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GNL1147.00E - Using AgilePLM in MSI August 2013

Overview of the Oracle AgilePLM Tool

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USING AgilePLM IN MSI OVERVIEW OF THE ORACLE AgilePLM TOOL

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At the end of this module, you will be able to: At the end of this module, you will be able to:

Module Objectives

• Describe a high-level overview of the AgilePLM tool.

• Navigate through the Oracle AgilePLM Tool.

• Discuss Item Attributes, how and when they are used in AgilePLM.

• Discuss change objects EC/MC and affected items.

• Discuss the AgilePLM Workflow Concept.

• Describe the relationship to both Item Lifecycle and Process Flow.

• Perform a search.

• Select and run a standard report.



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Module Map

Introduction Getting Started

The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects

Searches Making Changes Reports Tips and

Tricks Summary



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Introduction

Types of data contained in the AgilePLM tool include:

• Items

• BOMs

• AML

• Change Orders and Revision History

• First Article

• Part Qualification

• Environmental

• Attachment File Specs



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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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Requesting an AgilePLM Account

• Complete and submit the following form:

http://vhd.mot.com/element.php?tp=form&rt=SDMR00000000577&id=SDMSD0000107099

For more information about AgilePLM go to: http://wileyprd.symbol.com/gpg_insight/agile/



http://wileyprd.symbol.com/gpg_insight/agile/



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Logging into AgilePLM

1. Go to: https://agileplm.motorolasolutions.com/Agile/PLMServlet

2. In the Username field, enter your Core ID.

3. In the Password field enter your OneIT Password.

Note: AgilePLM Web Client is compatible with IE 7 and 8, Firefox 2, 3.0, and 3.6, J2SE Runtime Environment 6.0

https://agileplm.motorolasolutions.com/Agile/PLMServlet



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Roles and Permissions

• Roles and permissions determine what you can do and see in AgilePLM.

• The majority of users receive roles that enable them to see various objects and manipulate objects based on their needs.

• Typical roles include:

– Creator

– Casual User/Approver

– Change Analyst

– Suppler User General Access



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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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The Web Client Window

Initial Welcome Screen

1. Top Toolbar

2. Navigation Pane

3. Content Pane

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Top Toolbar

• Navigation controls

- Back

- Forward

- Refresh

- Home

• Create New Item button and menu

• Search controls

• Magnifier Glass



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Navigation Pane

• Branding and Navigation pane Expand and Collapse controls

• Courtesy Controls - My Settings - Tools and Settings, for example, Import, Export, and

Address Book - Help - Logout

• Navigation Drawers • FOLDERS: Saved Searches, My Bookmarks, and

Recently Visited • REPORTS: Reports and Analytics • NAVIGATOR: Object links from Workflow Routings,

search results table, BOM tree, or Project tree



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Content Pane

• Business objects tabular data is displayed in the content pane.

• The Home page appears at login and when the user clicks the Home button.



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Quick Links

• Shows a list of up to ten frequently used links. • Can include:

– Predefined AgilePLM system links. – Saved searches the Personal Searches folder. – Bookmarks in the My Bookmarks folder.



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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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Navigating the Tabs in AgilePLM

AgilePLM home page tabs include:

• Dashboard

• Notification Tab

• Workflow Routing Tab

• My Assignments Tab

Note: The specific Inbox tabs displayed on the home page are determined by assigned roles and privileges.



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Dashboard Tab

• Three sub-tabs

– My Stuff (my discussions and related discussion objects) – Can be configured

– Optional Tab 1 – Can be configured

– Optional Tab 2 – Can be configured

• Can save searches or queries

• Can save customizable view



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• Lists notifications sent to you through the PLM notification system.

• Notifications inform you of some action, process, or comment that has taken place.

• For improved performance, delete notifications when they are no longer needed.

• In the Home page, the Notifications tab lists notifications that have been emailed to you through the PLM notification system. Notifications inform you of some action, process, or comment that has taken place.

Notifications Tab



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Notification Information Column Description

Notification icons

Icons representing notification type and whether you have read it.

Subject Title of the notification. Click this link to view and read the notification in the notification palette.

