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Set Up and Deploy the Right Sourcing Strategy for Complex Products with mySAP PLM and mySAP SRMPeter SzincsákSAP
Sourcing of Complex ProductsmySAP PLM cFolders and Strategic SourcingmySAP PLM cFolders and Operational ProcurementmySAP PLM cFolders and Supplier PortalWrap-up
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Development partners Design consortium
Customer
Customer-driven design
Dealer
Service provider
Integration
Supplier
Sub-contractor
HQ
Plant
Plant
Service integration
Execution consortium
Decentralized production
and sourcing
It’s All About Connectivity
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Customer Needs
A car manufacturer searching for a supplier to provide a specific part, e.g., a bumper
A construction company collaborating with a subcontractor to build a specific part of a building, e.g., the roof
A power plant construction company searching for a turbine supplier
Strategiccontract
Bid evaluation
Request for
quotation
Biddingscenario
Designcollaboration
Purchaseorder
The sourcing of engineered materials requires efficient collaboration between buyer and supplier
Bidding scenario and design collaborations are highly integrated, simultaneous processes
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Value Proposition
Optimize product costs in the early design stage by blending engineering’s ideas with sourcing’s up-to-date information
Increase process efficiency and shorten time-to-market with better communication between engineering and purchasing
Accelerate the development and delivery of new products
Make the right deals with the right companies
“Companies waste enormous resources due to a lack of tight integration between product development and strategic sourcing.”
“PLM+SRM: A Marriage Made in Heaven” By John Moore June 27, 2002 ARC Insights 2002-27E
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Customer Pain Points
SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) provides the tools toassess the capability levels of suppliers and to choose the bestsuppliers for supply needs
However, this is easier said than done. Customers struggle with the following:
Non-harmonized dataLack of visibility of data, which is spread through various systemsSupply base managementManaging suppliers through their entire lifecycle; supplier status visibilityThe means for suppliers to efficiently collaborate on RFQ biddingAlternatives for access to RFQs and bidsBid award process being based on price aloneInsufficient criteria for determining the ideal source of supplyLimited use of auctionsAuctions that did not consider other cost factors
Underlined pain points are especially valid for complex goods
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Value Proposition of mySAP SRM Sourcing
A fully integrated eSourcing solution can bring insight and discipline to sourcing practices far beyond RFx (request for quotation/information/proposal) and auctioning
Key Capabilities Include:
Global spend analysis
Built-in performance and knowledge management
Collaborative RFx and real-time reverse auction
Contract integration and compliance monitoring
Design, planning, and global trade integration
Integration with eProcurement
Strategic road-map focus: Category management, governance, risk management
Sourcing of Complex ProductsmySAP PLM cFolders and Strategic SourcingmySAP PLM cFolders and Operational ProcurementmySAP PLM cFolders and Supplier PortalWrap-up
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Strategic Sourcing with mySAP SRM: Supplier Negotiation
SupplierQualification
SupplierNegotiation
CategoryManagement
ContractManagement
Contract Development
Contract Execution
Contract Monitoring
EventPreparation
Request for Quotation
Reverse Auction
Bid Evaluation& Awarding
Demand & Market Analysis
SpecificationDevelopment
SupplierIdentification
SupplierEvaluation
ApprovedVendor List
ProgramManagement
Spend & OpportunityAnalysis
SupplierDevelopment
PurchasingControlling
DataImprovement
PurchasingPlanning
PurchasingGovernance
RiskManagement
Procurement OfficePlanning
StrategyDevelopment
SupplierEnablement
DocumentExchange
SupplierNetwork
SupplierPortal
SupplierCollaboration
SO
UR
CIN
G
Receiving
Requisitioning
OrderManagement
FinancialSettlement
Replenishment Acknowledgement &Delivery
Quality Assessment
ReturnsHandling
Invoice Verification
Evaluated Receipt Settlement
Invoice Payment
Source of SupplyAssignment
