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Ranchbe is an Open Source software of management of technical documents…
TOWARDS THE FUTURE...
RanchBE PLM/PDM
[Oct 23 2008] 2.0.4 Enhanced / bugfix release. Changed design of Supplier Invoice/Credit. Everything is now done in one document form.
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RanchBE is a management software of documents bound for the research departments using the tools of CAD (architecture, mechanics, computer graphics 3D, cleansing, metal frame, BTP… etc).
But it can also satisfy all the organizations which wish to set up a documentary management system simple, effective, easy to implement, protected by a fine management of the permissions but however highly extensible thanks to the possibility of writing these proper scripts and which offers in addition to the work tools collaboration.

The use of free and standard technologies and a language of most widespread such as PHP ensures you not to have any difficulties of finding necessary competences to develop your scripts or to add modules to RanchBE (if you do not wish to even do it you).
It in its current version is connected with a GED but it is intended to evolve/move to integrate the management of products and to become thus a GED/PDM.
CAUTION: RanchBE is always under development. What means that the structure of the source code evolves/moves without necessarily preserving compatibility with the previous models.
Demonstration in Ranchbe0.5.1 line