Product Configuration Management
Control product families, options, variants, rules, effectivity, and configured BOMs from one connected PLM environment, so every team works from accurate product configuration data.
Control product configurations from one connected PLM workspace.
Nora IPLM helps teams define product options, manage variant logic, validate rules, and generate the exact product structure needed for a customer, order, market, or model.
Instead of duplicating BOMs, maintaining spreadsheet option lists, or manually checking valid combinations, teams can control product configuration logic directly inside PLM.
The workflow keeps engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, service, and operations aligned around the same approved product definition.
Product variety becomes difficult to manage when options, BOMs, rules, and lifecycle changes are disconnected.
As product families expand across options, features, models, markets, customers, and revisions, manual product configuration creates more duplication, more checks, and more downstream risk.
Variant Complexity
Product families grow across options, features, models, markets, customers, and lifecycle revisions.
Duplicate Product Structures
Teams create and maintain separate BOMs for similar product variations.
Manual Rule Checking
Option dependencies, exclusions, and requirements are reviewed manually, increasing risk.
Disconnected Changes
Product changes may not update every affected variant, document, or downstream process.
Unclear BOM Output
Manufacturing and procurement may not receive the exact structure needed for a specific configuration.
Poor Traceability
Teams struggle to connect final products back to selected options, rules, revisions, and approvals.
One Source of Truth for Product Configuration Management
Nora IPLM connects product families, options, rules, BOMs, documents, revisions, engineering changes, approvals, and configured outputs in one governed PLM environment.
- Product scope: families, models, modules, features, options, attributes, and variants.
- Configuration logic: 150% BOMs, rules, dependencies, exclusions, effectivity, and valid combinations.
- Lifecycle context: parts, documents, CAD references, changes, approvals, revisions, and release states.
- Downstream output: accurate configured BOMs for manufacturing, procurement, planning, service, and delivery.
Keep options, rules, BOMs, revisions, lifecycle states, and final configuration outputs visible from one controlled source.
From Product Family to 100% Configured BOM
Define reusable product logic once, apply option and effectivity rules, select the required configuration, and generate the exact product structure needed downstream.
Define the product family
Organize product platforms, models, modules, features, and shared structures.
Build the 150% BOM
Maintain all possible parts, assemblies, modules, and product options in one Super BOM.
Apply rules and effectivity
Use dependencies, exclusions, requirements, compatibility, and effectivity logic.
Select configuration parameters
Choose customer, order, market, model, feature, or application requirements.
Generate the 100% configured BOM
Release the exact product structure needed by manufacturing and downstream teams.
Core controls for product configuration management.
Centralized Product Option Control
Manage options, features, attributes, modules, and product logic in one controlled PLM environment.
150% BOM / Super BOM Management
Maintain all possible components and options in a single product family structure.
Rule-Driven Configuration
Use dependencies, exclusions, requirements, and effectivity logic to validate product configurations.
Automatic Configured BOM Generation
Generate accurate 100% BOMs for specific orders, models, markets, or customer needs.
Variant and Revision Traceability
Trace each configured product back to selected options, source BOMs, rules, changes, approvals, and revisions.
Engineering Change Control
Apply changes once to shared structures and identify affected configurations before release.
Manufacturing-Ready Output
Give downstream teams the exact product data they need for production, procurement, planning, and service.
Connected PLM Workflow
Link product configuration logic with parts, BOMs, documents, CAD, change requests, approvals, and lifecycle states.
Move from manual product configuration to reusable, controlled PLM logic.
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One BOM per variant
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Repeated product data
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Spreadsheet option lists
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Manual validation of combinations
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Hard to track change impact
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Limited lifecycle traceability
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Higher risk of downstream errors
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One Super BOM for the product family
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Reusable modules, options, and rules
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Controlled configuration logic in PLM
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Rules validate valid configurations
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Change impact visible across variants
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Traceability from option to final BOM
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Accurate output for downstream teams
Product configuration becomes reusable, validated, and traceable.
