How do you balance CAD data security with supplier collaboration requirements in Windchill supplier collaboration module?

quinn_sys
Wed, 28 May 2025 15:57:13 +0000

Supplier workspaces are definitely the way to go, but implementation matters. We partition our Windchill instance so suppliers authenticate into isolated contexts where they can only see data explicitly shared with them. No browsing, no searching beyond their assigned projects.

The workspace expires automatically after project completion, and all supplier access is logged with detailed audit trails. We review access logs quarterly and have caught a few cases of suppliers trying to access data outside their scope.