SAP Engineering Control Center interface to PTC Creo

General Information

This product helps customers to integrate PTC Creo into SAP PLM. The interface allows to store CAD files in SAP’s Document Info Record and document structures. The product provides additional menu entries in the CAD system and connects the CAD system with SAP Engineering Control Center.

Preconditions

SAP Engineering Control Center needs to be installed and configured. Please refer also corresponding documentation and installation guides for SAP Engineering Control Center.

Procedure

Please download the software to your local client, start the installer and follow the instructions.

Relevant SAP Notes

  • 2112629 - SAP ECTR Interface to PTC Creo: Installation und Patches
  • 2107448 - Licensing for SAP ECTR interface to PTC Creo
  • 2949165 - Release Planning for SAP Engineering Control Center
  • 2950696 - Mainstream maintenance plan for CAD integration for .riess engineering GmbH

Documentation

The documentation is available here.

Product Availability Matrix (PAM)

 

 

V 1.1

SP05 PL10

1.1.32.069

V1.1

SP06 

PL00

1.1.33.031

V1.1

SP06 

PL01

1.1.33.032

 

V1.1

SP06 PL10

1.1.33.044

V1.1

SP07 PL01

1.1.34.028

V1.1

SP08 PL02

1.1.35.009

V1.1

SP09 PL02

1.1.36.032

SAP Engineering

Control Center

>=5.1.15.1------
>=5.2.2.x - 5.2.5.x       X4X4-----
>=5.2.6.0X4X4-----
>=5.2.6.1X4X4X4X4X4X4X4
S/4 1.0.x------
>=S/4 1.1.2.x -1.1.5.xX4X4-----
>=S/4 1.1.6.0X4X4-----
>=S/4 1.1.6.1X4X4X4X4X4X4X4
>=S/4 1.2.x---X4X4X4X4
 PTC Creo 3.0X3------
PTC Creo 4.0XXXXXXX
PTC Creo 5.0XXXXXXX
PTC Creo 6.0XXXXXXX

PTC Creo 7.0

X5

X5

X5

X5

X5

X5

X5

PTC Creo 8.0X6X6X6X6X6X6X6
PTC Creo 9.0-XXXXXX
PTC Creo 10-----XX
 Operating SystemWindows 8 64 bitXXXXXX-
Windows 8.1 64 bitXXXXXX-
Windows 10 64 bitXXXXXXX
Windows 11 64 bit--XXXXX

Maintenance

Strategy

SAP plans to ship minor releases on a yearly basis. Additionally we plan to deliver Support Packages and Feature Packages on a regular basis.

SAP recommends always installing the latest Support Packages and Feature Packages.

A Support Package will contain corrections; Feature Packages will contain new functionality. SAP plans to deliver a newpatch or support package for the CAD interface within 3 month after a new CAD release is available for customers.

1End of Maintenance June 30, 2020

2Software available, compatibility to S/4 1.0 has to be verified and approved by customer. No further development or bugfixes for S/4 1.0 environment.

3End Of Maintenance June 30th 2022

4Updates to a newer SAP ETCR Version may be required due to updated or new PLM Connector methods 

5PTC Creo >= 7.0.4.0 required in general. For Windows 11 PTC Creo >= 7.0.8.0 required (see www.ptc.com: PTC Platform Support)

6For Windows 11 PTC Creo >= 8.0.3.0 required (see www.ptc.com: PTC Platform Support)

Support

In case you encounter problems when installing, upgrading or running SAP Engineering Control Center interface to PTC Creo, create a case  using component PLM-ECC-PRO.

Additional Information

Additional information about licensing can be found in SAP Note 1299572 and 2058039.

Additional information about additional license check of the SAP Engineering Control Center interface to PTC Creo can be found in SAP Note 2107448.

To request a license please open SAP incident, component = PLM-ECC-PRO with the following information:

  • Topic: SAP ECTR Interface to PTC Creo: License request
  • Your company name
  • Your SAP contract number for the SAP Engineering Control Center
  • A copy (scan as JPG, BMP or similar) of your contract for the SAP Engineering Control Center
  • The installation number of the used SAP system
  • If you need a time limited Test License or a Production License
  • An email contact