The aim of the CADENASDesign Manual (CDM) is to provide all eCATALOGsolutions users with the most important points relating to the creation of specific products.
A bearing / cylinder / linear module / etc. of “Company A” should be generally executed in an equal way as a same product of “Company B”. In cooperation with our customers and in regular meetings of the CDM / QA-working group, we have collected the most important specifications.
Since the users of electronic product catalogs expect such a uniform structure and function of the catalogs, the observance / implementation of the details specified in the CDM also represents an essential quality feature.
The CDM is structured hierarchically - there are specifications that apply to all product areas, but also others that only apply to plant construction, for example. The last level contains "specialties" that only apply to a specific manufacturer (e.g. coloring).
In principle, this guideline should be freely accessible to all eCATALOGsolutions users (all catalog manufacturers) - with the exception of the manufacturer specialties section mentioned above, which may also contain company know-how. This will of course only be treated internally / confidentially.
All topics in the CDM were based on customer demands (supplier- and buyer-side) and as well on our long time experience with eCATALOGsolutions Projects. More than 85% of the available catalogs were created by CADENAS as a service. But as the amount of external catalog creators also increases continuously, we want also to guide / support them with this guideline.
The CDM requires advanced knowledge about eCATALOGsolutions. Therefore it does not contain any detailed step-by-step explanations about mentioned features and processes. All features were described in detail in the individual modules. Regarding specific processes we will point to existing special documentation.
Please also ask your CADENAS Project Manager if you need any advice about the CDM topics.
A detailed documentation of all topics would go behind the scope of a “smart” CDM.
The CADENASDesign Manual is essentially divided into the following sections / areas: