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Digital Drawing Archives

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Table of Contents

The SAP DMS_____________________________________________ 5

The Mass Storage System __________________________________ 6

The Viewer _______________________________________________ 8

Print/Repro System PLOSSYSTM netdome_____________________ 9

Longterm data conversion services _________________________ 17

Frequently Asked Questions _______________________________ 20

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Storing drawings into digital archives is a goal for many companies, The Task –
which have to ensure that documents can be filed and accessed in an The Tools
economic and efficient way. At the same time, there is a need to
introduce new and improved forms of organization of these drawings.

This task can be solved in an elegant way within the framework of the
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mySAP PLM functionality. The following modules are required to implement
a system of this type:

the SAP document management system (DMS)

a mass storage system

a display tool (viewer)
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the print/repro system (PLOSSYS )

These modules are presented in the following sections:

The SAP DMS

The document management system (DMS) is part of the base system R/3. It DMS – The Essential
is the essential component of drawing and document management. In the Component
DMS the drawing master data (Meta Data) is entered as document information
records. Apart from the basic data such as type of document, document
number, version, and sheet numbers, other data such as designation and
authorization groups can be entered. Via the classification system, additional
configurable data can be defined and entered.

Figure 1: Classification characteristics can be added to

the document information record.

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 For each document information record two original files can be stored. The
original files are objects, which are stored in a mass storage system. They are
accessed via DMS functions. One can differentiate between application data
and digital paper using these two files.

Application Data Typical examples of application files are CAD models such as .DWG files
from AutoCAD or .DOC files from Microsoft Word. These files are used for
further processing with the respective application.

Digital Paper In many cases a digital paper format is stored as a second original file. Typical
examples of this format are the data types TIFF/G4 or PDF. With this format
an object type is available which can be displayed at every workstation,
independent of whether the original application has been installed. These
formats also form the basis for the production of documents; i.e., the printing.
The digital paper format is created through a scan process or the conversion
of application data (files).

Integration The DMS has a powerful status management, and the document information
records can be linked to other SAP objects such as material master records.
Thus it is possible to directly access related documents from many SAP
transactions, for example, in order to display or print the documents.

The Mass Storage System

Objects managed by the DMS can be stored in different ways:

Storing of DMS Objects 1. In the SAP database: this method is rather unsuitable for digitized
drawings, as in many cases the files have sizes far greater than 50 KB.

2. In a local file system: users who have access to the local file system can
only access these files. Thus this storage method is not suitable for
organization-wide solutions.

3. On a file server: all the users who have an authorization for the file server
can access these files. In order not to influence the consistency of the
system, the DMS files on the file server should not be changed or shifted
to another storage location by means of other applications.

SAP Electronic Vault 4. In the SAP electronic vault: This is a storage area protected and managed
by the SAP system. Users have no direct access to these files. If an
electronic vault contains many objects (> 50,000), access times may
become longer. Thus in this case it is recommended, that several SAP
electronic vaults be created and used.

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5. In an ArchiveLink-compatible storage system: This is a mass storage
system of various technologies (optical, magnetic, hierarchical storage
systems, juke boxes, etc.) that is operated via a standard interface
(ArchiveLink). There are many suppliers who offer ArchiveLink-compatible
storage solutions.

6. New from Release 4.5: SAP offers the Content Management Service New with 4.5: Content
(CMS), an extension of existing file capabilities for documents Management Service
administered in DMS. The Content and Cache Server are items of the (CMS), Content and
Cache Server
CMS for filing and keeping documents during distributed data retention.

7. New from Release 4.6: The SAP Knowledge Provider (KPRO) supplies an New with 4.6:
infrastructure permitting mining of documents for non-standard needs. Knowledge Provider
KPRO stands as a new and different solution and has components for (KPRO)
document administration (DMS) within its new features, in particular the
disposal of documents. The past restriction of two original files per
document information record is removed. Additional services e.g. full text
search round out the new features in KPRO.

Thus choosing the suitable storage system is not always easy, and there are Choosing the Storage
no general recommendations; but some considerations may help in making a System
good choice:

• If there are only few files, or the archives are filled slowly, the file server
solution may be a suitable solution to start with.

• The SAP electronic vault is a better-protected solution for medium

amounts of data (files). The files are stored on standard hard disks, that
are integrated into the backup system of the organization.