Without Structured Configuration Management
- One BOM per variant
- Repeated product data
- Spreadsheet option lists
- Manual validation of combinations
- Hard to track change impact
- Limited lifecycle traceability
- Higher risk of downstream errors
With Nora IPLM
- One Super BOM for the product family
- Reusable modules, options, and rules
- Controlled configuration logic in PLM
- Rules validate valid configurations
- Change impact visible across variants
- Traceability from option to final BOM
- Accurate output for downstream teams
Move Beyond Excel-Based Configuration Tracking
Spreadsheets and copied BOMs may work when product complexity is low, but they become risky as options, revisions, engineering changes, and downstream handoffs increase.
Nora IPLM replaces scattered files and manually maintained product structures with controlled, traceable configuration logic inside PLM.
Benefits
- Reduce product BOM duplication
- Prevent invalid configurations
- Speed up variant creation
- Improve engineering efficiency
- Increase manufacturing accuracy
- Strengthen lifecycle traceability
Scale product variety without increasing configuration overhead.
Reduce product BOM duplication
Nora IPLM helps teams reduce product BOM duplication by keeping configuration decisions, product structures, documents, changes, and downstream outputs connected in one controlled workflow.
Prevent invalid configurations
Nora IPLM helps teams prevent invalid configurations by keeping configuration decisions, product structures, documents, changes, and downstream outputs connected in one controlled workflow.
Speed up variant creation
Nora IPLM helps teams speed up variant creation by keeping configuration decisions, product structures, documents, changes, and downstream outputs connected in one controlled workflow.
Improve engineering efficiency
Nora IPLM helps teams improve engineering efficiency by keeping configuration decisions, product structures, documents, changes, and downstream outputs connected in one controlled workflow.
Increase manufacturing accuracy
Nora IPLM helps teams increase manufacturing accuracy by keeping configuration decisions, product structures, documents, changes, and downstream outputs connected in one controlled workflow.
Strengthen lifecycle traceability
Nora IPLM helps teams strengthen lifecycle traceability by keeping configuration decisions, product structures, documents, changes, and downstream outputs connected in one controlled workflow.
Built for teams managing configurable products and complex product families.
Products with multiple options, models, sizes, materials, or features
Shared platforms with many variants across customers or markets
Customer-specific requirements that need controlled engineering changes
Configured BOMs derived from engineering product data
Products with ongoing design, compliance, or supplier updates
Teams currently managing options and variants in spreadsheets
Designed for Every Team Involved in Product Configuration
Engineering Teams
Manage product logic, BOMs, rules, and changes in one controlled environment.
Manufacturing Teams
Receive accurate configured BOMs for each order, model, or variant.
Product Managers
Control product families, option availability, platform strategies, and market variants.
Procurement Teams
Source parts based on released, configuration-specific product data.
Quality and Compliance Teams
Trace configurations, changes, approvals, and released product structures.
Leadership Teams
Scale product variety while reducing rework, errors, and operational complexity.
Connect Product Configuration Logic with the Product Lifecycle
Unlike standalone configurators or spreadsheet-based processes, Nora IPLM keeps product configuration logic connected to product lifecycle data.
Options, rules, BOMs, CAD references, documents, changes, approvals, suppliers, and lifecycle states remain part of one governed workflow.
Configuration management designed for growing manufacturing teams.
PLM-Native Product Configuration Control
Manage product options, BOMs, documents, revisions, and changes directly inside PLM.
Built for 150% BOM and Configured BOM Workflows
Create one Super BOM and automatically derive the correct 100% BOM based on selected rules and options.
Simple Enough for Growing Teams
Move away from Excel-based product configuration without adding unnecessary enterprise complexity.
Connected from Engineering to Manufacturing
Keep configuration logic linked to product structures, lifecycle states, changes, and downstream output.
Better Control Without Slowing Teams Down
Scale product variety while maintaining accuracy, visibility, and lifecycle governance.
How Nora IPLM Configuration Works
Nora IPLM converts product complexity into a controlled configuration process. Teams define the complete product logic once, apply rules to filter valid choices, and generate the exact output needed by downstream teams.
Ready to Simplify Product Configuration Management?
Stop managing product configurations through duplicate BOMs, disconnected spreadsheets, and manual checks. With Nora IPLM, your team can define options once, validate configurations with rules, and generate accurate BOMs for every variant.