. A project participant processes tasks and checklist items and confirms them (see Confirming Tasks or Confirming Checklist Items).
18. Project participants confirm the progress of the project to the project’s cost collector in regular intervals.
19. A project participant carries out evaluations (see Creating and Displaying Evaluations).
20. A project participant uploads project data to the SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW) to create cross-project reports there.
21. The project leader names a substitute (see Substitute).
22. The project leader creates a simulation of the operational project (see Creation of Simulations and Snapshots).
23. The project leader reconciles the simulation with the operational project (see Reconciliation and Comparison of Versions).
24. The project leader starts the approval process (see Beginning an Approval).
25. Period-end closing is carried out for the cost collector.
This activity is repeated periodically during the course of the project.
26. The decision makers approve the phase (see Granting or Rejecting Individual Approvals).
27. Once all phases have been approved the project is complete.
28. The project leader archives the project (see Archiving).
29. The project leader closes the cost collector and archives it.
Hope you are clear,
Regards
Rehman
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