What is ENOVIA?

The Digital Backbone of Product Lifecycle Management

Product development is no longer just an engineering challenge. Modern products combine mechanical, electrical, software and business disciplines—and successful organizations need all these teams working from connected information. ENOVIA provides a collaborative PLM environment that helps organizations manage the product definition and the processes surrounding it.

  1. Requirements
  2. Design
  3. Engineering
  4. Validation
  5. Manufacturing
  6. Delivery
  7. Service
  8. End of Life

ENOVIA provides the digital thread connecting these stages.

One Product Definition. One Connected Lifecycle.
  1. REQUIRE
  2. DEFINE
  3. DEVELOP
  4. CONFIGURE
  5. VALIDATE
  6. CHANGE
  7. RELEASE
  8. MANAGE

WHY ENOVIA?

Product Complexity Requires Connected PLM

Modern products involve enormous amounts of information. A single product may contain thousands of components, multiple configurations, numerous revisions, engineering documents, requirements, supplier information, quality information, regulatory data, engineering changes and customer-specific variants.

A Single Product May Contain

  • Thousands of components
  • Multiple configurations
  • Numerous revisions
  • Engineering documents
  • Requirements
  • Supplier information
  • Quality information
  • Regulatory data
  • Engineering changes
  • Customer-specific variants

Why Connected PLM Matters

When this information is distributed across folders, spreadsheets, emails and disconnected systems, managing the product becomes increasingly difficult.

ENOVIA creates a connected product environment where teams can manage the relationships between product information, people and processes.

ENOVIA PLM Capabilities

Comprehensive Product Lifecycle Management

Comprehensive Product Lifecycle Management for organizations developing, managing and delivering increasingly complex products.

Product Data Management

01 — Product Data Management

Create a controlled environment for product information and engineering data.

  • Product structures
  • Parts and assemblies
  • Documents and specifications
  • Revisions and versions
  • Lifecycle states
  • Product configurations
  • Engineering information
  • Access and governance
Result: Everyone works from trusted product information.
Requirements Management

02 — Requirements Management

Connect customer and business requirements with the product definition.

  • Requirement capture
  • Requirement allocation
  • Traceability
  • Requirement validation
  • Impact analysis
  • Change tracking
Result: Requirements remain connected to the products and decisions they influence.
Bill of Materials and Product Structures

03 — Bill of Materials & Product Structures

Manage complex product structures and configurations across the product lifecycle.

  • Engineering BOM & its variants
  • Manufacturing-related structures
  • Product configurations
  • Variant management
  • Effectivity
  • Product structure visualization
Result: A consistent understanding of the product definition across teams.
Configuration Management

04 — Configuration Management

Manage product variants, configurations and product complexity while maintaining control over the product definition.

  • Product variants
  • Options and rules
  • Configuration structures
  • Effectivity
  • Variant comparison
  • Configuration validation
Result: Deliver the right product configuration while controlling complexity.
Change Management

05 — Change Management

Changes are inevitable. Uncontrolled changes are expensive. ENOVIA provides structured processes for managing product changes.

  • Change Request
  • Analysis
  • Review
  • Approval
  • Implementation
  • Validation
  • Evaluate affected parts, documents, requirements, configurations and processes
Result: Better control, traceability and visibility across the change process.
Document Management

06 — Document Management

Control the documents associated with your product and its development processes.

  • Controlled document access
  • Revision management
  • Document lifecycle
  • Approvals
  • Version history
  • Relationships between documents and product data
Result: Reduce confusion around outdated or duplicate information.
Project and Portfolio Management

07 — Project & Portfolio Management

Connect product development with program execution.

  • Plan and monitor projects
  • Activities
  • Milestones
  • Deliverables
  • Maintain visibility into product development
Result: Engineering activities become connected to program objectives and business priorities.
Quality and Compliance

08 — Quality & Compliance

Quality needs to be considered throughout the product lifecycle—not only at the end.

