PDM Use Cases

This page provides high-level description documents of the industrial Use Cases covered by the PDM-IF AP242 Recommended Practices.

Product and Assembly Structure

Use Case NameCurrent Version
Exchange of fundamental PDM capabilities of a Product Assembly StructureVersion 1.0
February 2021
Exchange of as-designed and as-planned product structures for manufacturing engineering purposeVersion 1.0
December 2019
Exchange of Alternate and Substitute PartsVersion 1.0
January 2023
Exchange of a Product Assembly with Export Control data based on Data Classification and Export LicensesVersion 1.0
June 2024
Exchange of a Product Assembly with Fasteners informationVersion 1.0
June 2024
Exchange of multiple identifiers and multiple languagesVersion 1.0
June 2021

Configuration Management

Use Case NameCurrent Version
Exchange of Product Configuration based on Serial EffectivitiesVersion 1.0
January 2023
Exchange of a Product Assembly with Version Branch EffectivitiesVersion 1.0
December 2023

Change Management

Use Case NameCurrent Version
Exchange of Work Order for Design ChangeVersion 1.0
December 2023
Exchange of design issues with redlining information (so-called “Visual Issue Management” – VIM)Version 1.0
February 2021