• If additional safety on optical carriers is an important factor, then

ArchiveLink or a content server with storage management is the first
choice. This also applies to cases where commercial documents, lists
of parts, or correspondence are to be stored in addition to technical
documents.

It should be ensured that technical documents are not stored together with
other types of documents (e.g. delivery notes, commercial documents) on the
same medium, as the life and access cycles are very different. It is better to
build up separate archives.

For a high-performance IT architecture, it is advantageous, if the mass

storage allows a direct transport and, for authorized applications, access to
the objects via standard interfaces, thus ensuring a short transmission time
and a low network load.

File server processes, the SAP electronic vault, and some ArchivLink systems
have appropriate interfaces to support this architecture.

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 The Viewer
Application files (data) are displayed and processed with the respective
application. The digital paper stored as "File 2" is displayed by means of a
viewer. These products are available from many different vendors and for all
operating systems.

Figure 2: Imagenation – a leading viewer product

For PDF a widely used display tool is the royalty-free Acrobat Reader.

Various Options for For TIFF/G4 some operating systems include a standard tool (e.g. HP-UX or
Displaying Documents 2000 and NT). Other viewers offer higher speeds and more convenience of
operation. The best-known viewers are products such as Spicer Imagenation,
Rosetta, or AutoVue. In many cases good viewers may be able to read many
formats, and in some cases can also be used to view application files. With
the viewer one can print single copies of a document or parts of a document
via the local print system.

From Release 4.6 a Multi Format Viewer is included as a standard module

from R/3 with which many 2D and 3D Formats including the wide-spread
Raster Format may be viewed.

Status Stamp With For the Spicer Imagenation viewer SEAL Systems offers an interesting
Printing From the accessory: with the printing from the viewer, the DMS View module ensures
Viewer that configurable data from the document information record (e.g. status, title,
authorized person, etc.) are placed on the printout as a stamp. Thus print
time, origin and status of a printout are visible more clearly, and document
management becomes more transparent.

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There is an alternative to this for PDF and the SAP standard viewer, the DMS
View method “stamp-before-view”. In this case the displayed data, before
starting the visualization program, will be stamped with the requested Meta
Data.

Print/Repro System
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In most cases the single print from the viewer is not enough for productive
organizational processes.

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In many cases of application (manufacture, purchase, process planning, PLOSSYS netdome
quality management, etc.) batches of documents have to be made available and DMS Integration
as bundles sorted according to the requirements of the recepient in a fast and Modules
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reliable way. In these cases PLOSSYS netdome with the related DMS
integration modules is very useful.

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This solution is based on the PLOSSYS server. This process serves, among Individual
other things, converts the DMS objects into output formats. Thus all the Parameterization With
printers and plotters within the organization can be used for the output of Outputs
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documents. PLOSSYS netdome also serves to place stamps and labels on
the output documents, to create banner and end pages with sets of
documents, and to direct the output to the terminals. Comprehensive print
operating functions make the system operation easier.

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 Application example 1:
Interactive output of DMS original files from SAP transactions

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PAD – The Standard The printer icon of the SAP-GUI is linked to the PLOSSYS PAD (print job
Interface dialog) and the DMS plot module.

Figure 3: PAD – the print job dialog

DMS Information is With the push of a button the original documents are transferred to the PAD.
Transferred There, the objects can be collected, sorted, and sent off for printing. All the
output parameters commonly used with technical documents can be set (e.g.
selection of device, scaling, type of paper, selection of a folding program,
number of copies for sets and single outputs). The DMS plot integration
module ensures that important document information record data (Meta Data)
is automatically transferred from the DMS. Thus the document number and
title can be used for margin printing. It is also possible to stamp the document
status on the output document.

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The PLOSSYS PAD is implemented in client/server architecture and is
available for all SAP GUI platforms.

Due to the multi-server capability also remote locations are supportable;

where jobs can be traced and administered by the sender.

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Application example 2:
Digital document management with high-performance search and action
functions, creation and automated processing of repro lists

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The PLOSSYS subsystem DMS Repro consists of two base components: Search in the DMS Data
a repro list processor for the automated processing of document lists for Stock
reproduction as well as a platform in client/server architecture for creating and
processing repro lists. By means of this system, the DMS data store can be
searched in a very convenient way. Lists of found matches are arranged to
form work lists. Recipient data (destination printer/plotter, scaling, number of
copies, cost center, etc.) can be defined in a database and called up.

