Set up product engineering

Product engineering is designed to serve discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing.
Functions like version management, release control, readiness control, and change management are crucial for engineering companies to prevent human errors which can have a negative impact on business. Product engineering improves communication, administration, and even reporting.
Product engineering is designed to assist companies who design their own products and often have revisions of a product design. Often, these products are used in several companies. In this case, release control and change management are important. Product engineering can assist you in the full process from product design to product delivery.

You can use Product engineering to manage:

Engineering versions
Engineering companies versus logistical companies
Engineering product types
Release control
Readiness control
Product statuses
Engineering versions
Engineering changes

This flow explains how to set up the basic settings to start working with Product engineering.

Activities

Name	Responsible	Description
Set up product engineering parameters	Product manager	Before you start using Product engineering, set up the Product engineering parameters. You can define the behavior of these product engineering functions: Engineering version control Release control Attribute search Engineering change Number sequences
Set up engineering product type	Product manager	An engineering product type is a template. You need an engineering product type to create or release an engineering product. Usually, the number of engineering product types is defined by your range of products. The engineering product type is comparable with product categories but has many additional features. The engineering product type is designed to have common setup ready when a new product, product version, or variant is released to save time and effort in the creation process. Prerequisites to set up an engineering product type are: Engineering company Product version number rule Product statuses Product dimension groups Elements of the engineering product type are: Engineering product categories Grouping Engineering attributes Release control Readiness control
Set up engineering change management	Product manager	To manage engineering changes with engineering change requests and engineering change orders, set up: Change categories Change priorities Change reasons Material dispositions Received customer approval Environment, health, and safety Change severities and severity rule sets
Set up product owners	Product manager	Set up the product owners who are allowed to release products and approve changes made to products. You can set up a product owner that is linked to a user or a team of users.
Set up user workflows	Product manager	Usually, specific engineering product changes require the approval of several roles in a company. Use a user workflow if several users are involved in the approval process. A user workflow can reduce risks and ensure quality. For more information on how to set up workflows, refer to Create workflows.

Set up product engineering

Set up product engineering parameters

Set up engineering product type

Set up engineering change management

Set up product owners