SOLIDWORKS Manage provides a unique set of advanced data management tools. This is accomplished by leveraging the file management capabilities and ease of use of SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional and adding powerful project, process, and item management capabilities.

The major functional areas that will be available in SOLIDWORKS Manage are:

Project Management

• Manage project stages, timelines, and milestones
• View resource utilization and capacity
• Attach items and files and list deliverables
• Utilize user tasks and timesheets to track progress

Process Management

• Configure states and decision points for all types of processes
• Attach affected items and files and enable ad hoc approvers and user tasks
• Automatically create processes via PDM workflow state changes

Item Management

• Create, edit and compare bills of materials using items and files
• Automatically or selectively create items for SOLIDWORKS configurations
• Drive SOLIDWORKS drawing bill of materials and item numbers

Dashboards and Reports

• Create interactive graphical dashboards to display critical information
• Configure reports to company standards and publish automatically or on-demand.