RestrictionValidation
Order Generation & Tracking
Requirement Definition
Requisition Approval
RequisitionAnalysis
PR
OC
UR
EM
EN
T
Supplier negotiation is a key value-generation component of SRM(mySAP PLM cFolders is integrated into my SAP SRM Supplier Negotiation)
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Supplier Negotiation
Enables companies to thoroughly assess new suppliers and measure the performance of existing suppliers
Key Business Objectives of Supplier NegotiationSupplier rationalization and prequalification
Efficient supplier selection process (including technical design evaluation by engineering)
Contract creation
mySAP SRM
Create Demand Create RFQ Create
BidEvaluate
BidFollow-On Processes
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Value Proposition of Supplier Negotiation
The Pressure comes from:Supply base management
Supplier collaboration
Award based on a combination of price and non-price
The Opportunity lies in:Supplier evaluation and status visibilityCollaboration tools integrated into eRFXAdvanced bid evaluation with factored cost bidding and weighting and scoring
mySAP SRM Supplier Negotiation is the only solution that:Maximizes supplier and buyer communication with internal and external collaboration throughout the negotiation process Speeds up the competitive bidding process through real-time auction monitoring and bidding Simplifies global sourcing by integrating demand requirements and contracts in multiple backend ERP systemsShortens supply cycle time Reduces process costsMinimizes procurement costs through integration with purchasing and negotiated contracts
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Positioning – Basic Functionality
Event PreparationProject managementUnstructured online collaboration
Request for QuotationMulti-round processingOnline and offline RFQ and bid maintenanceOpen catalog integrationBid attributesWeighting and scoringLottingRFQ versioningBidding in alternative currenciesSurrogate bidding
Reverse (Live) AuctionReal-time auction monitoring and biddingOnline and offline auction maintenanceEtc.
Bid Evaluation and AwardAnalyze responsesWeighted score analysisAwardingContract and PO integration
mySAP SRM Supplier Negotiation provides …
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Positioning – Integrated Solution
Integrated into procurement process in back endReceive requirement from back end
Create follow-on documents in back end
Suppliers enter bids online
Invite new suppliers via standardized interface
Access historical data in SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BI)
Vendor evaluation
Bidding history
Track savings
Support design collaboration via Collaboration Folders (cFolders) integration
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Feature andrequirements
planning
Feature andrequirements
planning
StrategicsourcingStrategicsourcing
Supplier/ contractsSupplier/ contracts
Product structuringprocess planning
Product structuringprocess planning
S R M
POEnterprise
buyer
POEnterprise
buyer
P L M
Bidding Engine
Design collaboration
Design collaboration
Plant maintenance/project system
Plant maintenance/project system
Operationalsourcing
Operationalsourcing
MROProcurement:
SRM/PLM Integration Points
SRManalytics
SRManalytics
Engineered goods and services sourcing
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Sourcing Process Triggers Collaboration
Purchaser creates bid invitation in SAP bidding engine
Purchaser creates collaboration in cFolders (mySAP PLM) and invites engineers to add product specifications within cFolders
Purchaser assigns suppliers to bid invitation and sends out invitation
Suppliers automatically receive email with link to SAP bidding engine
Suppliers can access the product specifications in cFolders directly via link in bid invitation
When putting together a bid, private supplier areas where technical product information can be stored are automatically created in cFolders
Both engineers and purchasers review and evaluate bids
Engineering Purchasing Suppliers
Receive demand
Add technical data
Create RFQ and assign suppliers
Create a collaboration, add
data
Issue RFQ
Review information. A supplier area is
automatically created
Evaluate the bids from a technical
point of view
Evaluate the bid from a
commercial point of view
Create contract or Purchase Order
Submit bid
Enter price and add technical information
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What is cFolders?
