View ERP part details functionality using ERP connector

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June 26, 2023
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Hi, I couldn't find any information in the documentation about this.

Is it possible to enable the "View ERP part details" function in the UI without using the Tibco integration tools for Oracle or SAP? We're using a custom integration tool to our ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics) and it would be really useful to have costing and stock information available in Windchill for the engineers. Has anyone managed to get this working for any other system than SAP or Oracle?

Thanks in advance!

Best answer by HelesicPetr

Hi @Chris_Johnson

I know only the ESI (Enterprise system Integration) as a connector to SAP or Oracle. from PTC. Others connectors are from a third party and it is not just configuration. You can search a Windchill Extension applications that are available OOTB in Windchill 12+ but nothing is just configure one property and all will work.

PetrH

HelesicPetr

22-Sapphire II

Hi @Chris_Johnson

If you have a connection to the databases of the ERP system you can drill out the information based on the ID from Windchill if it can fit. You need the same identification parameter in both systems.

You can get the information and show it by data utility in the Wndchill.

It is up to you how you get the information. if you use own custom solution then you would use already exists functions from it

If the ERP has a rest api you can use it by java code,

If the erp use HTTP server you can use HTTPURL call from java and so on.

PetrH

C

Chris_Johnson

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14-Alexandrite

Thank you Petr, so it's only customisation then? I was rather hoping that it would be a preference or an xconf somewhere to tell Windchill how to access the data using some pre-defined connector.

Chris