Connectors

Overview

Connectors is the integration hub for PLM/ERP systems. It contains real, authenticated REST clients for Windchill, 3DEXPERIENCE/ENOVIA, Teamcenter and MyERP — these are not templates or placeholders but working code paths that establish a genuine connection and run search/structure queries when given the correct server address and credentials. Alongside that, each connector offers an import/export package preview and a synchronisation simulation.

Key Concepts

• Connect — an attempt to open a session against a PLM/ERP server with a username/password (or API key); each system uses its own authentication flow (Windchill: OData v5 + CSRF nonce, Teamcenter: SOA REST login, ENOVIA: 3DPassport CAS flow, MyERP: X-MyERP-ApiKey header).
• Mapping — the definition of which PLM/ERP field corresponds to which Nuve field.
• Sync — matching BOM data against ERP/PLM data for a connector and producing a difference report (Matched / Missing in BOM / Extra in ERP).
• Package preview / export package — a preview of the set of objects/fields to be imported or exported, and the creation of a downloadable package.

Typical Workflow

1. Open Connectors from the left-hand menu and select the relevant system (Windchill, ENOVIA, Teamcenter, MyERP).
2. On the Connection tab, enter the server address and username/password (or API key) and test the connection.
3. For Windchill/Teamcenter/ENOVIA, search for a part/item; query the structure (BOM) of the selected part in Teamcenter/Windchill; pull the product and supplier list in MyERP.
4. On the Mapping tab, review the field mappings.
5. On the Sync tab, run and review the differences between the BOM and the ERP/PLM data.
6. If needed, view the data to be imported/exported with package preview and create an export package.

Feature Reference

• Windchill: OData v5 based part search (ProdMgmt/Parts) and BOM retrieval via GetPartStructure
• Teamcenter: SOA REST login, full-text search, multi-level structure query with expandPSAllLevels
• ENOVIA/3DEXPERIENCE: 3DPassport authentication (OnCloud and on-premise patterns), item search/structure query, bookmark (collection) operations
• MyERP: API-key REST connection, product search, supplier list
• Per-connector synchronisation runs and difference reports (Matched / Missing in BOM / Extra in ERP)
• Import/export package preview and package creation
• Audit record: every connection test and synchronisation is written to the audit log

Constraints / Known Limits

• The connection and search/structure query endpoints are real code paths, but authentication is repeated on every request (sessions are not cached); session/token caching should be added in the production phase for high-volume use.
• Passwords/API keys are sent from the client to the server in plain text; a secure credential store (secrets vault) and OAuth/SSO integration are recommended for production.
• The synchronisation and package creation flows are at demo/simulation level — there is no automatic, scheduled synchronisation with live data in the real system yet.