PDXplorer™ Viewer / Editor for PDX files

Complement an Agile™ implementation

PDXplorer is a useful complement to Agile PLM (product lifecycle management) and Agile eXpress*. Whether you just need limited PDX management capability to accept Agile files, or you need to augment the capabilities of Agile eXpress, you’ll find PDXplorer a convenient and effective tool.

Convert between Agile versions

All versions of the PDXplorer Editor will save files in IPC-2571 format. In addition, our PDXplorer 2.0 also allows you to save files in Agile 7, Agile 8, and Agile 9 formats (which vary slightly from IPC-2571).

Accept Agile data from your supply chain partners

PDXplorer Editor allows full read/write access to the PDX packages that you receive from other IPC-2571 and Agile users. Perhaps your customer or supplier has adopted Agile as their PLM software, but you can’t afford to install Agile simply to read their PDX packages. PDXplorer Editor lets you view file attachments, change approvals, as-built product serial numbers and any other Agile PDX data without buying an Agile license.

Address Agile eXpress limitations

Most versions of Agile eXpress implement a proprietary version of PDX that does not use the standard 2571.dtd file published by the IPC, and Agile eXpress may not read all IPC-2571 compliant PDX files. Because PDXplorer uses the published IPC-2571 DTD file, it may be a better choice for building a standards-based supply chain.

Copy data from Agile PDX packages for new files

Agile eXpress cannot create a PDX package unless it's connected to Agile’s eHub. But PDXplorer Editor reads data from IPC-2571 and Agile packages, and allows you to merge data into a new IPC-2571 compliant (and, for PDXplorer Editor 2.0, Agile 7/8/9) PDX file.

* And, since Arena Solutions follows Agile Software's DTD, PDXplorer works equally well in an Arena PLM environment.

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