Product configurator for product data management system: design of internal structure

Abstract

This work proposes a new idea of product con-figurator and defines a configuration model. The configu-ration model is designed taking into account high structural complexity of the real life products that are dynamic by nature and undergo continuous improvements. Information about product in the model is expressed as a structured net of interconnected objects of different types. Objects hold information about product assemblies, structural links and logical constraints. Some objects have references to docu-ments or items on Product Data Management system. The proposed configuration model allows flexible representa-tion of knowledge about product configurations.