PDC Management

The Parsing Definition Configuration (PDC) is an XML file defining the signals to be displayed for specific machine types and their assigned models and/or machines. Using the PDC file, the DataPlatform converts raw data from *.clf files into human-readable metrics.

Key Concepts

Assignment:
PDCs can be assigned to a model (applying to all machines within that model) or directly to a machine. Direct machine assignments override model assignments - any changes to the model PDC will not apply to that machine. Assigning a PDC to a model simplifies version control and ensures standardized metric selection for all machines of the same type.

Permissions: User must have both the Machine:Admin and the Model:Admin permission set to assign a PDC to a Machine Model.
To edit, delete, or download PDCs, only the Model:Admin permission set is required.

Model Requirement:
Every model must have a PDC assigned; otherwise, it is unavailable in the Provisioning dialog.

Standardized Metrics:
To use Assignments and Maintenance Tasks, PDCs must include standardized and harmonized metrics. Refer to the Signal Catalog, Proemion Standard Metrics, and PDC Manual for details.

Visibility:
The PDCs page is visible only to tenant organizations (typically OEMs). See Tenant for details.

Note

The Settings > Administration > Organization Structure > PDC tab is deprecated. Use the new PDC page under Settings > Machine Data Management > PDCs.

Figure 1: PDC Overview

#	Item	Description
1	File Search / Sort / Filters	Search for a PDC file in your organization by: - Name - UUID - Latest Version You can also sort the list of PDCs by clicking the column arrows to toggle between ascending and descending order.
2	PDC Upload	Upload a PDC file to your organization to make it available for your models and machines.
3	Usage (all machines)	Displays the number of machines which have this PDC assigned (directly or via model) PDCs with no usage are listed with the value 0.
4	Export table	Export the complete table via the .
5	Details	Click the Details button to open the overview page of the selected PDC.

This chapter is aimed to explain the most typical use cases with the following workflow:

#	Section	Workflow
1.	PDC Upload	Shows how to upload a new PDC file or a new version of a PDC file.
2.	PDC Assignment	Shows how a new PDC or new version of a PDC can be assigned to a model or to a machine.
3.	Edit PDC Assignment	Shows how the assignment of the PDC can be changed.
4.	PDC Download	Shows how the file can be downloaded for further processing.

The following table shows an overview of the required permission sets in relation to the various PDC management tasks:

Permission Set	Level	PDC Management Task
Models	Admin	View PDCs.
Models	Admin	Manage PDCs.
Models	Admin	Assign a PDC to a machine.
Models	Admin	Assign a PDC to a model.
Models	Admin	Upload a PDC.
Models	Admin	Edit PDC to machine or model assignment.
Machines	Admin	View PDCs.
Machines	Admin	Manage PDCs.
Machines	Admin	Assign a PDC to a machine.
Machines	Admin	List available PDCs.
Machines	Admin	Edit PDC to machine assignment.

PDC Upload

To upload a PDC, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Settings > Machine Data Management > PDCs.

2. Click UPLOAD PDC in the upper right corner.

3. Select or drag and drop the PDC file.

   

   Figure 2: PDC Upload

4. Click Upload.

PDC versioning is managed via UUID, major, minor and patch numbers. For updates, increment patch and keep UUID; for new PDCs, use new UUID and version.

PDC Assignment

PDCs must be assigned to models or machines to take effect.

Assign PDC to Model(s)

To assign a PDC to specific model(s), proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Settings > Machine Data Management > PDCs.

2. Click the Details button at the end of the row of the desired PDC to open the details page.

3. Via the at the end of the line of the desired version of the corresponding PDC file, select Manage version in the dropdown menu:

   

   Figure 3: Manage version

   The overview page of the PDC file in the selected version opens:

   

   Figure 4: PDC version overview page

4. Click the Model field. The Models using PDC page opens, showing the table of already assigned models.

5. Click Assign/Unassign model to assign the selected version of the PDC to a new model.
   The dropdown menu with the available models opens:

   

   Figure 5: Models using PDC overview

6. Select the corresponding model(s).

Assign PDC to Machine(s)

Note

It is recommended to use direct machine assignment only for testing. Afterward, assign to the model for standardization.

1. Navigate as above and open the Manage version option in the dropdown menu.

2. Click the Machine field. The Machine using PDC page opens, showing the table of already assigned machines.

3. Click Assign/Unassign machine to assign the selected version of the PDC to a machine.
   The dropdown menu with the available machines opens:

   

   Figure 6: Machines using PDC overview

4. Select the corresponding machine(s).

Update PDC Versions for Assigned Machines

To update all machines with a common PDC to a new version, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate as above and open the Update to this version option in the dropdown menu.

   

   Figure 7: Update Machines to new version of PDC

2. Select the PDC version(s) to update.

   

   Figure 8: Update Dialog - Select PDCs for Update

3. Click Continue.

4. Review summary.

5. Click UPDATE to apply. A confirmation message appears.

Edit PDC Assignment

Assignment changes can be done via:

• Manage version dialog (see above).

• EDIT MODEL dialog. Refer to Models Management and adapt the PDC assignment accordingly.

• Manage Machine dialog:

On the Machine Page, select the machine you want to manage and click the Manage Machine vehicle button in the top-right corner.
This opens the Manage Machine window.

PDC Download

If an existing PDC version needs to be modified, it can be downloaded for further editing.

To download a PDC file, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate as above and open the Manage version option in the dropdown menu.

2. Click on the download sign in the upper right corner.

Figure 9: PDC Download

Delete PDC

Note

PDC versions assigned to models or machines cannot be deleted; the delete option is disabled.
To remove assigned PDCs, contact your Proemion representative.

To delete a PDC with unused version, i.e. with 0 Usage, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate as above and open the Delete option in the dropdown menu.

   

   Figure 10: Delete PDC

2. Click on Delete this version. A confirmation message appears.

   

   Figure 11: Delete PDC Confirmation