cFolders is the Web-based SAP PLM collaboration platform, and it extends SAP PLM to enable users to work on design and development projects in virtual teams within cross-enterprise processes
cFolders can be used throughout sourcing as container for complex technical specifications in addition to a simple attachment
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Add/Assign Collaboration to Bid Invitation
cFolders collaboration can be created from SAP Bidding Engine
Existing cFolders collaboration can be assigned to bid invitation
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Public Area is Container for Product Specification
Data can be added to SAP cFolders directly from PC’shard disk or from mySAP PLM back-end system
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Bidder Receives Bid Invitation with Collaboration
Bidder can access specification through link
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Public Area within cFolders
Public area as read-only for all bidders
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Private Area for Bidders within cFolders
Private area with editing permission
Store technical product documentation
Redline drawings
Add documentation
Change buyer specifications
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Incoming Bids
Buyer accesses private area of each supplier
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Buyer Can See All Private Areas
Unlike the bidder, who can see only their own private area and the public area, the buyer has access to all areas
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Private Area within cFolders
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cFolders – In a Nutshell
Structured collaboration on:Documents, CAD assemblies, data sheets, materials, BOM, technical assets, manufacturer part numbers, product variant structures, andcustom-defined (generic) objects
Sophisticated authorization concept for access control
Integrated visualization and redlining/markup tool for 2D/3D object viewing
BOM comparison and extraction
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cFolders – In a Nutshell (cont.)
Integration to SAP PLM (DMS, …) and SRM (Strategic Sourcing, …)
Search functionality (Search in file content supported)
Notification and status management for process control
Support of distributed content server architecture
Large file handling via FTP
mySAP PLM cFolders is a vertical collaboration applicationthat enables users to work on design and development projects in virtual teams with external business partners
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Documents – Digital Signature
Usage within the integrated scenario with SAP Bidding Engine
Usage with cFolders standalone
Supported formats:ASCII (.txt)HTMLPDFXML
Digital Signature according to standard PKCS#7
https://[cFolderSystem]/...
CollaborationFolders
Database
Create document
222
Store555
Digitally sign document333
Create cFoldersCollaboration project
111
Extension available on customer project base. Contacts:mailto:[email protected] (Expert Consultant DigSig)mailto:[email protected] (SRM Consulting Director)
444Verify
Verificationand display666
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cFolders and SRM Server installed on same machine (Sketch of Possible System Landscape). More information will be available in Solution Manager. Look for SRM Business Process: Processing Collaborative Bidding Events Using cFolders.
Backend Systems(DMS on SAP R/3 or ECC, ...)
New Features with cFolders 4.00
Internet Intranet
Supplier SalesEngineer
Supplier SalesEngineer
cFolders and Bidding Engine
(running on SRM Server)
cFolders and Bidding Engine
(running on SRM Server)
PurchaserPurchaser
DesignEngineersDesign
Engineers
Submitbid
Add technical documents
Assign/create collaboration and create bid invitation
The installation of cFolders 4.00 on SRM Server 5.5 (SRM 5.0) was validated and released to customers
Significantly lower TCO
Since common hardware and user management can be used when using cFolders as container for technical specifications for bidding events
Add technical documents
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New Features with cFolders 4.00 (cont.)
Business Partner (Organizations) in cFolders In addition to users and user groups
Import of SRM Business Partner Data possible
Business-Partner-related search planned for cFolders 5.00
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mySAP PLM Application Map 2005SA
P NetW
eaver
Product and project portfolio management
Idea management and concept development Project planning Time and resource
management Project execution Strategic portfolio management
Life-cycle process support
Product development
Development collaboration and strategic sourcing
Prototyping and production
ramp-up
Hand over to sales, service, and maintenance
Quality engineering and
improvementProduct costing
Life-cycle data management
Document management
Product master and structure management
Specification and recipe management
Service and maintenance structure
management
Change and configuration management
Corporate services Audit management Hazardous tracking/product stewardship
Dangerous goods/waste management Workers health and safety
On the mySAP PLM Application Map 2005, cFolders belongs to the business process development collaboration
The business process development collaboration focuses on cross-company collaboration on product data (technical documents and product structure information) during product development and sourcing
cFolders (development collaboration) and Strategic Sourcing form a so-called process group on the mySAP PLM Application Map. This underlines the importance of the integration between mySAP PLM and mySAP SRM in the area of sourcing.
