Teamcenter Repositories

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Last updated: Apr 30, 2024
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In this section, the Syndeia Web Dashboard capabilities for Teamcenter repositories are presented.

Pre-Requisites

Check supported versions of Teamcenter here: Syndeia 3.6 - Integration Compatibility

Tutorials

See the Teamcenter integration tutorial for Syndeia Web Dashboard - Part 11 - Teamcenter on Web Dashboard. This includes the following.

  • Video demonstration of Teamcenter on Syndeia Web Dashboard

  • Two step-by-step tutorial exercises for working with Teamcenter repositories on the Syndeia Web Dashboard

Add a Teamcenter Repository

Follow the steps below to add a Teamcenter repository.

(1) Go to the Repositories menu (Repositories - Web Dashboard) or the Digital Thread Project Dashboard → Workspace tab (Repositories - Digital Thread Project).

(2) Hover over the Teamcenter repository type on the LHS of the Syndeia Web Dashboard, as shown in Figure 1 below.

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Figure 1: Add a Teamcenter repository

(3) Specify Teamcenter repository details in the Create repository dialog, as shown in Figure 2 below.

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Figure 2: Specify Teamcenter repository details

  • URL = URL of the Teamcenter service, e.g. https://tcplm.myOrg.com:7001/tc

  • Client Type = Select Active Workspace or Web Client. This is the Teamcenter client that will be opened when a user selects a Teamcenter artifact, right clicks, and selects More Details to view the artifact in the native Teamcenter client.

    • If Active Workspace is selected, the Active Workspace Host URL and Active Workspace Object Path are required.

    • If Web Client is selected and still available with your installed Teamcenter version, skip the next input and provide Name, Description, Username, and Password, as shown below.

  • Active Workspace Host URL: If Active Workspace is selected, the Active Workspace Host URL and Active Workspace Object Path are required. These can be determined by navigating to an object in your Teamcenter Active Workspace and inspecting the URL, which should be of the form:
    {Active Workspace Host URL}/{Active Workspace Object Path}uid={UID of Object}. See example URLs shown below.

    • Example URL 1: 

      http://<server.mycompany.com>:3000/#/com.siemens.splm.clientfx.tcui.xrt.showObject?uid=whJAAACTbeP%24AA

      1. Select Other and set Active Workspace Host URL = http://<server.mycompany.com>:3000

      2. Set Active Workspace Object Path = #/com.siemens.splm.clientfx.tcui.xrt.showObject?

    • Example URL 2: 

      http://<server.mycompany.com>:7001/awc/#com.siemens.splm.clientfx.tcui.xrt.showObject;?uid=whJAAACTbeP%24AA

      1. Select Other and set Active Workspace Host URL = http://<server.mycompany.com>:7001

      2. Set Active Workspace Object Path = awc/#com.siemens.splm.clientfx.tcui.xrt.showObject;

    • Note: Syndeia supports both scenarios – Active Workspace installed on the same server as Teamcenter, or a different server.

  • Name = Name of the Teamcenter repository. Provide a meaningful name to distinguish this repository from others you have added or may add.

  • Description = Description of the Teamcenter repository.

  • Username = Username of the user connecting to Teamcenter.

  • Password = Password of the user connecting to Teamcenter.

(4) Click on the Test button to verify connection to Teamcenter. If the connection is successful, you will see a on the Test button.

(5) Click on the Create button to finish adding the Teamcenter repository.

To learn more, refer to the demonstration video and step-by-step tutorial exercises available here: Part 11 - Teamcenter on Web Dashboard.

Browse a Teamcenter Repository

(1) Expand the Teamcenter repository after it has been added.

(2) If your repository details are correct, Syndeia Cloud will try to sign in to the Teamcenter repository and display the contents of your Home folder, as shown in Figure 3 below.

 

(3) Users can view folders, items, item revisions, BOM structures, trace links, and other artifacts. The Tree View will show all types of items, including the OOTB* types (Item, Part, Requirement, Requirement Specification, etc.) and the custom types. For the latter, the default icon for an Item will be used. *OOTB = out-of-the-box

(4) Right click on any item revision, and select Graph View to view BOM structures and trace link relations in the Digital Thread Explorer, as shown in Figure 4 below. Click on Relations Expand image-20240430-223809.png button to fetch BOM relations and trace links, as shown in Figure 5 below. You can explore Teamcenter item structures and relationships similar to a social network (“friends-of-friends”)!

 

(5) Right click on any Teamcenter artifact / item revision (rectangular nodes), and select More Details to view the artifact in Teamcenter Active Workspace, as shown in Figure 6 below. This assumes that you have correctly set Active Workspace Client details in Step 3 of Add a Teamcenter Repository section above.

Digital Thread Explorer

(1) See an overview of the Digital Thread Explorer:

(2) See the tutorial for Teamcenter repositories - Part 11 - Teamcenter on Web Dashboard.

In the context of a Digital Thread Project, the Digital Thread Explorer for Teamcenter will show both intra-model relations between Teamcenter artifacts (e.g. BOM structure, trace links), and inter-model relations created using Syndeia, e.g. relations between Teamcenter item revisions and SysML elements, Jira issues, GitHub files, and other artifacts.

Creating Relations

(1) See an overview of Creating Relations

(2) See the tutorial for Teamcenter integration on Syndeia Web Dashboard - Part 11 - Teamcenter on Web Dashboard .