{"id":154,"date":"2020-01-13T17:24:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/partners\/?p=154"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:49:17","slug":"expanding-functionality-of-teamcenter-with-mendix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/partners\/expanding-functionality-of-teamcenter-with-mendix\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding the functionality of Teamcenter with Mendix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a world where business complexity is increasing, the need for efficiency is bigger than ever. You want to focus on creating integrated applications that optimize your business processes, without having to worry about underlying data silos. Therefore, data from various systems such as SAP and Teamcenter need to be combined flexibly &#8212; and expanding the functionality of Teamcenter with Mendix becomes essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/our-story\/newsroom\/mendix-for-mindsphere\/59418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquisition of Mendix by Siemens<\/a>, the capability of creating integrated applications is now available to the entire Siemens ecosystem. When an organization has a scattered and complex application landscape, users need different systems to perform a simple task. By <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/siemens-and-mendix-open-letter-to-communities\/\">integrating these systems with Mendix, users can focus on doing their job instead of having to struggle with the complexity of various underlying systems<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Mendix?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mendix is a low-code app development platform that allows\ndevelopers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendix.com\/evaluation-guide\/app-lifecycle\/developing-in-mendix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">model<\/a> an application rather than\nhaving to code every feature, user interface and integration. It is designed to\nspeed up enterprise application creation across the entire software development\nlifecycle, from the initial idea to the continuous management of your\napplication landscape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key capabilities of Mendix include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Short development cycle<\/li><li>Flexible change management<\/li><li>Focus on user interface\/user experience (UI\/UX)<\/li><li>Support for both web and mobile applications<\/li><li>Integration via APIs<\/li><li>Out of the box connectors for <a href=\"https:\/\/appstore.home.mendix.com\/link\/app\/111627\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teamcenter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.mendix.com\/partners\/siemens\/mindsphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mindsphere<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.mendix.com\/partners\/sap\/use-sap-odata-connector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAP<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-2-1-1024x533.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-2-1-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-2-1-600x312.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-2-1-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-2-1-1536x800.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-2-1-2048x1066.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-2-1-1110x578.png 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integrated Applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At TimeSeries, we believe that organizations should be able to quickly adapt their business processes based on fast-changing markets or legislation. The challenge is that many of the core systems (such as traditional ERP, CRM and PLM) are not designed to work like this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, many traditional systems:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Are very large and robust&nbsp;<\/li><li>Do not have a high rate of change<\/li><li>Are designed to be stable<\/li><li>Are not updated very frequently<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By integrating Mendix with Teamcenter and SAP, we can make data from these core systems available in modern applications. It also offers the possibility to extend Teamcenter and SAP with additional functionality, such as offline support for service lifecycle management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An example: field services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine an organization that is responsible for maintaining physical assets in the field. Their field service engineers spend a lot of time on the road, replacing parts to keep assets running. Every field service engineer needs to use SAP to check inventory levels to know whether the part is available. If it is available, they use the part and manually decrease the inventory level in SAP. Once that is done, they have to log in to Teamcenter, where they update the serial number of the used part in the as maintained bill of materials (BOM). It is a burden having to use these two complex systems for a simple task on a daily basis, which often results in an out-of-date BOM, as it is too much of a hassle to keep everything up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-900x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-900x435.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-900x435-600x290.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/01\/TimeSeries-blog-900x435-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An integrated Mendix application helps field engineers to perform these tasks in an easy way. With one push of a button, the SAP inventory levels can be changed, while automatically updating the BOM in Teamcenter. Watch a demonstration of an application using Mendix, Teamcenter and SAP in the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Workflow for SLM - Demo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f3jifV-0wco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Application demo using Mendix, Teamcenter and SAP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want to know more about expanding the functionality of Teamcenter with Mendix? Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/siemens.timeseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">siemens.timeseries.com<\/a> or contact <a href=\"mailto:jethro.borsje@timeseries.com\">Jethro Borsje, CTO at TimeSeries<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About TimeSeries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeseries.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"TimeSeries (opens in a new tab)\">TimeSeries<\/a> is an innovative Mendix partner with locations in The Netherlands, Germany, the United States and Canada. The company applies cutting edge technology like Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT and Mendix to create intelligent, game-changing solutions that help businesses perform better, work faster and become future-proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jethroborsje\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jethro Borsje is CTO at TimeSeries (opens in a new tab)\">Jethro Borsje is CTO at TimeSeries<\/a><\/strong><em>,&nbsp; has a background in both Computer Science and Economics and has worked in IT for over 12 years. At TimeSeries, he is responsible for the innovation team developing smart app templates for the TimeSeries Smart App Suite. For him, disruptive technologies must be used to make high-quality apps with tangible business value.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world where business complexity is increasing, the need for efficiency is bigger than ever. 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