Teamcenter FAQ

How does the Teamcenter integration work?

Violet operates in a hub-and-spoke architecture: Violet is the hub, and each integrated app is a spoke.

First, a persistent connection is established between Violet and an app. This connection can be made in a variety of ways depending on the app:

• Basic authentication (username and password)

• API token

• OAuth (via Single Sign-On or Client ID & Secret)

Once connected, Violet fetches data from the app on a user-specified time interval (for example, every hour). Violet structures all data in a Violet Data Language and stores it in its own SQL database.

Upon each fetch, if there are any changes in the data, Violet updates the database. In doing so, Violet maintains a history of all data changes over time.

What's needed from my team to connect?

We’ll need to set up a couple things to enable theconnection:

• Violet will need access to your Teamcenter server, which is either via simple whitelisting or VPN.

• Let us know if you have any Custom Item Types or Custom Properties in Teamcenter.

• We’ll need a read-only Violet user account for your Teamcenter instance, and access to Active Workspace if you have it.

Complete instructions are provided here.