ICT 4 Manufacturing Digital Innovation Hub
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is the directory service used in Microsoft Operating Systems to manage user accounts and permissions in the Intranet. LDAP offers Open API specifications that can be used to streamline user login processes and automate administrative tasks. The LDAP API Connector is therefore a valuable resource to develop vApps.
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API is a standard API to access database management systems. The purpose is to provide a unified API to access several database management systems. The ODBC API Connector can be used by software applications to retrieve data from different database servers as MYSQL database, Oracle, DB2, and PostgreSQL.
SAP is a leading ERP software for large companies in the market worldwide. The SAP ERP Driver will use the OData-based SAP NetWeaver Gateway, reusing the OData development resources and facilitating the development of APIs for other SAP products.
The Scheduler Service Connector imports data from the ad-hoc scheduler service which determines manufacturing order sequences for production in APR and TARDY. This service generates manufacturing order sequences according to the production plans of both companies the requirements of collaborative projects, to guarantee the coherence of production activities between both companies.
Standard for the Exchange of Product Data (STEP) – STEP-NC AP238 Standard- is a file format used in CAD to work with 3D models. The STEP file format is widely used in the design of technical parts and is supported by the most popular CAD Software tools.
The Open Data Protocol (OData) is a data access protocol built on core protocols like HTTP. OData has strong industrial backing from companies like IBM or Microsoft.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV is an ERP system developed by Microsoft. The NAV ERP API Connector can use the OData-based web API specification and implementation provided by Microsoft Dynamics
LxP ERP is an Enterprise Resource Planning system for medium companies with a functional, organisational, user, work and personalisation agility. This connector aims to connect to the database to get data back with SQL request.
The Classification Service Connector fetches the production plan from the ERP systems of two different company. For common products, this connector allows to upload generated Manufacturing Orders at non-confirmed status. Then, a production sequence analysis is performed which return a Boolean to know if this sequence is relevant.
Microsoft Excel workbooks and spreadsheets are widely used to build data analysis, and reporting applications.
Many SMEs use these applications to manage structured data at different organisational levels.
Project pilot owners agreed to use Microsoft;Excel spreadsheets to manage some of the data that needs
to be integrated in the requested applications.
The following Excel File Connector is a REST API that helps to import data through Excel files. The Excel File Connector parses spreadsheets in various Excel Workbook formats (eg, XLS and XLSX) as well as other related formats (eg, CSV) and serialises them in JSON format.
