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ACE 2012

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Integration Basics

Nathan Brown Director of Product Management

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Agenda

Integration Landscape

Packaged Integration Offerings

Aras Integration Platform Capabilities

Aras Integration Technologies

Example Integration Scenario

Where to go for Help

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PLM Legacy /

Point Solution

Enterprise Systems Authoring Systems

Integration Landscape

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Legacy ERP Systems

MCAD EDA Electrical Software Firmware MS-Office Desktop Publishing Graphic Design Simulation CAM CAPP Digital Factory Ideation Requirements Mgt.

Aras Innovator

Concept Design Development Launch Manufacture Support

Control Plans

Process Flows

Document Mgt File Vault

Contract Deliverables

Sales Configurator

Reports & Dashboards

Manufacturing Execution

Maintenance Repair & Overhaul

Phase-Gate Program Management

Configuration Management

Compliance

Requirements Management

& Traceability

Quoting

BOMs & Parts

FMEA CAPA Corrective Actions

Manufacturing Planning

AVL / AML Qualified Suppliers

Deviations &

Waivers

Authoring Integ. Platform

Enterprise Integ. Platform

ERP CRM

Legacy Systems

PLM / PDM Sales Configurator Collaboration Costing Compliance


Packaged Integration Offerings

Many packaged integrations are available for Aras:

MCAD

EDA

Electrical

Software

Firmware

ERP Systems

Microsoft Office

Other PLM / PDM Systems

SharePoint & Other Collaboration Systems

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CAD Connector Suite

MCAD Connectors

Dassault Systèmes

CATIA V5 / V4

SolidWorks

Siemens PLM Software

NX

Solid Edge

PTC

Pro/ENGINEER

CoCreate

Autodesk

Inventor

AutoCAD

EDA Connectors

Mentor Graphics

DxDesigner / DxDatabook

PADS PCB

Cadence

Allegro

OrCAD

Altium

Designer

Protel Capture

Zuken

CADSTAR

CR5000/3000

prepackaged CAD connectors are 3rd party add-ons; additional connectors also available


Example: CAD Integration

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CAD

System

CAD Data

MCAD

ECAD

Software

Part BOM 1

2

CAD data managed in Aras 1

Automated Part BOM updates from CAD 2

3 Enterprise change management with CAD

data visibility

Aras Innovator

3 Successful CAD integrations require a well-

defined integration platform

Aras is actively enhancing these core features and working with partners to promote best practices


Mechanical CAD

Mechanical

components

Save Update BOM

Example: Process Best Practices

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Parts List

Electronic CAD

Circuit board

and components Save Update BOM

Software Design Software

components Save Update BOM

Manually-added

components

•Single combined Part BOM

•Automated updates by CAD Connectors

•Clear ownership by discipline

•Access to CAD content from Parts

•Ability to make manual updates


Aras Integration Platform Capabilities

Aras provides additional capabilities to address the needs of common integrations

Based on input from customers and partners

Event model

The Aras Event model provides great flexibility for controlling integration behaviors, for example:

• On promotion to Released state send Part to ERP

• OnAfterVersion go update viewable in other system

Data structures

Standard CAD Document data model

Special APIs

CheckoutManager for bulk file download

Process best practices

CAD change process

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Aras Integration Technologies

We will be reviewing the following technologies:

1. Flat File Integration

2. AML-lite Integration

3. WSDL Integration

4. EAI/ESB Integration

5. IOM API Integration

6. Federation Integration

These are roughly in order of capability and effort to implement

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Flat File AML-lite

WSDL EAI/ESB

IOM API Federation


It’s Always AML…

Every integration method is fundamentally AML input and output behind the scenes

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Aras Innovator

<AML/>

<AML/>

IN

OUT

Request

Response

Innovator Server


It’s Always AML…

Every integration method is fundamentally AML input and output behind the scenes

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Aras Innovator

<AML/>

<AML/>

IN

OUT

Request

Response

Innovator Server


Flat File Integration

Use method code in Innovator to convert flat file to AML, or vice versa

Can be client or server side

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Aras Innovator

IN

OUT

Request

Response

Innovator Server

Other System

Method Code

TXT

<AML/>

<AML/>

TXT

Flat File AML-lite

WSDL EAI/ESB

IOM API Federation


AML-lite Integration

If the system can produce or consume XML, then transform it to AML using xslt, and communicate directly with the Innovator server

