Product News: EPLAN unveils full version of eManage
The full version of eManage has been available since the release of the new EPLAN Platform 2022 in September. The fee-based expansion stage of this innovative cloud software enables the first steps towards roundtrip-enabled engineering in automation.
As of yet, if a project is shared in the cloud, the schematics are visible, but not all the accompanying documentation. The full version of EPLAN eManage offers added value in this area, per its maker. Project stakeholders are provided access to all data and documentation relevant to the project, including bills of materials as well as neutral documents in Excel. These become interchangeable with a uniform foundation of data.
EPLAN USA Managing Director Jeff Kilburn said, “The complete overview of customer requirements and project requirements provides more transparency for all stakeholders involved in developing a machine or plant system.”
Master data available everywhere
EPLAN eManage now offers the exchange of system-relevant master data that can be easily retrieved and, as necessary, taken along according to the “pack & go” principle, per its maker. Project managers can make master data centrally available. Putting it all in a nutshell, Kilburn said, “Wherever the user works, all relevant master data can be accessed and doesn’t have to be laboriously copied.”
Backward compatibility ensures access to projects
With the new version of eManage, projects from the EPLAN Platform 2022 can, as an example, be saved to be backwards compatible for e.g. Version 2.9. This eliminates the need to maintain multiple ver- sions of the EPLAN software without violating contract terms and ends up simplifying the entire workflow in the supplier environment.
More storage for optimal performance
With the free version of eManage, users so far have had access to 10 gigabytes of storage capacity in the EPLAN Cloud. With the full version, this capacity increases by an additional 10 gigabytes for each “seat” in the company, and this increased storage space is available to everyone. There is also another benefit that pays off for companies with increased performance, they note: the additional cloud storage is an active collaboration environment and not just purely storage capacity, which ensures optimal conditions for global collaboration across national borders. Users of EPLAN software who use the Conversion Package as part of changing over to a subscription automatically receive access to the full version of eManage.
