Issue 1919:  1.14.2.2.1 management of STEP Data                                                                                                                                                                     (pdm-rtf)
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 ISSUE #19 REF: 1.14.2.2.1	Management of STEP Data
 
 STEP-compliant data can be managed by the PDM system in the same fashion as proprietary files. The STEP files provide standardized domain-specific semantics (having removed the closed, proprietary nature) that provide the potential for a broad range of tools to understand the file.
 
 This could be an improvement over the neutral image strategies currently in use.

Resolution:  1.14.2.2.1	Management of STEP Data
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Actions taken:
August 31, 1998: received issue
August 24, 1999: closed issue
Discussion: 
 This recommended addition is an opinion that adds nothing to the purpose of the section.
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ISSUE #19 REF: 1.14.2.2.1	Management of STEP Data

STEP-compliant data can be managed by the PDM system in the same
fashion as proprietary files. The STEP files provide standardized
domain-specific semantics (having removed the closed, proprietary
nature) that provide the potential for a broad range of tools to
understand the file.

This could be an improvement over the neutral image strategies
currently in use. Would a PDM be able to automatically convert a CAD
file into a STEP compliant image? Or would the administrator need to
vault the STEP file in parallel with the CAD file? Automatic
conversion would resolve some serious potential CM flaws.