Object Icon Icon for the object type related to the notification. Place your cursor over the icon to see the object name in the tool tip. Click this column head to sort the notification table by object type.

Regarding Click this link to open the object in the content pane.

Received Date that the notification was received. Click this column head to sort the notification table by date.

Unread Read Unread Read Unread High Importance Read High Importance Unread Low Importance Read Low Importance



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Using the Notifications Tab

Viewing a Notification:

1. Click the Subject link.

2. The notification details and links to associated data are displayed in the notification palette. The palette controls include:

- Back — read the previous notification in the table.

- Forward — read the next notification in the table.

- Delete — delete the displayed notification.

- Close — close the palette.



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Using the Notifications Tab (cont.)

Deleting a Notifications From the Table:

1. Select the table rows you want to delete.

2. Click the Delete button or Press the Delete key.

Note: For improved performance, delete notifications when they are no longer needed.



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Workflow Routings Tab

• Key tab - Lists routable objects that require your review or action

• Includes features that allow you to review your routing objects quickly and efficiently

• Only routable objects are shown

• Updates dynamically – Changes as objects are added or completed



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Notification Tab vs. Workflow Routings Tab

Notification Tab

• The Notifications Tab in AgilePLM is important to those who do not address AgilePLM Notifications using Outlook email.

• In addition to those automated into AgilePLM workflow, Notifications also contain manual notifications like Sends, Comments, Changes Returned to Originator, etc.

• Notifications are static, and remain until you delete them.

Workflow Routings Tab

• The Workflow Routings Tab is important to Change Analysts, Quality Administrators, Environmental Process Analysts, and Approvers who approve primarily as a member of a User Group.

• Workflow Routings is an out-of-box Change search - results are dynamic within the search, and remain until you (or someone else) acts upon them.



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Using the Navigator Button

1. In the Navigation Pane, click the Navigator button to the routings.

2. Click the links in the NAVIGATOR on the left to display each object in the content pane.

As you click through the list, the object appears in the content pane with the most recently viewed tab displayed.



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Using the Navigator Button (cont.)

Examples:

• Click a link in the NAVIGATOR and then click the Affected Items tab in the content pane. When each link is clicked, the object appears in the content pane with the Affected Items tab selected.

• Use the NAVIGATOR to quickly review Affected Items table information for each Workflow Routings object.



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My Assignments List

• View a personal assignments list (currently not widely used)

• These tasks are in addition to approvals and activities on the Workflow Routing tab

• Tasks generated as a result of various workflow activities



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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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Working with Objects

• Objects includes parts, documents, RFQs, and change orders, etc. – Objects you can view and the actions you can

perform are determined by the roles and privileges you are granted to access those components. Privileges can vary from field to field.

• When opened, an object appears with a number of tabs. – Different types of objects have different tabs. – Each tab contains fields that provide information

about the object. – Some tabs have fields and tables where you enter

data; some fields and tables are filled in automatically.



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Working with Objects

• Objects are grouped in classes. • Within a class, objects can be grouped into

subclasses. – Used in searches and reports

Note: Not all objects shown are currently used by MSI.



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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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Searches

• Navigation Pane

• Search Criteria

• Quick Search

• Custom Search

• Basic Search

• Advanced Search

• Where-Used Search

• Saved Searches

Wild Card Character

Finds Matches with

? (question

mark)

Any other single character

* (asterisk)

More than one character

Note: The user’s assigned role determines what searches can be performed and which attributes can be used for search criteria. Returned results can be limited by your access privileges.



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The Searches Folder

• Perform a search to find specific AgilePLM objects or other kinds of information.

• The main Searches folder has subfolders of saved searches.

• Specialized searches can be created to meet individual group needs.

• If not already displayed, click Folders to display the search folders, bookmarks, and recently visited list.

• In the Searches section, click the Expand All icon to display all the searches.

• For a specific folder, click the icon to display the searches in that folder.



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Types of Searches

Quick Searches (Simple Search) • Searches for objects whose name, number, or description matches the

criteria in the top pane toolbar Search text box. A Quick Search can search across all objects or can be filtered for a specific object base class.

