Managing Objects

When any Microsoft Office file, such as a Word document or an Excel table, is saved to PLM, it is represented by two PLM objects that are linked to each other:

• A PLM file which is revision-controlled and specifies the location of the Microsoft Office file, together with additional data about it. This PLM file (also known as a data set) has the same name as the Microsoft Office file.
• A PLM document, which is also revision-controlled, and which contains attributes that describe the characteristics of the file. The file's name is held in the document's Description attribute.

For example, when the Word document Report_2002.doc is created and then saved to PLM, the integration creates:

• A PLM document with the description attribute Report_2002.doc
• A linked PLM file with the file name Report_2002.doc