Hit lists are arranged similar to document lists. Within the SAP transactions
from SEAL Systems, the document parts list structures can be navigated.
Individual documents which can be output can be marked and provided with
non-standard parameters (Copy Number, Scaling Factor, Stamps, etc. ) for
reproduction. Distributor data (Requested Printer, Scaling Factor, Copy
Number, Cost Code, etc.) can be defined and directed from a Data Base.

Three new SAP objects are used: Output job, document list, and recipient list.
Within the SAP transaction, different print job methods, for different
processing purposes and user groups can be defined. Also the behavior of the
transaction by comment or error messages determines the adjustment of the
print job method apart from the processing process (Scan-on-demand or
Omission page generation) of the Output Servers.

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 Figure 4: DMS Repro

Automatic Repro List The DMS Repro system recognizes in interactive and batch processing
Processing whether there are DMS entries matching a search and whether there are
original files for the entries, and can react accordingly: with missing
documents one can select whether omission sheets are to be inserted in the
output batch, or whether a scan list is created.

The scan list can be called up from the DMS Repro scan list client. The
request is linked with the scan result, the result is entered and checked into
the DMS, and additionally the repro job is completed.

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In this way digital drawing archives can be built up very conveniently through Scan-on-Demand
demand-controlled scan processes (Scan-on-Demand). Even with a DMS only
partly filled the user can order and, at the same time, acquire all the required
documents.

Also with an only “part-filled” DMS, all necessary documents with DMS
reproduction can be ordered and entered directly by the users.

Figure 5: Scan list client

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Of course, PLOSSYS repro lists may also be created from other SAP Repro Lists
processes. In this way and through the very flexible standard format RLI, for
example, integrated process chains for providing job-related documents
automatically can be implemented very quickly.

The BAPI-Library adds extensive functions to the program controlled Customer Specific
generation of reproduction order lists. For different processes within SAP, e.g. Solutions and
production orders, maintenance jobs, orders, documentation creation etc., the Adjustments
necessary documents can be supplied from the DMS directly, using familiar
SAP items and structures, by function call and collected together.

Output jobs can be arranged in such a way, regardless of process-referral and

decoupled by the necessary preparation and processing methods of the
external data formats.

Within the SAP transactions, the output jobs produced from programs are
viewable and can be revised and changed, interactively, if necessary. After the
print assignment, the updated status of the output progress of the document is
available.

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 Application example 3:
Distribution output

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SAP R/3 from version 4.5 on offers the opportunity of configuring a
document control by defining distributors.

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PLOSSYS Set Output By means of the PLOSSYS module DMS Distribution Output the output
type "Printing/Plotting" of the SAP document distribution is mapped onto the
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standard PLOSSYS set output. Recipient-related output bundles are printed
and distributed throughout the organization, complete with banner and end
pages.

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Distributor Lists For SAP R/3 installations prior to release 4.5 the PLOSSYS DMS Repro
system offers the feature to define and use distributor lists as well.

Figure 6: Distribution output

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So: PLOSSYS is the right solution, from the interactive print job creation
from SAP transactions, the creation and processing of reproduction jobs, the
processing of scan lists, and to the complex distribution of prints.

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Application example 4:
Structure output

With object shortcuts, documents, bills of material and PSP elements can be all documents to a
accessed. This enables automatic identification of all documents belonging to single bill of material
an assembly.

SEAL Systems developed standard modules for this purpose:

Figure 7: Document selection for a material or PSP element

Adjustable filter options for bills of material and document selections cover the
standard requirements.

The advantages of this integrated PLM system solution expands the

profitability and efficiency of SEAL Systems modules.

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 Application example 5:
Complete procedure oriented output

SAP script output and For many business methods, the various document assemblies from the
documents combined DMS, consist mainly of print processes that are handled through the SAP
Spool system. SEAL Systems offers standard solutions for often repeated
business processes:

Manufacturing jobs

Procurement

Maintenance jobs

Figure 8: Selection of all documents for a manufacturing job

complete and in the The distribution of text and graphic information occurs through the
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PLOSSYS Output Manager netdome in the correct order – naturally with all
directional information like status, job number, etc… This ensures procedure
reliability, profitiability and efficiency through saving time and eliminating any
sorting work.

