Release Notes. GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway Version 4.3 for Teamcenter 10 and 11

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1 Release Notes GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway Version 4.3 for Teamcenter 10 and 11 Document version: Gateway 4.3/01 Published: May 2016

2 Introduction GRANTA MI from Granta Design is the leading materials information management software system for engineering enterprises. GRANTA MI meets the disparate needs of the materials experts, product designers, engineering analysts, data publishers, and other professionals who work with information related to metals, composites, ceramics, plastics, and other materials. GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway enables data and tools from GRANTA MI to be accessed from within CAD, CAE, and PLM software. Users can access and browse a corporate materials database (and/or Grantasupplied reference data), choose applicable materials, and assign those materials to parts within their design or simulation model. A variety of analytics, dashboard, reporting and data output tools are available, depending on the host system and the GRANTA MI modules licensed for your corporate installation. GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway for Teamcenter is an application running within the Teamcenter product lifecycle management software from Siemens PLM. MI:Materials Gateway is also available for the NX design and simulation software from Siemens, and can be configured to support materials information management in an integrated NX/Teamcenter environment. Scope of these Release Notes These Release Notes are for MI:Materials Gateway 4.3 for Teamcenter 10 and 11, software version This version of MI:Materials Gateway is compatible with GRANTA MI versions 8.1 (Update 4) and 9, and supports Teamcenter For comprehensive instructions on installing and configuring this software, see the document Installing and Configuring GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway, included in your MI:Materials Gateway installer package. For full end-user resources and User Guide, see How can installing this release help you? This release is an update to Version 3.0 of MI:Materials Gateway for Teamcenter, and contains a number of new features and enhancements. Table 1 on page 4 summarizes the benefits to specific categories of user. New features introduced in Version 4.3 for Teamcenter include: Version support Compatibility with GRANTA MI Versions 8.1 (Update 4) and 9.0 Supports Teamcenter Granta Design Ltd page 2 of 5

3 New features and workflow options Enhanced and streamlined searching for materials. Users can rapidly search across all databases in their current profile by typing a text search term on the main Search page. The existing facility to define database-specific searches for specified values of material properties, and to save and modify searches, is available as an Advanced search option. When viewing search results: the ability to switch between the existing list format and a structured 'tree' view that shows how the materials are categorized in the database. New workflow option that enables users to specify variants of materials currently in the Granta database, which can then be evaluated and approved by materials teams before being made available for use. When this option is configured, the user can create a variant that is a copy of an existing material, and modify its data as required (subject to the appropriate database access control). The variant is created in a designated folder structure for variants and new materials. Users can search for all variants of a material, and run a report that shows the differences between the variants. New workflow option that enables users to define new material specifications, which can then be evaluated and approved by materials teams before being made available for use. When this option is configured, the user can create a new material associated with a particular folder location in the database (subject to the appropriate access controls). The new material record is created in a designated folder structure for variants and new materials. Assignment of color specifications to bodies in an assembly, as compatible with material assignments. (Note that these color specifications provide additional descriptive information about the design, and do not affect the rendering of the corresponding CAD model in an integrated NX/Teamcenter environment.) Facility to view part data from the Teamcenter server in additional columns on the Assignments page, as configured by the Granta data administrator. When using dashboards and reports: the ability to remove a baseline that has previously been set for comparison. Interoperability Security In integrated NX/Teamcenter environments: the facility for CAD users to run Where Used queries on the Teamcenter server directly from NX. Using MI:Materials Gateway for NX, users can search for parts to which a specific material, process, surface treatment, or color specification has been assigned. The results show the part s owner in Teamcenter; and for material assignments, whether the assignment was made in PLM or in CAD, and whether it is the currently preferred material assignment. Enhanced security and faster start-up of MI:Materials Gateway when using HTTPS due to improved handling of SSL certificates Granta Design Ltd page 3 of 5

4 Usability and performance Faster start-up of the MI:Materials Gateway application; faster searching; and quicker and smoother UI response when browsing for materials or navigating search results. Ability to change profile directly from the Browse and Search pages, without having to access the Settings page. Ability to import search definitions and lists of favorite materials to MI:Materials Gateway by dragging and dropping a file onto the Gateway window. Users can more easily share their saved searches and favorites with other Gateway users; administrators can more easily distribute and apply standardized search definitions and favorites. Table 1 Benefits of this release, categorized by applicability to specific interest groups Interest group Relevant features Key benefits Business process owners, for Materials Data Management Design/CAD and Simulation/CAE communities Compatibility with GRANTA MI version 8.1 and 9 Requirements that lie outside of existing material specifications can be captured as variants Streamlined search workflow and browse tree performance Where Used functionality enables NX users to query previous assignments of a given material grade Enables your organization to take advantage of the latest functionality in GRANTA MI Enables material experts to have full visibility of functional requirements from design, and to validate early, avoiding delays in the product lifecycle Designers can now find the right material faster and more efficiently, reducing the time spent making assignments CAD users can more easily use past experience with a material as a factor in selection Installing MI:Materials Gateway for Teamcenter There are two aspects to installing MI:Materials Gateway for Teamcenter: ensuring that your company has the appropriate server components installed, and installing the MI:Materials Gateway clients. Server installation Check with your GRANTA MI system administrator that your company s MI:Server installation includes the correct versions (see Table 2 below) of the MI:Service Layer and reporting package, and any appropriate Granta reference data modules. Client installation on the host machines Follow the installation instructions available with the download. Note that, especially for installations on multiple machines, it is likely that your deployment may be required to follow procedures relating to deployment and support of the host system. On completion of the software installation, make sure that the MI:Materials Gateway configuration settings have been updated, as applicable. For comprehensive instructions on installing and configuring 2016 Granta Design Ltd page 4 of 5

5 this software, see the document Installing and Configuring GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway, included in your MI:Materials Gateway installer package. If you have any problems, questions or feedback, please contact us: Prerequisites and supported platforms Table 2 System requirements for MI:Materials Gateway 4.3 for Teamcenter, software version 1509 Host application version Teamcenter 10.1, Teamcenter 11.2 Client operating system Client web browser Windows 7, 64-bit As per GRANTA MI support policy GRANTA MI system Version 8.1 (Update 4) Version 9 MI:Server version (min) MI:Service Layer version (min) MI:Reports (min) Important notes: This version of MI:Materials Gateway may require an MI:Service Layer version more recent than that supplied with your original GRANTA MI installation please check the specified versions above. MI:Materials Gateway requires Gateway-ready versions of GRANTA MI databases. This is a straightforward configuration, which is done already for Granta-supplied reference data modules. If you are accessing Granta reference data modules and wish to take advantage of the latest data and features, you should also ensure that you have installed the latest version of these data modules that are compatible with your GRANTA MI version. If you have a requirement for a production implementation of MI:Materials Gateway for a prerequisite or platform not listed here, please contact us at Granta Design Ltd page 5 of 5