Understanding Windchill DPT Architecture
The architecture integrating Windchill with external systems includes:
• Windchill Server
• Windchill Client
• ThingWorx Platform
• ThingWorx Flow (OSLC Connector)
• External OSLC server
This integration supports both basic and SSO authentication.
Windchill and external systems communicate with each other, as shown in the illustration below.
Windchill uses ThingWorx Flow as an OSLC client to communicate with various external OSLC servers. The ThingWorx Flow connection allows you to locate specific external resources and create trace links between Windchill traceable objects and external resources. For more details on trace links, see Working with Traces.
 | The Windchill client generates previews of external OSLC servers by directly calling their preview URLs. |
The following external OSLC servers and their OSLC domain types are supported for DPT:
External OSLC Server | Supported OSLC Domain Type |
|---|---|
Siemens Polarion | Requirements Management |
Codebeamer | Requirements Management and Change Management |
IBM Rational Doors NG | Requirements Management |
PTC Modeler | Requirements Management and Architecture Management |
PTC RV&S | Requirements Management and Change Management |
Jira (SodiusWillert) | Change Management |
CATIA Magic Collaboration Studio | Requirements Management and Architecture Management |
| | • To integrate Windchill with the Jira OSLC server, download and install the third-party plug-in from SodiusWillert, available on the Atlassian Marketplace. For more information, see SodiusWillert OSLC Connect for Jira. • The integration between Windchill and CATIA Magic Collaboration Studio is enabled using cOLT, a specialized OSLC framework developed by consultens Professional Services GmbH. To acquire the necessary cOLT licenses, contact the consultens sales team. For more information, see consultens Professional Services. |