Ken; First you have to define what kind of tracking you want to do. Possibles; 1-ECO's electrical changes mechanical changes simulation results component changes 2-Acounting "Like you mentioned" hours charge no's work description vacation/sick days 3-Data Base ee changes schematic me changes card outline pm change specification 4-Manufacturing Rev levels of artwork Part availablility from inventory Drill tape rev test set rev drawing's rev 5-Puchasing part prices part availability lead times delivery dates 6-Schedule tracking were's the board in the design cycle 7-Marketing the price of the unit Etc... Tracking could be the used for the whole process of a product. So when the engineer adds a chip or the board designer adds 2 layers, everyone to the CEO knows the impact to the schedule and price of the unit. Manufacturing would also be alerted a rev is coming and not to order older rev boards. etc, A product that would do all this would be worth a lot bucks, and would be something I don't think you would want to write. Lou Dallara > > > We have written our own tracking software. It really is not difficult > to do. We did it just using a shell/awk script that is activated when > the user logs out. It asks the user about their activities during that > day, and keeps a running log of comments, hours spent on different processes, > as well as the number of changes during the course of the design. At the > end of the job (or any time actually), a second script can be run which > will produce a summary report. This is pretty easy stuff, so why pay > big bucks to an eda vendor for something you can do yourself? > > Ken Barrett > Cisco Systems > San Jose CA > [log in to unmask] > 408.526.5625 > > > From [log in to unmask] Mon Nov 4 11:12:56 1996 > > Resent-Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 13:03:33 -0800 > > Resent-Sender: [log in to unmask] > > Old-Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: Mon, 04 Nov 96 08:56:00 PST > > From: "Pete Waddell" <[log in to unmask]> > > Encoding: 36 Text > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Tracking Software > > Resent-Message-ID: <"WHelR2.0.z5E.nwXVo"@ipc> > > Resent-From: [log in to unmask] > > X-Mailing-List: <[log in to unmask]> archive/latest/2204 > > X-Loop: [log in to unmask] > > Resent-Sender: [log in to unmask] > > Content-Length: 2068 > > > > Actually most EDA companies are jumping on this band wagon, I'd > > certainly contact whoever your EDA vendor/supplier is for a product > > that works hand-in0-glove eith your existing tools. > > > > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > > > > Subject: Tracking Software > > Author: [log in to unmask] at Internet > > Date: 11/1/96 3:33 PM > > > > > > I would like to find out what methods other companies are using to track and > > record metrics for PWB Design/Layout. > > > > What I am looking for is something more than just a spreadsheet, although > > that could be a part of it. I would like a system that we can record the > > date the Engineer gives us the schematic and records all activity through > > the design process until final documentation is completed including the > > assembly drawing. Also, included would be a data base to record metrics > > (such as card size, number of components, number of nets, time spent on each > > step, etc) that we could use for future projects to estimate design time and > > manpower. > > > > Any information you could share would be appreciated. > > > > Lew Burnett > > > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > > **************************************************************************** > > * The mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * > > **************************************************************************** > > * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * > > * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * > > **************************************************************************** > > > > **************************************************************************** > > * The mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * > > **************************************************************************** > > * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * > > * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * > > **************************************************************************** > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > * The mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * > **************************************************************************** > * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * > * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * > **************************************************************************** > > **************************************************************************** * The mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * **************************************************************************** * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * ****************************************************************************