Product Data Management Initiative (PDMI)

Overview

PDMI is a part of the DLA Business System Modernization (BSM) initiative intended to allow for the replacement of mission-critical legacy Document Management systems with an enterprise business system based on commercially available off-the-shelf software while adopting proven and successful business practices used in the commercial marketplace. Diligent performed as a Team Member to support the PDMI Reports, Interfaces, Conversions and Extensions (RICE) team activities.  

Technical Solution

The DLA environment consisted of SAP Release 4.6C along with Web Application Server (SAP WAS 6.40) / Netweaver 04. Diligent employed Senior Technical Developers who developed and supported multiple conversions and interfaces, some of them including XML file parsing, between the legacy document management systems and SAP’s DMS with a flexible (table-driven) mapping to migrate the DLA client’s drawings/documents

Other technical support activities performed by Diligent personnel included:

• Developed dialog programs, reports, utility programs and user exits within DMS (R/3) using DOCUMENT and Classification BAPI and user exits
• Case/Records Management (WAS/Netweaver) using CASE object BADI, BAPI
• Developed flexible (with table-driven rules) DIR (Document Info Record) validation involving DMS and Classification user exits (both BADI and SMOD/CMOD)
• Created Authorization Objects and coded AUTHORITY_CHECK in DMS and Case/Records Management
• Mentored more junior programmers and assisted them in technical issue resolution

Diligent Impact

Diligent oversaw the design, configuration, and implementation of enterprise-wide COTS hardware and software solutions at the functional module level. Supported development of cultural change management materials and customer training. Diligent provided technical input into business case analyses and supports analysis of technical alternatives

The Diligent team also supported the design, configuration, and implementation of complex enterprise-wide COTS hardware and software solutions at the functional module level.  We supported the development of cultural change management materials and customer training.  the team also provided technical input into business case analyses and supports analysis of technical alternatives.