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Business Benefits
For mySAP PLM customers:
Tight integration with mySAP SRM sourcing capabilities
Engineering collaboration on technical specifications can be extended towards RFP and RFQ processes
For mySAP SRM customers:
Tight integration with mySAP PLM design collaboration capabilities providing:
Access to engineering objects within cFolders
Backend integration of materials, BOMs, and documents into mySAP PLM system
Markup and redlining capabilities for 2D/3D drawings
Sourcing of Complex ProductsmySAP PLM cFolders and Strategic SourcingmySAP PLM cFolders and Operational ProcurementmySAP PLM cFolders and Supplier PortalWrap-up
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Operational Procurement
Relationship Between Sourcing and Operational Procurement
PO/GR/IV
Vendor Catalog Contract
Determine Source of
Supply
Strategic Sourcing
Category Management
Vendor Evaluation
RFQ/Auction
Demand Aggregation
Spend Analysis
Requisition
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Definition of Operational Procurement
Operational procurement covers the purchase of goods and services for indirect (maintenance, repair, and operations) and direct (production) materials – even though they have very distinct requirements and processes
With mySAP SRM, the process is decentralized, but the purchasing organization centrally creates the controls that manage the process, roles, and sourcing objectives
mySAP SRM integrates operational procurement with planning, maintenance, project, and order-processing systems to requisition and source materials for key business processes
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Solution Map for mySAP Supplier Relationship Management (mySAP SRM)
SupplierEnablement
DocumentExchange
SupplierNetwork
SupplierPortal
SupplierCollaboration
Receiving
Requisitioning
OrderManagement
FinancialSettlement
Replenishment Acknowledgement andDelivery
Quality Assessment
ReturnsHandling
Invoice Verification
Evaluated Receipt Settlement
Invoice Payment
Source of SupplyAssignment
RestrictionValidation
Order Generation and Tracking
Requirement Definition
Requisition Approval
RequisitionAnalysis
PR
OC
UR
EM
EN
T
SupplierQualification
SupplierNegotiation
CategoryManagement
ContractManagement
Contract Development
Contract Execution
Contract Monitoring
EventPreparation
Request for Quotation
Reverse Auction
Bid Evaluationand Awarding
Demand and Market Analysis
SpecificationDevelopment
SupplierIdentification
SupplierEvaluation
ApprovedVendor List
ProgramManagement
Spend and OpportunityAnalysis
SupplierDevelopment
PurchasingControlling
DataImprovement
PurchasingPlanning
PurchasingGovernance
RiskManagement
Procurement OfficePlanning
StrategyDevelopment
SO
UR
CIN
G
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Engineering Process Triggers Purchasing
Engineer creates collaboration in cFolders and uploads technical product information of the product to be purchased
Engineer creates requisition from cFolders
Purchaser receives unassigned requisition in sourcing cockpit, including a link to the respective cFolders collaboration
Purchaser triggersThe creation of an RFQ
The creation of PO or contract
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cFolders Integration into Operational Procurement
Integrates operational procurement with a system containing the detailed technical specification of complex direct materials
This allows you to have the technical documentation always at hand when negotiating contracts, creating new purchase orders, or triggering a bid invitation
Demandand requisition
Assign
Order
Contracts
Assign source of supply
Consolidate demands
Spend, Scorecard, and Supplier Info. Winning Bids
cFolders system
(Engineering)
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Creation of Shopping Cart from cFolders
Engineering can create shopping cart from cFolders
The shopping cart has a reference to the respective cFolders collaboration 25.10.2004 18:29:28
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Creation of Shopping Cart from cFolders (cont.)
