Aptly + Duro PLM

Overview

Aptly integrates with Duro PLM to bring governance, delegation, and approval automation into your product development and change management lifecycle. The connection allows Aptly to enforce delegated decision authority for critical PLM processes — such as engineering change orders (ECOs), product releases, part revisions, and quality checkpoints — by synchronizing Duro PLM data with Aptly’s Delegation of Authority (DoA) framework.

This integration ensures that only authorized individuals or roles can approve changes at every stage of the product lifecycle, eliminates manual handoffs, and creates a transparent, auditable link between product decisions and corporate governance policies.

Key Capabilities

Delegation Enforcement for PLM Approvals
Aptly applies delegated authority rules to Duro PLM workflows such as change order authorizations, product status transitions, and revision approvals. Only authorized approvers defined in Aptly can complete these actions in Duro PLM.

Real-Time Lifecycle Status Sync
Product changes in Duro — including ECO creation, status transitions (draft → review → approved), and configuration updates — can drive Aptly’s delegation evaluation, triggering approval requests, notifications, or automated escalations based on delegation policies.

User & Role Mapping
Aptly maps Duro user identities, roles, and team assignments to delegation authorities. Changes to PLM team composition or assignments are reflected in Aptly, ensuring authority boundaries follow organizational changes.

Contextual Product Governance
Approval logic can incorporate Duro product context — such as product line, category, change type, or BOM level — to route decisions according to business-specific rules and thresholds defined in Aptly.

Custom Field & Workflow Configuration
Aptly supports default and custom mappings for Duro PLM fields and workflow triggers. Administrators can tailor mappings to reflect industry-specific requirements (e.g., medical device quality gates, complex BOM dependencies, supplier change policies) and adjust delegation logic accordingly.

Audit & Compliance Traceability
Every delegation sync and governance action tied to Duro PLM events is logged in Aptly’s audit trail. Compliance and quality teams can review when approvals occurred, who authorized changes, and how governance policies were enforced — supporting internal and regulatory audits.

Value to Organizations

Integrating Duro PLM with Aptly provides a governance-aligned product lifecycle that automates approval routing, improves accountability, and reduces time spent chasing signatures across email or spreadsheets. Organizations benefit from consistent authority enforcement across engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations — improving product rollout speed while maintaining strong internal controls and compliance.

Example Use Cases

• Engineering Change Orders (ECOs): Route ECO approvals automatically to the correct delegations based on change type, product family, or authority level.
• Product Release Governance: Ensure only authorized roles can advance products from “in review” to “released for production.”
• Quality Checkpoint Approvals: Apply governance rules for quality and compliance checkpoints embedded in PLM workflows.
• Cross-Functional Approvals: Coordinate approvals across engineering, supply chain, and quality functions based on Aptly delegation logic.
• Audit-Ready Governance: Export detailed audit logs showing how PLM decisions aligned with authority policy at every step.