External Knowledge Rules

Use object dependencies on other IT systems

Object dependencies are often distributed across IT systems and are usually intended to be reused. We can use a wide range of systems with very different methods. These include SAP, MS Excel, Mathcad, databases and existing calculation and engineering programs.

Establish as many relationships as possible and determine if-then-else with each other

Example: SAP LO VC

An SAP LO VC rulebase can be used with high process reliability, live from SAP or in batch mode from locally replicated data. The methods use RFC-capable BAPIs or our "SAP LO VC parser".

Example: Mind maps

A mind map is used at the beginning of a project to describe a product and its attributes and dependencies. You can send these mind maps to other stakeholders for their input and approval. This way you prevent mistakes, nothing is overlooked and you have all stakeholders on board.

The object dependencies in the mind map are then exported to an XML file, which we import and which we can use to map and then further edit our internal configurator rules in our authoring system.

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