Bridging Overview

Bridging is an advanced data integration platform and workflow technology for GENESIS. It utilizes standard industry protocols to establish and manage data exchanges between GENESIS components and a wide array of heterogeneous data sources, including databases, web services, proprietary file formats, and virtually any real-time or historical manufacturing or business data source.

Bridging overview

Bridging offers a unified configuration environment that simplifies the process of setting up data sources and developing workflows through an intuitive point-and-click interface. This platform accelerates development by enabling data import from .xml, .csv, or .json files. It promotes a no-code development approach, allowing you to concentrate on business objectives instead of coding and maintenance. You can enhance the platform by developing custom activity blocks, protecting and commercializing your intellectual property.

Workflows are depicted visually and can vary from straightforward IF/THEN situations to complex cycles of conditional choices. The process of handling a dataset from a .json source file and transferring a value to an OPC UA target may be as uncomplicated as incorporating two activity blocks within the workflow.

Bridging offers the following key features.

Feature	Description
Transactional Workflow Execution	Includes the following features: Custom control flow logic in a workflow diagram On Complete, On Success, On Fail, On True, or On False control flow branching Extensive library of stock activity blocks The capability to run a custom .NET code in a workflow as a Custom Activity block
Connectivity to Heterogeneous Data Sources	Provides the following actions: Reading real-time data from web services, message brokers, and OPC UA sources. Reading historical data from any historian or alarm logger. Reading datasets from databases, .xml, .csv, or .json source files. Writing data to web services, message brokers, and OPC UA sources. Writing data to databases, .xml, .csv, or .json destinations. Composing and sending email and text messages. Publishing information to Twilio, Vonage, or ATT cloud services.
Workflow Execution Triggering	Provides the following trigger types: Manual Periodic On OPC data value change On Alarm On Database value change On File or Directory change On NT Event

Feature

Description

Transactional Workflow Execution

Includes the following features:

Custom control flow logic in a workflow diagram
On Complete, On Success, On Fail, On True, or On False control flow branching
Extensive library of stock activity blocks
The capability to run a custom .NET code in a workflow as a Custom Activity block

Connectivity to Heterogeneous Data Sources

Provides the following actions:

Reading real-time data from web services, message brokers, and OPC UA sources.
Reading historical data from any historian or alarm logger.
Reading datasets from databases, .xml, .csv, or .json source files.
Writing data to web services, message brokers, and OPC UA sources.
Writing data to databases, .xml, .csv, or .json destinations.
Composing and sending email and text messages.
Publishing information to Twilio, Vonage, or ATT cloud services.

Workflow Execution Triggering

Provides the following trigger types:

Manual
Periodic
On OPC data value change
On Alarm
On Database value change
On File or Directory change
On NT Event

For the comprehensive list of available Bridging activity blocks, refer to Bridging Activities List.