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Nathan Brown
Director of Product Management
Aras www.aras.com
Simulation
CAM
Legacy ERP Systems
CAPP
Digital Factory
Aras Innovator
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CAD Data Part BOM
CAD MCAD 2
System
Software
ECAD
3
Successful CAD integrations require a well-
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defined integration platform CAD data managed in Aras
Parts List
Software Design
Software
components
Save Update BOM
Manually-added
components
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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
Aras Innovator
IN
<AML/> Request
Innovator Server
<AML/> Response
OUT
Aras Innovator
IN
<AML/> Request
Innovator Server
<AML/> Response
OUT
OUT
Federation
IOM API
EAI/ESB
WSDL
Flat File AML-lite
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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
Innovator Server
xslt <AML/> Response
xslt <AML/>
OUT
Federation
IOM API
EAI/ESB
WSDL
Flat File AML-lite
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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
OUT
Federation
IOM API
EAI/ESB
WSDL
Flat File AML-lite
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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
OUT
<XML/>
Federation
IOM API
EAI/ESB
WSDL
Flat File AML-lite
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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
Integration
IOM IOM
IOM Request
Federation
IOM API
EAI/ESB
WSDL
Flat File AML-lite
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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
Federation
IOM API
EAI/ESB
WSDL
Flat File AML-lite
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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
itemdisplay and update external data
Search,
Single, consistent user interface
Expose data stored in legacy systems
<AML/>
API
Questions?
Nathan Brown
Director of Product Management
Aras www.aras.com