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Aras Innovator

IN

OUT

Request

Response

Innovator Server

Other System

<AML/> <AML/>

<XML/>

xslt xslt

Flat File AML-lite

WSDL EAI/ESB

IOM API Federation

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AML-lite WSDL

EAI/ESB IOM API

WSDL Integration

You can create web services for Aras items and expose through WSDL

Specific item properties and actions must be defined, and remain static

Aras Innovator

IN

OUT

Request

Response

Innovator Server

Other System

<AML/> <XML/>

WSDL

<XML/> Web

Service Integration

Code

<AML/>

Flat File

Federation


EAI/ESB Integration

You can create web services for Aras items and expose through WSDL

Specific item properties and actions must be defined, and remain static

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Aras Innovator

IN

OUT

Request

Response

Innovator Server

Other System

<AML/> Web

Service Integration

Code

<AML/>

Ente

rpri

se S

erv

ice B

us

<XML/>

<XML/>

<XML/>

<XML/>

Flat File AML-lite

WSDL EAI/ESB

IOM API Federation


IOM API Integration

IOM is the Aras Innovator API

It has full access to all item types, plus special platform calls like CheckoutManager, plus convenience functions

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Aras Innovator

IN

OUT

Request

Response

Innovator Server

Other System

<AML/> Integration

Code

<AML/>

IOM IOM IOM

API API API API

Flat File AML-lite

WSDL EAI/ESB

IOM API Federation


Federation IOM API

Federation Integration You can use multiple interface types (WSDL, IOM)

It has full access to all item types, plus special platform calls like CheckoutManager, plus convenience functions

Allows for real-time data exchange

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Aras Innovator

IN

OUT

Request

Response

Innovator Server

Other System

<AML/>

Integration

Code

<AML/>

IOM

IOM IOM

API API API API

Flat File AML-lite

WSDL EAI/ESB

Integration

Code <XML/>

Web

Service <AML/>


Federation

Federated properties

Display important values from other systems inside Innovator

Federated ItemTypes

Entire item is stored in another system, but acts just like a native Innovator item

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Search, display and update external data

Single, consistent user interface

Expose data stored in legacy systems


Summary of Technologies

Use the Flat File approach only if the other system is limited to that

Both the AML-lite and IOM API approaches allow for any Innovator operation to be accomplished

The IOM API approach provides most if not all of the functionality of a standard web service. However, it does not provide a discoverable web service in the traditional sense – there is no WSDL.

For a more traditional web services integration, use either the WSDL or EAI/ESB approaches

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Graphic Design Legacy MRP

Sales Configurator

Example Integration Scenario

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Aras Innovator

Innovator

Server Method Code

TXT

<AML/> TXT

<A

ML

/>

<XML/> xslt

<A

ML

/>

<AML/> IOM

IOM

API

API

API

API

Integration

Code IOM

Legacy MRP system only accepts flat-file input

Write Aras method code to extract BOM information via AML and convert to necessary format

Transfer file to polled directory location on MRP server for processing

Sales Configurator system is able to output BOM configurations in XML format

Transform XML to AML via XSLT, and submit directly to Innovator server

End result is configured BOMs per configurator output

Build API to API integration between graphic design system and IOM

Create functions to create Document items, transfer files, and trigger PDF generation


Where to go for help

Aras Technology page

http://www.aras.com/technology/integration-federation.aspx

Aras Partner pages

http://www.aras.com/partners/

Aras Community Forums

http://www.aras.com/community/forums/

‘Developing Solutions’ Training

http://www.aras.com/university/training-classes.aspx

Programmer’s Guide

API Reference

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http://www.aras.com/partners/

http://www.aras.com/community/forums/





ACE 2012

INTERNATIONAL

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Nathan Brown Director of Product Management

Aras www.aras.com

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