In most modern industrial environments, product data is maintained and managed using product data management (PDM) systems. In general, these systems:
- Manage the use of the primary technical data contained, for example, in CAD models and documents;
- Allow organization of primary technical data into structures to represent the relevant products;
- Support definition and maintenance processes for products.
Within the EN 9300 context, several domain specific parts address LTA&R for the primary technical data (e.g. CAD, CAx, Documents) as generated by the relevant technical "authoring" systems. The EN 9300 2xx series provides information for LTA&R of product management data for the relevant documents, structures and processes.
