To increase the pace and efficiency in product development, manufacturers need continuous access to up-to-date product information from various systems.

With the capability Product Data Integration | PDI, you can combine product data from various authoring tools within SAP Integrated Product Development | SAP IPD, managing this data intuitively in one place.

CAD and PDM systems as well as ALM tools are seamlessly integrated into Enterprise Product Structure, making information from all relevant sources available in a consistent and reliable manner.

This way, you lay the foundation for efficient development and innovation processes, improve collaboration across system boundaries, and reduce manual effort.

PDI enables the direct integration of authoring tools in SAP Integrated Product Development, making product data consistently available across enterprise processes. This is why PDI is the perfect foundation for modern PLM in SAP Cloud ERP.

Integrations are currently available for the following authoring tools:

• SOLIDWORKS
• Solid Edge
• Inventor
• NX

  Further integrations are already being planned.