  • Quality planning
  • Non-conformance management
  • Issue management
  • Corrective actions
  • Compliance processes
  • Regulatory traceability
Result: Quality and compliance become integrated into product development.
Supplier Collaboration

09 — Supplier Collaboration

Extend product collaboration beyond the enterprise.

  • Supplier collaboration
  • Partner access
  • Product information exchange
  • Supplier-related changes
  • Collaboration workflows
Result: A more connected and transparent value network.
Search and Knowledge Reuse

10 — Search & Knowledge Reuse

Find the information you already have and support reuse of existing product knowledge.

  • Existing parts
  • Assemblies
  • Products
  • Documents
  • Specifications
  • Previous revisions
  • Product structures
  • Search → Evaluate → Reuse
Result: Reduce duplication and make existing product knowledge easier to leverage.
Access and Governance

11 — Access & Governance

Control product information and lifecycle processes.

  • User access
  • Roles
  • Responsibilities
  • Organizations
  • Product information
  • Lifecycle states
  • Collaboration
Result: The right people access the right product information at the right time.
Traceability

12 — Traceability

Understand the complete product history and how the product evolves across its lifecycle.

  • Product → Product Structure → Revision
  • Change → Approval → Release
  • Current product history
  • Connected lifecycle information
Result: Greater visibility, accountability and traceability.

ENOVIA CLOUD

PLM Without the Traditional Infrastructure Complexity

ENOVIA on the 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud provides a cloud-based environment for product lifecycle management.

Your Product Is Global. Your PLM Should Be Connected.

Engineering teams may operate across different offices, regions and time zones. Suppliers may work in different countries. Customers may require different configurations. Management may need product information from anywhere. ENOVIA on the cloud provides a common environment for managing product lifecycle information.

One Cloud. One Product Environment. One Connected Lifecycle.

SECURITY YOU CAN TRUST

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the Cloud is built with a multilayered security approach to protect customer data, intellectual property and platform availability. Dassault Systèmes uses security-by-design practices, continuous vulnerability management, threat monitoring and incident response.

  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified Information Security Management System for 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud.
  • ISO/IEC 27017:2015 certified cloud security controls.
  • SOC 2 Type 2 independently audited controls for the 3DEXPERIENCE platform SaaS.
  • Multi-factor authentication (MFA) and access-control capabilities.
  • Continuous security testing, including SAST, DAST, software composition analysis and penetration testing.
  • Security monitoring and incident response through Dassault Systèmes' dedicated cybersecurity organization.
  • ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification for platform privacy information management.
ENOVIA Cloud Security

ENOVIA VS FILE-BASED PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT

See how ENOVIA transforms traditional file-based product data management into a connected product environment.

Traditional ApproachENOVIA PLM
Network foldersConnected product environment
Multiple file copiesControlled product information
Filename-based revisionsLifecycle and revision management
Email approvalsStructured processes
Manual spreadsheetsConnected product data
Difficult searchProduct information discovery
Manual change trackingChange management
Limited traceabilityLifecycle traceability
Local infrastructureCloud-based environment
Isolated informationConnected product context

THE FUTURE OF ENOVIA

Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management

PLM is evolving beyond simply storing and controlling product information. The next generation of PLM combines connected product data, cloud technologies, AI and digital-twin approaches to help organizations work with increasing product complexity.

ENOVIA's current evolution includes AI-driven PLM capabilities designed to help users work with product knowledge, processes and information more intelligently.

Data → Search → Manual Analysis → Decision Connected Data → Intelligence → Recommendations → Action

The goal is to help organizations innovate continuously while managing complexity and risk—developing toward next-generation, AI-driven PLM built around connected virtual twins, trusted data and industrial knowledge.

Ready to Transform Your Product Lifecycle?

Bring your product data, processes and teams together with ENOVIA on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Discover how connected PLM can help your organization:

  • ✓ Improve collaboration
  • ✓ Control product complexity
  • ✓ Accelerate development
  • ✓ Improve traceability
  • ✓ Manage change
  • ✓ Strengthen quality and compliance
  • ✓ Collaborate across the value network
  • ✓ Build more sustainable products

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