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Longterm data conversion services
1. Format Converters

If original files are to be converted into digital paper in the course of Tools For Any Case
loading and release processes: Format converters from SEAL Systems
do the job. For all common graphic formats, like HPGL, PDF, PostScript,
TIFF, CGM, C907, BMP and more, an input and output filter is available.

Additionally there are Application converters for converting Word,

Excel, Framemaker, and more files into digital paper, if desired, with
automatic stamping during the conversion process.

By means of SEAL tools, multi-page documents can also be decollated,

or single sheets can be combined, to form a multi-page document.

2. DMS Convert

For PLM projects, SEAL Systems offers within the modules DMS Convert Tested Procedure
and DMS Convert RFC, complete procedure chains for simple integration Chains
in release and conversion processes.

Office and CAD DATA are checked-in automatically after an adjustable

final user internal message, converted into a digital paper format such as
TIFF or PDF, and then securely checked-in again into SAP.

Starting from R/3 Release 4.6c, there are new SAP transactions. The
SEAL Systems product DMS Convert RFC is the necessary conversion
tool.

3. DMS Loader

The initial loading of DMS-based drawing archives typically comprises a Check-in With
conversion of the active released CAD data store into a digital paper DMS Loader
format and a subsequent mass check-in into the DMS and the mass
storage system. Additionally scan results from digitization processes are
linked with the DMS and stored in the storage system.

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The PLOSSYS module DMS Loader provides this service via the
standard SAP CAD interface.

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 Figure 9: DMS Loader – the monitor

A monitor program in client/server technology helps to monitor and control this

process.

The SEAL Systems DVS Loader is available on all server versions and now,
new:
DVS Lader/ABAP a an SAP transaction.
The process is faster and more secure. Many procedures are adjustable
through customizing: Object links, DVS data, classification data, ...

The DMS loader is an ideal tool for all asynchronous check-in processes
into the DMS. Also status changes and release processes can be
implemented fast and securely.

A possible alternative is the SAP Batch Input: Starting from Version 4.5, files
can utilize this procedure to be checked-in.

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Conclusion:
It is very easy to build up digital drawing/document archives
with SAP PLM

With standard modules all the functions required for building up and operating Modules For Every
digital drawing/document archives can be implemented: Purpose

master data management

image storage in mass storage

load phases

scan-on-demand services

release processes

organization-wide visualization

automated providing of documents

digital plot/repro services

processing of distribution lists

By means of these features all the economic and operative advantages of the
digital drawing archiving can be solved quickly within the framework of an SAP
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R/3 project.

Additionally the whole SAP PLM functionality is available for the drawing and
document store managed now: classification, change service, workflow,
project system, variant configuration, etc.

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Figure 10: SEAL Systems – services for digital technical archives with SAP R/3

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 Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Why should digital paper be created and stored at all? We can
also print directly from the applications!
Advantages of Digital Answer: That is correct, but in many cases the printouts from application
Paper programs depend on the version and the configuration, i.e. prints may have a
different appearance from workstation to workstation. Character sets that are
available and printer types influence the appearance in the same way as, for
example, pen tables with line width and color assignments.
Additionally application formats are not suitable for long-term storage, as older
files can no longer be interpreted properly by new program versions.
Therefore an additional "permanent" storage as digital paper is very useful.

Question: Is the DMS division in File 1 = application format (e.g. DWG) and
File 2 = digital paper (e.g. TIFF) obligatory?
DMS Division Answer: No, but this logic has been proven in projects. Both original files are
File 1 / File 2 assigned to a document information record and can be called up either with
the original application or with a viewer.
If there is only a TIFF format after a scanning operation, there is no
assignment to File 1.
New with 4.6c: The restriction of 2 files is removed. Thus virtually many
desired versions and representations of an object can be stored. All
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PLOSSYS DMS integrations support this new file form using BAPI Interface
technology.

