SAP NetWeaver DMS - compare file with third-party file compare tool

5 Things You Need to Know about SAP NetWeaver DMS. Document management systems (DMS) are fast becoming a very vital component of a company’s success. There are many DMS available, and one of them is NetWeaver DMS.

So, what are the 5 top things you need to know about NetWeaver DMS?

1. What is NetWeaver Document Management System? SAP NetWeaver document management system, a cross application element of SAP ECC, provides robust document, management capabilities. It also allows you to effectively manage digital asset and content. It is an important element of SAP PLM solutions. NetWeaver deals with documents and files, if you face the face of version compare in NetWeaver you should check the document out and pass it to third-party compare tool.

2. Who can reap the benefits of using this DMS? SAP customers coming from every industry of any size that needs to manage their electronic business documents, digital assets, and media in a controlled and secure environment can benefit much from this DMS.

Check the table below for information on how to use Compare Suite with business systems. You can download 30-day trial version of Compare Suite and try to integrate it yourself. If you have not found your business system in the list, please, let us know.

Business system name

Short description

Information about integration

NetWeaver

Can it be implemented without installing other SAP Solutions? Yes, this DMS can be deployed even without some Sap Solutions installed. Basically, it is a major element of SAP ECC. Thus, it could be deployed as the initial implementation of SAP ECC project. In practice, however, this not usually the case. Many users either deploy this DMS in parallel to some SAP ECC elements or later add the DMS to existing deployments.

Can you deploy the DMS as the initial step in comprehensive PLM implementation roadmaps? Yes, you can do this. You can begin with the implementation of the DMS and then make complete SAP PLM applications using a phase-based approach.

Can this DMS sustain distributed document management environments? Yes, it provides strong capabilities to maintain distributed environments for managing documents through multiple cache servers and content servers. This facility is largely based on KPro technology that SAP NetWeaver provides.

How much effort do you need to deploy the DMS? There are a lot of variables that affect the effort in the implementation of NetWeaver DMS and its duration. Project experience shows that additional effort to add DMS to the SAP ECC deployment plan can take you as few as four months.

Command line interface integration

3. What are the major capabilities of this DMS? One of the main capabilities of this DMS is its ability to capture and manage electronic data, CAD drawings and models, multi-media files, scanned images, MS-Office files, and many other electronic documents that need to be archived in a secure and controlled environment. It allows you to control versions and revisions. It also provides search functionality, full text retrieval, and integrated workflow capabilities.

It connects with SAP business objects, like material masters (parts), Bill of Materials, engineering change masters, process plans, as well as production orders. In addition, this DMS supports SAP classification schemes and third-party archiving repositories. It also provides redlining and integrated viewing capabilities.

4. Is it easy to use SAP? NetWeaver provides different user interfaces that include an intuitive and user-friendly Web-based portal as well as Easy DMS or MS-Windows Explorer simplified access. For occasional users, the Web Browser and the Easy DMS user interfaces necessitate minimum training.

5. Should this DMS be implemented simultaneously with SAP ECC? It should not be deployed with SAP ECC simultaneously. However, it can be deployed in parallel with main SAP ECC components like MM, PP, FI, SD, or CO. It can also be deployed later as add-on to an implementation of base SAP ECC.

Samples of using Compare Suite as a 3-rd party comparison tool

Business system name	Short description	Information about integration
ColumbiaSoft™	Document Locator by ColumbiaSoft can be integrated with Compare Suite.	Third-party compare tool integration manual; Command line interface integration
Arena PLM™	Arena PLM by Arena Solutions, web-based document management solution	Third-party compare tool integration manual; Command line interface integration
InfoTrove™	InfoTrove by Atrove, browser-based document management system	Third-party compare tool integration manual; Command line interface integration
WinCVS™	Popular file and document version control system	File compare tool integration manual; Command line interface integration

The Compare Suite can be integrated with other document management systems using command line interface.

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