Customization of Smart Products & Assets by Software Variant Coding
Customize settings of smart devices like sensors / micro control units that are installed to assets & products – leveraging growth opportunities by lot size one customization. Link settings with SAP variant logic and enable real-time deployment of parameter settings to diverse business events.
Overview
Cost Reduction at Service Events
Enhance the quality of parameterization events in the field by using pre-defined software settings. Control the complexity of software functions and enable your service staff to apply updates of software in the field.
Cost Reduction at Production
Accelerate the speed of your flash events at the shop floor. Use consistent parameter settings that are delivered automatically to your flash station - inline with your order / product configuration.
Increase aftersales revenues
Sell software features during aftersales events ("Software as a Product"): Provide pre-configured software features to your customers for to enlarge the scope of use or adjust products to new usages in the field.
Details
Solution type
Extensions and Add-ons
Industry
Automotive, Industrial Manufacturing, High Tech, Aerospace and Defense
Compatibility
Works with
Features
Configure Machine Settings for Industry 4.0
Use Offline Engineering capabilities to configure valid machine settings and link them to other business logic (product variant model etc.). During operations, the logic is used to provide machine settings so that the machine settings are adjusted for the specific needs.

Configure Devices during Service Events
Define retrofit software functions and sell them to your customers: Deliver pre-defined parameterizations to service events like modifications and upgrades in the field via defined REST / OData APIs.

Configure Devices during Production Events
Generate valid device parameterizations based on SAP customer orders and deliver parameter settings to flash stations at your Production site. Enable mass customization of lot size-one for smart devices by software variant coding.

Plans and pricing
Parameter Repository & Function Configuration
Parameter repository: Parameter device data repository providing capabilities to manage complex data types & structures.
Parameter function builder: Group parameter into functions and maintain function libraries.
Parameter function configuration: Customize valid parameter settings per functions using valid parameter data.
Includes 1 Trial-Installation Price unavailable in this regionParameter repository: Parameter device data repository providing capabilities to manage complex data types & structures.
Parameter function builder: Group parameter into functions and maintain function libraries.
Parameter function configuration: Customize valid parameter settings per functions using valid parameter data.
Includes 1 Trial-Installation Parameter Import, Repository, Configuration & Supply
Import of native parameter data based on industry standards like I/O-Link or ODX
Import & linking of device data sources from other systems - especially SAP PLM / ERP (Full traceability of parameter data sources)
Parameter repository: Parameter device data repository providing capabilities to manage complex data types & structures.
Parameter function builder: Group parameter into functions and maintain a library of functions.
Parameter function configuration: Define valid parameter settings per functions.
Business logic assignment: Linking of other business data (especially SAP variant logic) to the parameter settings / parameter functions.
Parameter supply: Delivery of configured parameter data to Production & Service events based on REST / OData APIs.
Includes 1 Installation Price upon requestImport of native parameter data based on industry standards like I/O-Link or ODX
Import & linking of device data sources from other systems - especially SAP PLM / ERP (Full traceability of parameter data sources)
Parameter repository: Parameter device data repository providing capabilities to manage complex data types & structures.
Parameter function builder: Group parameter into functions and maintain a library of functions.
Parameter function configuration: Define valid parameter settings per functions.
Business logic assignment: Linking of other business data (especially SAP variant logic) to the parameter settings / parameter functions.
Parameter supply: Delivery of configured parameter data to Production & Service events based on REST / OData APIs.
Includes 1 Installation
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Technical Information
| Solution type | Extensions and Add-ons |
| Category | Product Lifecycle Management |
| Industry | Automotive, Industrial Manufacturing, High Tech, Aerospace and Defense |
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Publisher
P&PM Solutions & Consulting GmbH
P&PM is a special expertise consultancy in the area of PLM - Product Lifecycle Management. We focus on design and implementation of SAP / Cloud Native based solutions to manage embedded software along the product lifecycle.
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