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Don’t Just Implement, Optimize Your Change Management System: A Success Story from Fishbowl Solutions
A National Laboratory has been utilizing PTC Windchill PDMLink for CAD Data Management and other general PDM functions, but they wanted to do more with Windchill. The obvious leap was to implement PDMLink change management functionality, but the National Laboratory did not have enough resources to support this on their own…
Fishbowl Solutions helps a key Customer gain efficiencies and cuts costs through the implementation and data migration of PTC Windchill PartsLink & Supplier Management
A global commerce and technology company needed a better way to keep track of standard parts and supplier information for their electrical components and boards. Their solution was to develop a homegrown database application that grew over time into a more complex app. It worked…
Building a Custom Component with the Oracle Digital Assistant
Often times, a digital assistant must execute on logic that can’t be written in the YAML or in a Q&A and should therefore use a custom component. Some use cases for a custom component might be: sending an email to the user or bot administrator, making an API call with user input, or connecting to an external data source to return user’s information…
Automate your PDMWorks, EPDM, and File System to PTC Windchill Data Migrations Using Fishbowl’s LinkLoader
Companies don’t invest in Windchill so they can execute lengthy, complicated, expensive data migration projects. They invest in Windchill so they can realize the benefits of a well-executed PLM strategy. However, the lynchpin of a good Windchill deployment is getting accurate data into Windchill…and the faster it happens, the faster a company can move on their PLM strategy…
Four Types of Mindbreeze Relevancy Boostings and How to Use Them
Strong relevancy is critical to a well-adopted search solution. Mindbreeze provides several ways to fine tune relevancy which they refer to as boosting. This post will explore how boosting works and four ways to apply boosting rules within Mindbreeze…
Fishbowl Resource Guide: Solidworks to PTC Windchill Data Migrations
Fishbowl has helped numerous customers migrate Solidworks data into PTC Windchill. We have proven processes and proprietary applications to migrate from SolidWorks Enterprise PDM (EPDM) and PDMWorks, and WTPart migrations...
Using the Mindbreeze client.js File to Create Custom Search Interfaces
This post describes how to create custom Mindbreeze search interfaces using the built-in Mindbreeze client.js file. This post is a follow up to our post on Four Options for Creating Mindbreeze Search Interfaces where we mention...
One Click Access on the Shop Floor to Part Information with PTC ThingWorx® Navigate®
Shop floor technicians and operators involved in assembly and other processes are at the critical, final steps in the manufacturing process. Unfortunately, these workers are often at the mercy of out of date, less than accurate...
Fishbowl Solutions Helps Global Dredging Company Reduce WebCenter Portal Development Costs while Enhancing the Overall Experience to Access Information
A supplier of equipment, vessels, and services for offshore dredging and wet-mining markets, based in Europe with over 3,000 employees and 39 global locations, was struggling to get the most out of their enterprise business...
Four Options for Creating Mindbreeze Search Interfaces
A well-designed search interface is a critical component of an engaging search experience. Mindbreeze provides a nice combination of both pre-built search apps and tools for customization. This post explores the following...
Fishbowl Solutions Leverages Oracle WebCenter to Create Enterprise Employee Portal Solution for National Insurance Company
An insurance company that specializes in business insurance and risk management services for select industries was struggling to provide their 2,300 employees with an employee portal system that kept users engaged and informed....
Fishbowl Solutions’ ControlCenter Drives Down Project-Related Costs by $400,000 for National Builder and Real Estate Management Company
A large builder, developer, and real estate management company with thousands of employees and $1 billion in revenue reached out to Fishbowl Solutions for help with their employee onboarding and project-related content...
