Workbench - Compare Product Structure

In engineering, comparison of product structures and detection of any differences between those structures is required. To support this, the Compare Product Structure Workbench (pdwfl8170m000) has been added. This workbench provides a structure review method.

These features are supported:

• Two, multi-level, product structures are placed side by side after which an overview of the differences is provided in a single screen.
• Colors and icons are used to show the differences between the structures, for example, if field values are different or components are missing.
• Structures are compared based on a template, which you can specify in the Compare Product Structure Templates (pdpdm1571m000) session. Because not all fields must always be compared, a template is used to indicate which fields must be compared. In the template, you can specify if the comparison must be done on the position number in the BOM or on the PLM item code in the item structure. You can also specify the number of levels for the comparison and if reference designators must be compared.
• Structures with a large number of components can be collapsed and compressed and differences can be filtered.

To initiate the comparison of two PLM BOMs based on a comparison template, use the Compare Product Structure (pdpdm1275m000) session.