Basic Searches • A pre-configured parametric search the AgilePLM Administrator has

configured. Custom Searches • In the quick search results display or from the top pane search menu,

click Custom Search to display the Search Criteria dialog. You can narrow your search by filtering the search results and defining additional search criteria. AgilePLM displays the last custom search you used.



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Types of Searches (cont.)

Advanced Searches • For greater precision, you can perform an advanced search, which

allows you to use more specific search conditions and multiple conditions which have not been pre-configured in the parametric search.

Where Used Searches

• An option in Advanced Search, it searches specific levels of the BOM and revisions, such as All Levels Latest Released Revision Only



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Item Attributes

• Can search on item attributes • Attributes describe the item • Not limited to searching by an item type • Some examples of attributes used for specific searches by:

– Any of the fields are populated – Product line or APC – ERP system – Approvers – Encryption – Environment compliance

• Some attributes will change through the product’s life



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Item Attributes (cont.)

• More attributes are populated as the item goes through the Engineering Change Order workflow to promote to a Lifecycle and/or Revision

– For example, ERP attributes are not required until promoting via EC from Preliminary to a released lifecycle and sending the item’s data to ERP(s)

• Attributes may require changes as the item moves through the workflow stages or Lifecycles

– Examples: Make to Buy, addition of parametric data, Item Owner change



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Example – Quick Search (Simple Search) • Type information in the following fields:

- Number - Description - Name

• Results are WIDE – so type as much as you know

• Search on Results to further Define



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Simple Search Results 1

• Type ATM

• Returns 330 rows of results



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Simple Search Results 2

• Type ATMEL

• Returns 225 rows of results



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Search on Results to Further Define

Results in a List or a Cover Page (if only 1 Cover Page)



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Advanced Searches

• Get specific and get the results you want for more complex requirements

In Advanced, you can add multiple criteria Just Click the “+” button.



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Advanced Searches (cont.)

Select what you need as a FIRST CRITERIA



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Advanced Searches (cont.)

Refine, refine refine - Just Click the “+” button for additional criteria lines.



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Saved Searches

• For searches you commonly perform, save the search criteria.



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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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Making Changes

• You can search on changes

• More on changes in the Managing Changes module



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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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Standard Reports

• Standard reports provide information commonly needed to analyze business processes.

• Select predefined criteria and specify the results to be returned.

Note: The user-assigned role determines what reports can be run and which attributes can be used for search criteria. Report results can be limited by your access privileges.



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Running a Report

In the REPORTS Area in the left navigation pane,

1. Click the Reports and Analytics folder icon to expand.

2. Click to expand the top-level folders.

3. Click to expand the reports folders.

4. Click Execute and follow the wizard steps.

If no wizard steps, the report generates immediately.

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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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Tips and Tricks • Notification tab vs. Workflow Routings tab

– Delete Notifications no longer required

– Use Workflow Routings for approval backlog at a glance

• Understand what Object Classes/Subclasses you’re working with – Items (Parts, Documents), Changes (EC, MC, CLR, etc.), Quality Change Requests (FA, PQ, etc.)

• Search techniques

– Narrow results by selecting Class or Subclass using Basic or Advanced Search

– Save frequent searches

• Analysis

– Use Navigator Pane to analyze lists of objects

– Use reports for detailed analysis (export to Excel)



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Module Map


The Client Window

Working with Tabs

AgilePLM Objects


Tricks Summary



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Summary

• AgilePLM is the single tool solution used to manage items, BOMs, AML, changes, revision history, environmental compliance, First Article, and part qualification.

• Tabs, windows, and toolbars are used to navigate through the Oracle AgilePLM Tool.

• Item attributes contain additional information about the item and can be used for searches. Some attributes will change throughout a part or product’s life.

• ECs and MCs are used to process changes. Changed items appear on the Affected Items tab.



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Summary (cont.)

• In AgilePLM, a workflow lists the steps a particular transaction needs to go through. Lifecycle phases are states that an item goes through from Item Creation through Release

• AgilePLM supports several different types of searches.

• Custom and standardized reports are available.