Question: Why are data from the document information record stamped on
the drawing when it is output?
Various Advantages of Answer: In this way the release process or document status mapped in the
the Stamping SAP DMS can be indicated.
By stamping or margin printing the following things are clearly visible: Who
has released this document? When has the document been released? Has
this drawing been applicable at the time of output?
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By the way, PLOSSYS stamps can be configured in many different ways:
They may contain dynamic texts or graphic elements. Position, font, rotation
and size can be set. There are two appearances, transparent and opaque
stamps.
Equally consecutive Water Marks are possible. Stamping means: ISO 9000
compatible Document Steering.

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Question: When will a file be checked in as digital paper e.g. in the TIFF
format for a DMS information record?
Answer: For example after a scanning operation. By means of the DMS DMS Repro Scan List
function "Create Document" the master data can be entered and the file can Client
be checked in.
With the help of the DMS repro scan list client it is also possible to initiate a
check-in.
Or a release workflow is initiated by a change of the document status. The
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original file stored as File 1 is converted by PLOSSYS processes in the
background and is checked-in as File 2 in the TIFF format.

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Question: On what platforms is PLOSSYS available?
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Answer: NT/2000, HP-UX, IBM AIX, SUN Solaris, SGI IRIX and Digital UNIX. PLOSSYS Platforms
Browser-capable JAVA platforms are being prepared.
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By the way, PLOSSYS has a licensing procedure that is independent of the
number of possible or actual users. This makes the distribution of introduced
processes easier and investments controllable.

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Question: What printers and plotters does PLOSSYS address?
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Answer: All commercial large-size plotters with one or several rolls. All PLOSSYS Output
common A3/A4 office printers are also supported, as well as special devices Devices
(electrostatic plotters, microfilm card plotters, 60“ plotters, plus more).
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Folding devices of all suppliers are controlled by PLOSSYS .

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Question: Can I use PLOSSYS also without SAP DMS?
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Answer: Of course, PLOSSYS and PLOSSYS PAD can also be used for PLOSSYS Without
direct CAD plots and for output repro services from other archives and storage DMS?
systems.
However, only with the SAP PDM the integrated linking of engineering and
logistics data is possible.

Question: Can the layout of the banner pages be configured with the
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PLOSSYS set processing?
Answer: Yes. With sets of drawings containing many drawings the banner Banner Pages With the
page may also consist of several pages (list of contents). In this case the PLOSSYS Set
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pages are numbered by PLOSSYS . A banner page may also contain Processing
graphic elements such as a customer logo.

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Question: How do I create a PLOSSYS repro list?
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Answer: Firstly, interactively through DMS Repro’s GUI. Secondly, each PLOSSYS Repro List
application can create an appropriate list in the ASCII format and transfer it to
the repro list processor for automatic processing. This application may be
embedded in an SAP process (e.g. ABAP), but may also be realized by a
program not integrated in the SAP system. The RLI-Format is documented

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 and supports a complete document and output control including distribution
lists.
As the third procedure we offer the integrated DMS Repro BAPI Interface.
Thus all objects and functions of the DMS reproduction transactions can be
addressed. This is the ideal integration interface for any ABAP Supplements.
In the SAP environment, however, the database for the repro list is always the
DMS and the objects managed by the DMS (original files).

Question: Do I absolutely need the DMS View module from SEAL Systems,
in order to integrate a viewer into the DMS?
Viewer Answer: No, a standard viewer can be easily configured into the DMS. DMS
View is always useful in cases in which the stamping of document information
record data is to be forced, when printing from the viewer. At present DMS
View only interworks with the product Spicer Imagenation.

Question: Why does SEAL Systems differentiate between technical

documents and commercial documents?
Technical and Answer: Typically technical documents are drawings, specifications,
Commercial Documents regulations, etc. They are produced in relatively small numbers (output of an
engineering department). There is often random access to new and old
documents (manufacture, purchase, repair, spare part, reuse). The
representation, i.e. the printing of these documents, is an important process.
Commercial documents are, for example, incoming invoices and delivery
notes. A company daily receives documents of this kind in large numbers.
These documents are, for example, scanned, and then used and processed in
the course of a workflow for a short period of time. After the process has been
completed, the document is stored. It is needed again only very rarely.
Commercial documents in this sense are subject to commercial law and in
many cases consist of only one or two pages.
Technical documents as a result of engineering processes are subject to the
civil law and have formats from A4 to A0 and excessive lengths.
Specifications, regulations and manuals are often many pages long.

Question: TIFF/G4 or PDF?

