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There is no one answer to this question. The "scope" of any given Product or Library may vary considerably based upon the business needs of an organization. The critical key is to design a solution that creates a Products and Libraries with a balance of the three primary aspects of context design: People, Data, and Processes. The intersection of these three "sets" is where you will find logical Product &Library definition. See the attached image.
One thing to remember is that you should never attempt to use Folders to try and define "Sub-Prod/Lib", This will only lead to problems, as folders only address the "data" aspect of design.
Russ
Thank you @RussPratt. I found many comments about Product definition but yours is probably the most interesting one, even after 13 years !
I like the powerpoint slide you attached, do you have another one more up to date ?
Best regards,
Pascal
The most recent version is in a recently retired Portfolio offering.
https://ptc-internal.workrails.com/item/40ff9401-fc0b-4fc2-b562-ac77e1ea6e0e
Thank you for your quick reply. Unfortunately my PTC.com account (pascal.brunet@hagergroup.com) doesn't have access. I suppose it is reserved to PTC employees.
@RussPratt would definitely agree with Pascal. This is one of those very useful concept slides that would be terrific for the community to have. Would be a great thread to post it to.
Hello @MP_10544568 in the meantime i found this documentation: http://support.ptc.com/help//wnc/r12.1.0.0/en/index.html#page/Windchill_Help_Center/contexts/ContextsExample.html
Ideally a webcast or a video demonstration should be great to show to my users.
BR,
Pascal
The updated version I mentioned has no significant changes (more a branding update).
At the end of the day, there is no single "right" solution, it depends on the enterprise. The key is to take the different factors into consideration when making the decisions on context definition.
I do appreciate the responses, thank you all.
Russ