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Data Exchange & Integrations

Data Exchange & Integrations

Jan 04, 2021

Introduction

HDC can be easily integrated with other systems thanks to full coverage of standard REST Web Services.

External Information Domains (EID) are one of the key components that create a foundation for flexible data exchange.

Information regarding object metadata, documents and even information about relation between objects can be exchanged, translated and matched automatically. 

 

Rest Services API

The same Web Services (WS) as used by native HDC web client can be used by 3rd party applications to access and modify objects, perform import and export of data or any other operation.

Flexible API decouples client applications from server, allowing for multiple platforms to use the same backend server (Web client, tablet client, rich desktop client, integration server). All web services are secured and can only be accessed by an authorized user or service.

Data Exchange can be automated or performed manually and is supported by REST API and aided by Tessel Data eXchange Manager (TDXM) modules. Accepted formats can be extended as needed by system configuration. Base formats include JSON and XML/IFC. Schemas for validating and providing proper output are used. FI2 Standard based formats are supported and can be reconfigured to support future versions.

High level API (HOPA) can be used for easy integration with third party websites, returning easy to use views for selected object or predefined printouts.

API Documentation

Full REST API documentation with authentication methods, status codes, accepted methods and data formats is available and delivered with each server instance.

Currently, most of HDC services are based on JSON format. Selected parts of the API responsible for external integrations can be also provided with XML format or even their SOAP or other standard alternatives.

 

Authentication

HDC users can be authenticated against internal user database. LDAP support is built in as well; in that case, users are authenticated against external Directory Service.

Other methods of authentication are on our roadmap, including oAuth support and other single sign on (SSO) solutions depending on customer needs

 

Child Pages

Export

Internal Information Domains

Contains internal HDC list of Object Classes and their fields that can be used in TDXM External Domain mappings.

External Information Domains

External Information Domains are used to define Object classes, Object Mapping, Layer Mapping and Object Identity rules used by specific external system.

HDC Remote Agent

HDC Remote agent is a small application that can be used by system integrators to easily import data packages to HDC without exploring details of our API. It can be also seen as a guide on how to use those services. It supports upload of large files in chunks with resume capability.

Embedded Viewer API

LDAP

Explore Documents and Spots with API (use case)

Integration with 3rd party websites

Plugins

HDC Internal Export Format

Asset+ Sync

MasterGUID / FMGUID

Import

Import panel allows controlling of import packages.