Shopping cart can be transformed to:
PO
Contract
Bid Invitation
cFolders collaboration can be used as “another type” of attachment for PO, contract, and bid invitation
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Engineering Generates Requisition – Creation of RFQ
Engineering Purchasing Suppliers
Create a collaboration, add
data
Trigger creation of requirement, add information for
purchasing
Receive unassigned requisition
Complete RFQ
Publish RFQ
Review product specification in public area in
cFolders
Create bid in bidding engine
Trigger creation of RFQ
(alternatively PO, contract)
Receive email with link to RFQ
In the bidding engine, a purchaser adds relevant purchasing information (requester, delivery address, and so on)
Purchaser selects suppliers and publishes RFQ
Suppliers automatically receive email with link to RFQ in SAP bidding engine
Suppliers can access the product specifications in cFolders (public area) directly via a link in the bid invitation
When creating a bid, private supplier areas where technical product information can be stored are automatically created in cFolders
Suppliers enter pricing information in bidding engine
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Engineering Generates Requisition – Creation of RFQ (cont.)
Engineering Purchasing Suppliers
A supplier area is automatically created
in cFolders
Evaluate technical
specification in cFolders
Evaluate bids in bidding engine
Determine winner
Submit bid
Add technical specification in
cFolders
Notify winner
Create PO or contract
Enter price in bidding engine
Suppliers enter technical specification in cFolders
Suppliers submit bid
Bids are evaluatedPurchasers in bidding engine
Engineers in cFolders
Purchaser determines and notifies winner
Purchaser creates PO or contract
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Purchaser adds relevant purchasing information (requester, delivery address, accounting information, and so on) to PO or contract
Purchaser selects supplier
Purchaser issues PO or contract
Supplier receives PO or contract
Supplier can access the product specifications in cFolders (public area) directly via a link in PO or contract
Supplier may add technical specification in cFolders
Engineers review specification in supplier area
Engineering Generates Requisition – Creation of Purchase Order or Contract
Engineering Purchasing Supplier
Create a collaboration, add
data
Trigger creation of requirement, add information for
purchasing
Receive unassigned requisition
Select supplier
Complete PO or contract
Issue PO or contract
Review product specification in public area in
cFolders
Trigger creation of PO or contract
(alternatively RFQ)
Receive PO or contract
Evaluate technical
specification in cFolders
Add technical specification in
cFolders
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mySAP PLMcFolders
mySAP PLMcFolders
Technical View: Sketch of Possible System Landscape –Operational Purchasing
Internet Intranet
SalesEngineerSales
Engineer
mySAPSRM
mySAPSRM
PurchaserPurchaser
Add Technical
documents
ITSITS
Submitbid
Createbid invitation
CreateShopping
Cart
SAP routerSAP
router
DesignEngineersDesign
Engineers
Add Technical
documentsBack-end Systems
(DMS, BOM Processing, CAD Desktop, iPPE
on SAP R/3 or ECC, ...)
