Starting form a project declaration, a set of IPs identified by symbolic links to their native location can be assigned to a project. They can be grouped in the designer working area, possibly extracted and downloaded if required. A synchronization command offers the update of any or all IP versions to its latest version in one click. Project members designated by the project manager are alerted about any new version of an IP of the project and can be authorized to download IP versions of the project.

Extension to heterogeneous environments allows to import IPs designed in different environments using distinct configuration systems in the same project. Projects are hierarchically displayed in a project Viewer, stored under revision control and at any time the designer can download each IP version of a project version as well as a whole project version.

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One of the most powerful features of the platform is the ability to generate flexible, evolving product catalogs that can easily be browsed by authorized users. The catalogs are based on a library of XML formats assigned to a catalog or categories within a catalog. A large variety of format leaf types (attributes, images, URL, bridges to related panels...) as well as an extensible unit library allows to cover an unlimited set of application domains. Easy Mapping to new formats guarantees life time support. Massive and automated data import from any electronic support (Excel files for instance) as well data Import/Export through firewalls makes this product's catalog technology unique for supporting external supplier product catalogs in an intranet.

For internal IPs, management fields follow up attributes such as IP maturity, resource planning etc...
For external IPs, following corporate agreement, license/key request can be emitted from the catalog and the manager can view at a glance the IP and software licenses on all corporate machines.

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One of the first successful applications is the implementation of an IP Exchange Station in IC design companies. On the platform, a catalog offers reusable blocks proposed by the design teams and validated by a Reuse management team. In a so called associated Packaging Station, design files of the IPs are (XML) tagged, attached to a reference profile or can be imported as whole from the native Design Database. Design files can then be downloaded by authorized design teams according to a download protocol defining the approval process. IP files are stored in a centralized repository under revision control thus providing improved safety and independency with respect to the native database.

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License Request Management for worldwide products (IP and Software) within corporate agreements for supplier products in the name of all decentralized corporate divisions aims at saving designer’s time thus increasing their productivity as well as controlling budget and license costs.

Directly connected to the External Supplier catalogs, license requests are controlled by managers through license request panels and the workflow of approvals is optimized across the corporation. The status of licenses requests and licenses running all over the geographical centers is displayed at the management levels and cost saving by license sharing becomes straightforward. Ordering a set of products is handled as a hierarchical set of license requests (IP and software) and follows the same workflow than basic licenses.

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