Solutions for Linked Data

The concept of linked data and OSLC represents a giant leap for the integration of highly specialized and dedicated expert tools for engineers. By leveraging linked data and OSLC, cross-functional teams can collaborate across tool silos and achieve the digital thread across domains, applications, and organizations.

What is OSLC?

The Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) is an open and scalable standard for seamless integration and interoperability across systems and software development tools and platforms used throughout the engineering lifecycle. Its core purpose is to create relationships between related engineering artifacts (e.g. requirements, tests, issues, etc) without duplicating or replicating data. OSLC simplifies key integration scenarios where users can work seamlessly across heterogeneous tools.

How OSLC uses the linked data concept for connecting engineering tools

When working on complex systems, a small error in a single engineering data element can significantly negatively impact the system, product design, or decision-making process. The error can propagate through all areas of the engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, design, implementation, test management, and more. Customer retention is at risk.

Using the OSLC standard, we can define which repositories to connect, the type of engineering data to share or use, and a common format for accessing engineering data. OSLC provides the ability to link data in a standardized way that is independent of the endpoints. Therefore, an application can implement OSLC interfaces once and can link data across all other OSLC-compatible applications, without needing to implement a new interface.

OSLC provides deep integration of engineering lifecycle applications

The OSLC standard was built on the powerful concepts of linked data and the web. SodiusWillert’s OSLC Connect products leverage OSLC technology to provide deep integration of engineering lifecycle applications - making the most complex data integration simple to deploy and use.

View and share real time engineering data across your connected tools

The concept of linked data ensures that the data displayed in your expert tool environment is the latest, up-to-date version. When you click or hover over an OSLC link, the actual data in the target repository is retrieved and displayed in your tool, meaning it is the current value for that information - always. That is the power of OSLC.

Enforce your security model

When you copy data, you must also copy the access controls for that data or else we lose the ability to enforce our security model and ensure that only authorized users have access. However, using OSLC, we are always using the access controls of the originating repository - guaranteeing that only authorized users can see the data.

Eliminate uncontrolled copies

With linked data, the creator of the information remains its owner. There is only one instance of that artifact, stored in the repository of the expert tool the owner is working with. Users working with other tools can simply use the link to see the latest version of that artifact. OSLC eliminates the need for copies and prevents uncontrolled variations.

Keep the information where it was created

Linking keeps the information where it was originally created. Linking allows the source repository to validate user permissions before sharing the data, thus respecting the audit and security requirements.

Achieve the digital thread with OSLC

Use OSLC to connect your data and achieve the digital thread across domains, applications, and organizations. Our OSLC Connectors enable integration of Jira or Confluence with your OSLC-compatible tools for requirements, change, and test management, as well as modeling and implementation, for end-to-end traceability.

How SodiusWillert helps implement linked data across software development tools

SodiusWillert helps with linked data by providing tools and solutions that enhance the integration, management, and utilization of linked data within complex systems engineering environments. Linked data refers to a method of structuring and interconnecting data to make it more accessible, understandable, and useful to engineering teams through the software and system development lifecycle. Here’s how SodiusWillert provides linked data capabilities.

Connect Atlassian Jira Software to IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management, Siemens Polarion ALM, CATIA Teamwork Cloud, and more.

Embed engineering data from IBM ELM, Siemens Polarion ALM, and Atlassian Jira into Confluence pages.

Connect PTC Windchill to IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management and Atlassian Jira Software.

Frequently asked questions

What does OSLC stand for?

OSLC stands for Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration.

What is OSLC used for?

OSLC provides a set of specifications designed to enable integration and interoperability between different software lifecycle management tools. It provides a standardized way to connect tools from different vendors and domains, promoting better collaboration and data sharing across various stages of software development and delivery.

Who has implemented OSLC specifications?

There are numerous tool vendors who have implemented OSLC specifications, whether they can take advantage of the output of a specification or produce a specification. Amongst vendors are IBM, PTC, Siemens, No Magic (now part of Dassault Systèmes), SPARX, and more. Find the list of companies that have enabled OSLC into their software here.

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Solutions for Linked Data and OSLC Integrations

What is OSLC?

How OSLC uses the linked data concept for connecting engineering tools

OSLC provides deep integration of engineering lifecycle applications

View and share real time engineering data across your connected tools

Enforce your security model

Eliminate uncontrolled copies

Keep the information where it was created

Achieve the digital thread with OSLC

How SodiusWillert helps implement linked data across software development tools

Frequently asked questions

What does OSLC stand for?

What is OSLC used for?

Who has implemented OSLC specifications?

Learn more about linked data and OSLC integrations on the SodiusWillert blog

Implementing Requirements Traceability in Systems & Software Engineering

Don’t Get Fooled by a Zoo of Tools in Engineering Projects

How to streamline the engineering lifecycle across tool silos

Have any questions?

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