Quick Start

XML
<!-- Basic gateway configuration -->
<gateway>
    <connection name="tc_primary">
        <host>teamcenter.company.com</host>
        <port>4544</port>
        <protocol>tccs</protocol>
        <pool_size>10</pool_size>
    </connection>
    <routing>
        <route pattern="/plm/*" target="tc_primary"/>
    </routing>
</gateway>

Workflow

Progress:

• Analyze integration requirements and data flow patterns
• Design connection pooling strategy based on concurrent users
• Define routing rules for different service endpoints
• Plan security layer (SSL, authentication, authorization)
• Design failover and load balancing configuration
• Validate performance requirements and sizing
• Document deployment topology

1. Environment Setup - Configure gateway servers with proper network access
2. Connection Configuration - Set up Teamcenter server connections with appropriate pool sizes
3. Service Mapping - Map external API calls to internal Teamcenter services
4. Security Implementation - Configure SSL certificates and authentication mechanisms
5. Performance Tuning - Optimize connection pools, timeouts, and caching
6. Testing - Validate all integration scenarios and error handling
7. Monitoring Setup - Implement logging and performance monitoring

Examples

Example 1: Multi-Environment Gateway Input: Need gateway routing for dev/test/prod environments Output:

XML
<routing>
    <route pattern="/api/dev/*" target="tc_dev" timeout="30000"/>
    <route pattern="/api/test/*" target="tc_test" timeout="30000"/>  
    <route pattern="/api/prod/*" target="tc_prod" timeout="10000"/>
    <default target="tc_prod"/>
</routing>

Example 2: Load Balancing Configuration Input: High-availability setup for 1000+ concurrent users Output:

XML
<load_balancer>
    <server name="tc_node1" weight="50" max_connections="500"/>
    <server name="tc_node2" weight="50" max_connections="500"/>
    <health_check interval="30" timeout="5"/>
    <failover_threshold>3</failover_threshold>
</load_balancer>

Best Practices

• Connection Pooling: Size pools at 10-20 connections per 100 concurrent users
• Timeout Configuration: Set aggressive timeouts (10-30 seconds) to prevent hanging connections
• Security: Always use SSL/TLS and implement proper certificate validation
• Monitoring: Log all gateway transactions with correlation IDs for troubleshooting
• Caching: Cache authentication tokens and frequently accessed metadata
• Error Handling: Implement circuit breakers for external system failures
• Documentation: Maintain current network diagrams and service mappings

Common Pitfalls

• Oversized Connection Pools - More connections don't always improve performance
• Missing Timeout Configurations - Can cause gateway hangs under load
• Inadequate Error Handling - Failing to gracefully handle Teamcenter service outages
• Security Bypasses - Disabling SSL validation in production environments
• Insufficient Monitoring - Not logging enough detail for production troubleshooting
• Static Configurations - Hardcoding environment-specific values instead of using configuration management