Understanding the Teamcenter MBSE Integration Services framework

The MBSE Integration Services framework is the framework that supports the integration of modeling tools with Teamcenter. It consists of two main components:

• Server component
• Client component

Server component

The server component resides on the Teamcenter server and contains:

• The MBSE Integration Service. This service contains MBSE Integration Services SOAs also called the Common Integration Framework SOAs. It takes input from the MBSE Integration Services client component and processes it using the MBSE library components.
• The MBSE Integration library has the operations, extensions, and other services for processing the payload. You can access these services using the Common Integration Framework SOAs.
• When you install the integrations, the data models for the same are also installed in the Teamcenter database. If you have a custom integration, ensure that you create the data model or use the data model provided by MBSE Integration Services.

Client component

The client component is installed on the user desktop and consists of:

• MBSE Integration Client: This component has MBSE Integration Services SOAs and other components such as the client cache. This component passes the JSON payload to the Teamcenter server.
• Connectors: The connector exchanges data between the modeling tool and Teamcenter. The data that is exchanged is mapped using a file called the integration definition file. The following types of connectors are available:
  • Tool specific connectors: These connectors are available for specific integrations and become available when you install the integrations on the client machine. The connectors are used to process tool specific data.
  • Common connector: This connector is used for the common or generic integration.
  • File specific connector: This connector is used for file-based operations.
• Modeling tool plugins: You can add plugins in your modeling tool for initiating operations with Teamcenter. You must ensure that the data you generate is in JSON format so that it can be processed by the client.
• Active Workspace: Integration commands are available in Active Workspace.

You can also develop your client components such as connectors or plugins using the MBSE Integration Services Toolkit. The Toolkit is available in the Teamcenter kit.