Info*Engine provides data access and integration capabilities to access Windchill data, remote Windchill systems and non-Windchill data and services (through adapters). Info*Engine components can be used in many different software and hardware configurations to meet your business requirements for accessing, managing, and presenting data from many different information systems.

All basicInfo*Engine solutions take advantage of five fundamental concepts: JSP pages, tasks, webjects, groups, and the virtual database. Both JSP pages and tasks are text-based documents that define howInfo*Engine either displays or retrieves information. Webjects are the means by whichInfo*Engine JSP pages and tasks gather, manipulate and display data. Groups are the chunks of information generated and manipulated by JSP pages and tasks. The virtual database (VDB) is the special holding area where groups are stored until they are manipulated or passed along by JSP pages and tasks.