PDM-UG: Document and File Association with Product Data

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In 'Document as Product' documents and external files may be associated with product data. This association is done in a consistent way using an applied reference with a specified role. The applied reference is realized structurally by the PDM Schema entities document and applied_document_reference.

When associating a managed 'Document as Product' to product data, the document master is linked to the applied reference constructs using the additional entity document_product_equivalence. This linkage may be made at the level of the base identification, the document version, or the document representation view definition. The recommended level from which a document master should reference other product data is the document version.

External files may also be associated with product data, in a way that is structurally consistent with that used for documents, using the entity applied_document_reference.