Document lifecycle management provides the ability to securely store all types of documents and file formats within a single PLM solution and enables fast, easy access to all critical information throughout the organization. PLM allows for the linking of associated documents to projects, products, parts, processes and other documents for quick and easy reference and retrieval.
Secure vaulting, user authentication and revision and version management are the cornerstones of comprehensive document management within PLM. The support of distributed vaulting and replication provides worldwide access to all documents and with simple, saved and full text searching, documents are found quickly and easily.