What is OpenBOM - Sep, 2021

Manage Parts, Documents, Bill of Materials, Vendors, Purchases
Global Collaborative SaaS Platform For Industrial Companies
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Cloud / SaaS Multi-tenant platform
Real-time collaboration and
instant data sharing
Flexible and multi-tenant data model
Change history, revision control,
and change management
Distributed item master management
Flexible structured bill of materials with
visualization and spreadsheet-like user
experience
File storage and document management
Out-of-the-box integrations for CAD systems
Knowledge graph and data analytics
Open REST API and integrations
Production, inventory management, and
procurement planning
Formulas, calculations and cost planning

Introduction
OpenBOM is a SaaS network-based global
collaborative platform that manages data,
product development lifecycle, production
planning, and connects manufacturers with
their customers, contractors, and suppliers.

What you can do with
There's a lot that our customers can achieve with OpenBOM, but here's a quick rundown of the most
important things to know when you're just getting started:
Item Management
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Management
Real-Time Collaboration
CAD Integration
Revision Control and
Change Management
File Storage
Production and
Procurement Planning
Calculations and Cost
Planning

Cloud-based, multi-tenant platform
The core of OpenBOM is a global, multi-tenant, ﬂexible
information model. It provides an easy way to organize
product data records (extract, integrate, and manage
revisions, changes, history, and other information
including ﬁle, references, images, and other data types).
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Real-time & asynchronous
collaboration
Whether your teams are collocated, distributed, or
fully remote, OpenBOM provides an engaging,
intuitive, instant collaboration experience with
multiple options for real-time or asynchronous
teamwork on an online product structure. OpenBOM’s
patented simultaneous data sharing and editing
capabilities allow you to collaborate within the team
and across multiple companies.
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Flexible & Multi-tenant data model
The data management architecture of OpenBOM is built
using flexible data objects holding different information
sets semantically connected together. These data objects
are flexible and generic allowing you to build any data
structures using predefined and fully customizable
attributes. The multi-tenant data model allows role-based
access to data shared between multiple companies.
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Change history, revision control, &
change management
OpenBOM supports automatic tracking of changes, full
revision support, change request and approval
mechanisms.
With OpenBOM it’s easy to track changes of items, BOM
structures, CAD ﬁles, related information, and documents
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Distributed item master
management
You can store, organize, and manage your items in
OpenBOM with ease. Item catalogs bring together all
the things you manage during the design and
production of your products, including inventory levels
for production and vendor and supplier information.
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Flexible structured bills of
materials with visualization and
spreadsheet-like user experience
OpenBOM looks similar to Excel to mirror its simplicity
and ease of use. OpenBOM manages your product data
and brings connected information together into a single
source of truth with full ﬂexibility and without the
complexity of traditional PLM and ERP systems.
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File storage and document
management
OpenBOM’s flexible data model allows the
integration of file storage using catalogs, BOMs,
and other data types. OpenBOM manages file
revisions including CAD files, drawings,
specifications and other documents. OpenBOM
integrates with external cloud storages (Google
Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, etc.)
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Production planning,
inventory management and
purchase orders
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OpenBOM helps you manage production batches and
perform inventory and procurement planning,
including gap analysis, planning BOM, and purchase
order management. You can deﬁne quantity on hand
for each item and manage item inventory.

Cost planning, formulas, and
calculations
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OpenBOM provides ﬂexible formula and calculation
support mechanisms. Using OpenBOM’s formulas
you can easily roll up costs and perform operations
on any data properties stored in OpenBOM.

Integration with your
CAD tools
OpenBOM’s CAD integrations are ready to
“plug in” and have been built using the
best-in-class technology.
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You can easily import your bills of materials, upload CAD ﬁles in
native format, and derivative ﬁles (PDF, DXF, STEP) from your
favorite CAD software in minutes using the OpenBOM plugins.

Knowledge graph
and data analytics
OpenBOM’s graph model is purpose-built to
store and navigate relationships so that you can
integrate, access, and analyze product
information in the company and beyond.
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Open REST API and integrations
Want to build a custom integration that’s not included in
the out-of-the-box scope?
OpenBOM’s developer tools let you integrate data across
your enterprise stack, connect to other online applications,
and create custom solutions for your business.
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Start today!
With a single source of product truth, gain the
control and transparency you need to act and
bring your products to the next level.
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