Enterprise Integration using AssetWise

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1 Enterprise Integration using AssetWise Hilmar Retief, Product Manager Bentley Systems

2 What you ll learn today How to ensure that all affected information is taken into account when planning and managing changes to asset information How the AssetWise Common Service Bus provides quality controlled asset information via automated integration to upstream and downstream enterprise systems 2

3 Agenda Enterprise Integration Architecture For EPC and Construction For Operations Integration Strategy Options available for new implementations Out of the Box Connectors SharePoint, ProjectWise, Outlook Generic Connectors and Integration Tools Storage Drivers eb Event Handlers What our users are doing 3

4 What is AssetWise? is an operations information modeling platform for delivering asset lifecycle information management to operators of infrastructure assets & a suite of interoperable applications and on-line services to improve the management and operational performance, safety, compliance of infrastructure assets. 4

5 AssetWise Asset Lifecycle Information Management (ALIM) for complex, highly engineered facilities and networks Manage asset information throughout the lifecycle Information integrity Regulatory compliance Operational efficiency Add value to your information and extend the life of your infrastructure assets 5

6 The High Cost of Integration 35 percent of IT dollars are spent building point-to-point interfaces According to Gartner Group and Forrester Research We can extrapolate: 35 percent of an implementation budget will go to integration tasks An enterprise integration strategy is necessary to control & reduce these costs 7

7 Enterprise System Integration Types Work Management i.e. Maximo, EMPRV, AssetSuite, SAP Document Management Documentum, Curator, FileNet, LiveLink Operational AutoTour / AutoLog Middleware Tibco, BizTalk 2D and 3D Design Tools OpenPlant, AutoPlant, AVEVA, Intergraph What systems do you need to integrate? Please let us know in the upcoming poll! 8

8 What types of enterprise systems do you have integrated, or need to integrate? 1) Work Management 2) Document Management 3) Operational 4) Middleware 5) 2D and 3D Design Tools 9

9 Example Enterprise Architecture AssetWise provides: Master tag Register Configuration Hub Receive and validate information from Design Tools Provide Tag information to downstream systems like SAP and Work Management Provide authorized information to external and internal parties via formal distribution 10

10 AssetWise as the Master Tag Register 11

11 What about ISO15926? ISO works by first providing a publicly-available set of reference data. To use ISO 15926, organizations first map their internal data stores and applications to the reference data. The reference data is also used at the beginning and the end of information exchanges to validate it. [ 12

12 Master Tag Register & ISO

13 How to integrate with AssetWise? 14

14 Options Standard Integration Strategy Out of the box connectors ProjectWise SharePoint MS Outlook Using AssetWise only services layer and API Using middleware like Tibco & Biztalk Using REST Quicklinks Using Partners e.g. SAIC or ACE Working with User IT Departments How do you implement your integrations? Please let us know in the upcoming poll! 15

15 Who implements your software integration? 1) My organization s IT department 2) Technology partners such as SAIC or ACE 3) Professional services through the software vendor 16

16 Methodologies Platform integration Database events triggering stored procedures Snapshots Data Quality Service (DQS) User facing API-based methods: Stand-alone Applications Stand-alone Web Pages Plug-in Web Pages for AssetWise Scripts running in Office Apps Web Services integration 17

17 Example: Integration with Maximo ASSETWISE 18

18 Generic Integration Methodology Two Categories of Integration Upstream and Downstream Integration Upstream (incoming) Depending on incoming source might be: Synchronous API integration Asynchronous CSV or XML file consumption using eb Services layer including configurable engines and queue technology Data Quality Services (DQS) Downstream (outgoing) Using standard configurable XML snapshots based on predefined events Snapshot generation normally based on object approval or workflow step completion Snapshot published to predefined locations including database table, directory or middleware 19

19 Snapshots 20

20 Snapshots Used to create a snapshot in time of an AssetWise object s meta-data including attributes and relationships. The content of a snapshot is configurable and by using the AssetWise OnSnapShotCreated event, XML snapshots may be provided to integration ports. 21

21 Snapshot Characteristics All primary objects may be configured to produce snapshots Snapshot creation is event driven. The particular event is configurable. Snapshots are created as XML and may be configured to be rendered as HTML or PDF Snapshot contents are user definable. 22

22 Viewing a Snapshot Soon after approval of this document, the snapshot is available 23

23 Snapshots Rendered as XML or PDF 24

24 Sharing the Snapshot downstream High Level View 25

25 Storage Drivers and Event Handlers 26

26 Storage Drivers AssetWise supports external repositories either through custom integrations or through product-level integrations such as with SharePoint. AssetWise storage architecture also supports pluggable storage device drivers can be written by customers or other third parties using a public API. The pluggable storage device drivers can be installed easily and are automatically recognized by AssetWise. 27

27 eb Plug and Play Storage Drivers 28

28 Storage Drivers eb Insight introduces the ability for developers to write custom storage drivers Primary purpose is to enable reading and writing of file contents to any arbitrary storage device or to develop a driver that behaves in a specific manner which is different to the standard drivers. Examples of possible drivers are: Windows file system FTP, Http or other web protocols File contents stored as blobs in a Database Connections to 3rd Party systems like Curator, Documentum or FileNet. 29

29 Event Handlers Sometimes automation is not enough freedom AssetWise event handlers allow users to create business rules using well known database languages like T-SQL and PL/SQL These event handlers are then plugged into the AssetWise event model for custom behavior 30

30 AssetWise Connectors ProjectWise and SharePoint Connectors provided out-of-box 31

31 Users using Integration 32

32 Selected Users using Integration UK Rail Company (in test or production) AssetWise/ProjectWise Connector AssetWise/SharePoint Connector Event based Document Distribution (of PW files) using AssetWise Automation and Event Handlers UK Rail Company (Future) Tag Register Services i-model Data Distribution from Design Tools Data Quality Services (DQS) Periodic Bulk Data Import from Pro-forma Spreadsheets 33

33 Selected Users using Integration Midwest Utility AssetWise Generic Integration (snapshots & API) EMPRV Work Management System Up and downstream; data and files Biztalk middleware Push model East Coast Utility AssetWise Generic Integration (snapshots & API) Maximo Work Management System Up and downstream; data only (files remain in eb) Tibco middleware Pull model (from Tibco) 34

34 Selected Users using Integration Fuel Processing User AssetWise Generic Integration (snapshots & API) Maximo Work Management System Up and downstream; data only (files remain in eb) No Middleware, using File Location Push Model Midwest Nuclear Operating Company AssetWise Generic Integration (snapshots & API) AssetSuite Work Management System Curator Records Management System (using Storage Driver) Up and downstream; data and files. No Middleware, using staging tables in Database Push Model 35

35 Selected Users using Integration Advanced Technology Company AssetWise Generic Integration (snapshots & API) LiveLink Document Management System Downstream only; files only No Middleware, direct drop into LiveLink Push Model Southeast Coast Utility Assetwise Generic Integration (API) Maximo Work Management System Up stream; Various REST QuickLinks integration 36

36 Summary AssetWise is architected with integration needs in mind ISO15926 is an important factor AssetWise, and Bentley tools in general, are well positioned to meet this requirement Most installations have unique integration requirements having a proven integration strategy saves money and time AssetWise provides common OOTB integration connectors Bentley has integration successes over a wide spectrum of users industry tested and proven strategy! 37

37 Q&A For more information: Bentley.com/AssetWise 38