Global Quality Seal

[DieMan44]

"In late August of 2007, GM (vehicle group and Powertrain) in North America will move from the PDL DCS file checker to what is being called Global Quality Seal. Global Quality Seal is a group of checks that will be run through Checkmate. It consists of the current DCS File Checker checks plus 8 additional checks. This will require that our suppliers use Checkmate."

Currently we have the toolkit license "GMS20" which does not include Checkmate. Does anyone know if it will be included or do we have to add that license?

 

[Xwheelguy]

I believe you'll have to add it; at least that was the impression I got. Another thousand bucks.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

Some people are like slinkies....they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

 

[claireandmabel]

The information that I have from the IT and process people is that Check-Mate is core functionality in NX and replaces the GMPDL DCS File Checker (which is custom code). We are tentatively scheduled to have a blockpoint in late August, that includes some changes to TcAE and NX3, one of which essentially flipping the switch to turn Check-Mate on. It will be found under Analysis->Check-Mate

 

[Xwheelguy]

Actually, the information reads, "Checkmate is an application within core NX" which is from the Supplier Communication Day presentation titled "Check-Mate Communication".

I interpret that to mean that Check-Mate is included with the core NX install but that doesn't mean I can run it without being licensed for it. It's no different than Sheet Metal, Structures, Routing, Harness or PCB modules. As a matter of fact, Check-Mate already shows up in the Analysis pulldown without a license for it, but you cannot run it, even with a license that allows you to run the Toolkit. When you try to run Check-Mate with only a Toolkit license, you get an error telling you there is no license for it, as you do with many other applications in core NX that do not show up in the license file. There is no 'flipping the switch' of modules via software installs. It is 100% license controlled.

The only way Check-Mate will run after the Blockpoint is if the supplier has RECENTLY purchased a GMSXXXX license that includes Check-Mate (on the license sheet) or if the supplier just added Check-Mate to their current license, neither of which are free. UGS could give away Check-Mate for free to suppliers who aren't licensed to run it, but that has NEVER happened in the past 10+ years I've been doing work for GM.

Anyway, that's my interpretation of the whole GM Check-Mate thing. If I'm wrong, I apologize in advance. Based on how NX runs, I don't see where the license will appear solely from a software upgrade.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

Some people are like slinkies....they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.