Advantages and Answer: As you like; TIFF/G4 is the de facto standard for digital paper in the
Disadvantages of field of technical drawings. The format CALS Type 1 is equal, but it is rarely
TIFF/G4 and PDF used in Europe. Both types are raster formats, compressed without loss and
monochrome; multi-page documents are possible.
PDF can represent color and monochrome information. Text remains text,
vectors remain vectors and raster remains raster. With PDF there are different
compression methods. For large formats (> 45“) not all Adobe Acrobat tools
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are suitable. Therefore PLOSSYS uses a permissible trick here, in order to
make PDF an acceptable format in this field as well.

Text documents consisting of many pages are much more compact as a PDF
file than a corresponding TIFF/G4 file.

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Question: Is it also possible to manage documentations and manuals by
means of SAP DMS?
Answer: Yes, for this purpose especially the SAP document list is useful. Output of Documents
With this list complex document structures can be represented. With Printing-on-
By means of the PLOSSYS
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PoD (Print-on-Demand) options these Demand
documents then can be combined to printer jobs and output quickly on
commercial printers. With this processes the sub-documents may also
originate from different sources and may be present in different formats.
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PLOSSYS PoD then consolidates these data as PDFs and outputs them on
a printer or as electronic manual on CD.

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PLOSSYS PoD is also especially suitable for the high-volume output on
high-performance printers with many options for final processing.

Question: Does our company absolutely need the DMS Repro module for
plotting from the DMS?
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Answer: No, PLOSSYS netdome with PAD (print job dialog) and DMS Higher Performance
integration are sufficient for this purpose. In this way, however, only such Through DMS Repro
objects can be identified which have been created in DMS and for which there
is an original file. Thus it is not possible to initiate a scan job automatically.
Furthermore no multiple selections are possible with some SAP lists. This
results in a more lengthy interactive job compilation with long drawing lists, as
all the objects have to be transferred to the PAD separately.
DMS Repro also offers even much more user convenience and functionality.
Furthermore this is the only way of ensuring a demand-oriented acquisition of
documents. Thus the build-up of digital drawing archives is speeded up
tremendously and their use is increased remarkably.

Question: Does the DMS Repro GUI only works as a SAP Transaction?
Answer: No, For Releases from 4.05 and specific applications, there is a Module Improvements
proven external Search Client with Print/Repro and distribution services in Through DMS Repro
conventional Client-Server Technology.

Question: Can one reconstruct who/when received which documents?

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Answer: Yes, both the SAP document distribution supported by PLOSSYS Trackable Document
as well as DMS reproduction logs production and distribution processes. DMS Distribution
reproduction stores the order dates, the recipients, and the pertinent
document list for each print job in SAP. This information can be viewed and
thus serves as main collection for new operational sequences.

Question: Do the output transactions, like production job output, have to be

started interactively?
Answer: No. These can also be integrated into the SAP processes (i.e. Complete integrable
through an entry in table OPK8). output

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 Question: I would like to use my SAP print software (SAP Spool) through the
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PLOSSYS Output Manager netdome – is this possible?
BC-XOM Support Answer: Yes. PLOSSYS is compatible with the BC-XOM interface.

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Question: How about when we have gXnetplot installed (not PLOSSYS )?
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gXnetplot Support Answer: The SEAL Systems integration for mySAP PLM is in most cases
also for gXnetplot available.

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Question: Which standards are used in PLOSSYS R/3 Integration?
Certified Interfaces Answer: The DMS Subsystem and DMS Repro, are certified jointly with the
DMS Repro Scan List Client Interface (SAP BAPI certified / PP-DMS). DMS
Plot and DMS Distribution Plotting are BAPI validated (PP-PLT).

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Question: Is the PLOSSYS Module mySAP PLM enabled?
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mySAP PLM Answer: Yes.

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Question: Which SAP-Releases support the PLOSSYS DMS Modules?
All Supported Releases Answer: 3.1i through 4.6c and Enterprise. DMS Repro GUI and DMS Repro
BAPI from Release 4.0b.

Question: Are there built-in functions for the dissolution of SAP structures, for
example material or document part lists for the generation of print jobs?
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BAPI-Standard Answer: Yes, included in the PLOSSYS BAPI-Library different functions
Functions are available.

Do you want to obtain more information ? Please contact us:

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