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We are currently in the process of planning the purchase of a new ERP system. We've narrowed it down to Syteline from Infor and Syspro. My interest is integration with Windchill PDMLink to push / pull BOM information, access to viewables (pdfs generated by Windchill, possibly the productview viewables of models - make them available through ERP system) and application of an electronic Engineering Change system. So far the two companies, their respective VARs actually, seem to have totally different approaches / thoughts on this.


Infor - Syteline VAR - PLM system should control all the engineering data, generate P/Ns, be the master of the BOM and may be the better path for the Engineering Change system. Detailed that they typically exchange the information with XML files etc., triggered by certain events on either side of the PLM - ERP connection. They really seemed to know what they are talking about.


Syspro VAR - PLM system just houses the CAD data, everything else is done in the ERP system. BOM can be pushed to ERP, but from CAD via a tool they use called "CADtalk". I asked them about establishing a conversation between the PLM system and ERP and they seemed to imply they want to isolate the two. Looking into their CADtalk tool, it's a plugin that runs in the CAD software and pushes data directly to Syspro. They said "sure,we can work with Pro/E"...but all of the supporting documentation and the web page for CADtalk states otherwise - only works with Solidworks, Solidedge and Autodesk products. At that point I'm thinking they either don't know what they are talking about or weren't really listening to me.


Question to the group is who out there has successfully connected their Windchill PDMLink system to either Infor Syteline or Syspro? How deep is the connection (what are you exchanging etc)? How well does it work?Where do you operate your Engineering Change functions - ERP or PLM side? What is considered the "Master" for the CAD related information (P/N, name, revision, etc)? Any other feedback would be great, particularly on Syspro as I can't believe what the VAR is stating is accurate.


Regards,


Erik


Windchill PDMLink 10.0 M030


Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4 M220, soon Creo 2 Parametric M070


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