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Enabling Collaboration to ALL Suppliers is KEY
SUPPLIERS
Expand your value proposition by linking any kind of suppliers via appropriate and cost-effective channels
Web Browser
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CRM SystemCRM
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Low-volumesuppliers
High-volumesuppliers
BUYER
SupplierPortal
1
BrowserEDI/XML
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Design Sourcing Planning Procure-ment
Fulfill-ment
Supplier selection (RFx and auctions)
Contract negotiation
Relationship monitoring
Collaborative engineering and design
Order collaboration
Releaseprocessing
Invoicing and dispute resolution
Buyer
Design Selling Planning Ordermgt/Billing
Fulfill-ment
Improved effectiveness through cooperation and communication along the entire supplier relationship lifecycle
Supplier
Demand and inventory visibility
Supplier managed inventory (SMI)
ASN processing
Packaging andPrinting
Labeling
Effective Processes Behind Supplier Collaboration
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Customers Using cFolders
Usage together with mySAP SRM:
Usage of competitive scenario for technical RFI:
Sourcing of Complex ProductsmySAP PLM cFolders and Strategic SourcingmySAP PLM cFolders and Operational ProcurementmySAP PLM cFolders and Supplier PortalWrap-up
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Further Information on cFolders Integration into SRM
Configuration Information is stored in SAP Solution Manager
Necessary Input for Solution Manager:
Process name: Organizational Area Procurement Processing Collaborative Bid Events Using SAP cFolders
Configuration Element: mySAP SRM 5.0 Basic Settings for Strategic Sourcing Integration with Other Components Make Settings for mySAP PLM cFolders
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Resources
Presentation at SAP Insider PLM 2006:Introduction to SAP cFolders for collaborative product design
cFolders on SAP service marketplace:http://service.sap.com/cFolders
cFolders 3.00 Overview presentation:http://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700002976192003E.ppt
cFolders 3.10 Delta presentation:http://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700002024392004E.pdf
Information on cFolders 3.10 on help.sap.com:http://help.sap.com/saphelp_cproject31/helpdata/en/00/e8c80ae8fc3842b5bedf5d67879dae/frameset.htm
Information on cFolders 4.00 on help.sap.com:
1. Help on cFolders application: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ppm400/helpdata/en/00/e8c80ae8fc3842b5bedf5d67879dae/frameset.htm2. Help on portal integration of cFolders (BP PPMDC 4.0): http://help.sap.com/saphelp_xrpm40/helpdata/en/dd/9d9f42ac47c56ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm
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Resources (cont.)
cFolders 3.10 configuration information:http://service.sap.com/plm-inst using cProject Suite 3.10 Configuration Guide Collaboration Folders Master Guide - SAP cProjectSuite 3.10
cFolders 4.00 configuration information:Configuration Information is stored in SAP Solution Manager - Necessary Input for Solution Manager: Process name: Organizational Area Product Development and Introduction Development Collaboration Configuration Element: mySAP PLM SAP cProject Suite 4.00 Basic Settings for cFolders
http://service.sap.com/plm-inst using cProject Suite 4.00 Master Guide - Project and Portfolio Management
SAP Online Knowledge Product (OKP) for cFolders:
http://service.sap.com/okp OKP Information Request
OCP20S - SAP cProject Suite 2.0OCP30S - SAP cProject Suite 3.0OCP31S - SAP cProject Suite 3.1
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Product Roadmap
Ramp-Up mySAP SRM 5.0 and mySAP PLM cFolders 4.00*Started in October 2005
Default Release mySAP SRM 5.0 and mySAP PLM cFolders 3.10Since December 2004
* cFolders 4.00 Ramp-Up is part of mySAP ERP 2005 Ramp-Up(cFolders is referred to as “Process Development Collaboration”)
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7 Key Points to Take Home
The integrated usage of mySAP SRM and mySAP PLM cFolders also supports the sourcing of complex goods
cFolders can be used as a container for technical specifications for bidding events during supplier negotiation
The competitive scenario of cFolders, with its private supplier areas, is tailored for use in bidding events
cFolders integration to PLM functionality in R/3 4.6C, R/3 Enterprise, ECC 5.0 (mySAP ERP 2004), and ECC 6.0 (mySAP ERP 2005) is available out-of-the-box and allows the usage of PLM-related information in bidding events
The viewer integrated into cFolders offers visualization capabilities that facilitate 2D and 3D visualization, redline/markup
cFolders 4.00 can be installed on top of SRM 5.0 (SRM Server 5.5)
The usage of cFolders is included in mySAP SRM’s Strategic Sourcing option license*
*License information is subject to change without prior notice, and is in no way binding upon SAP
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