Skip to main content
Switch Language
  • Capability

Process Execution Through Tool Integrations

Efficiently access documents and execute standard processes across engineering tool environments.

people around a table holding large puzzle pieces

Processes need to be applied in practice. Although execution can be fairly simple for typical linear business processes, engineering processes present unique challenges and complexities, as they are executed across a chain of product lifecycle management (PLM), application lifecycle management (ALM), document management and other engineering tools.

Result-oriented process execution

Typical engineering processes are repeatedly executed in iterations to incrementally produce work products until the desired level of completeness and quality is achieved. To support users executing those processes, Stages provides direct access to work products stored in Microsoft SharePoint, Apache® Subversion® (SVN), PTC Codebeamer and PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager. Engineers can directly access documents, regardless of where they are physically stored. Project managers can efficiently assess work product statuses across multiple storage repositories.

tool integration diagram

Task-oriented process execution

In contrast to Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) and similar modeling techniques, the process logic in Stages can be separately modeled from task execution and platform details. The same standard process can be used in different execution environments, which greatly streamlines demonstration of standard compliance.

Stages standards diagram

Processes modeled in Stages can orchestrate execution across Atlassian Jira or IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (formerly known as Rational Team Concert (RTC) or Jazz). Users can start process workflows directly from Stages. As most execution environments are customized, the integrations can also be scripted for maximum flexibility.

Read our related content

ALM and Tooling

 

Get connected with our team

Contact us to learn more about Stages Tool Integrations and get started.

X

Get connected with our team

Contact us to learn more about Stages Tool Integrations and get started.

Please wait…
'; let submitButton = $('form.mktoForm .mktoButtonWrap .mktoButton'); submitButton.prop("disabled", true); submitButton.append(loadingHTML); // Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: '***'. var $ocpKey = drupalSettings.ul_marketo_validate_key; var $ocpUrl = drupalSettings.ul_marketo_validate_url; var $ocpEnv = drupalSettings.ul_marketo_validate_env; if (submitCount > 1 || isResponseSuccess == true) { isResponseHandled = true; form.submittable(true); console.log("NO.10 submitCount > 1: form.submit() "); submitButton.click(); } else { var email = form.vals().Email; var phone = (form.vals().Phone) ? (form.vals().Phone) : '18472728800'; var country = (form.vals().Country) ? (form.vals().Country) : 'United States'; var countryCode = (phone == '18472728800') ? 'US' : getCountryCode(country); var $emailMsg = drupalSettings.ul_marketo_validate.email; var $phoneMsg = drupalSettings.ul_marketo_validate.phone; console.log("paramsDebug:", paramsDebug); sendingData = JSON.stringify({ 'Input_Email': email, 'Input_Phone': phone, 'Input_ISO2_Country_Code': countryCode }); console.log('URL, debug missing button:', $ocpUrl); console.log("Sending Data to API service (ajax):", sendingData); // API call for validate email/phone/country. var sendDate = (new Date()).getTime(); var responseTimeMs = sendDate; // Start a timer to handle a 3-second response timeout setTimeout(function() { if (!isResponseHandled) { isResponseHandled = true; // Handle the assumed "success" due to timeout here console.log('No response within timeout, proceeding with default validation success.'); $('#ValidMsgEmail').remove(); $('#ValidMsgPhone').remove(); // set form to be submittable here $('#valSpinner').remove(); submitButton.prop("disabled", false); // Setup status as Timeout instead of Unknown. emailAddressStatus = "Timeout"; phoneNumberStatus = "Timeout"; phoneNumberValidated = "Timeout"; form.vals({ "emailAddressStatus": emailAddressStatus, "phoneNumberStatus": phoneNumberStatus, "phoneNumberValidated": phoneNumberValidated, }); form.submittable(true); isResponseSuccess = true; let receiveDate = (new Date()).getTime(); responseTimeMs = (receiveDate - sendDate) / 1000; console.log("setTimeout: " + responseTimeMs + " seconds."); submitButton.click(); } }, paramsDebug.timeout * 1000); //END setTimeout $.ajax({ url: $ocpUrl, type: 'POST', data: sendingData, headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key': $ocpKey, }, success: function (response) { $('#valSpinner').remove(); submitButton.prop("disabled", false); phoneNumberValidated = response.Validated_Phone_Number; if (!isResponseHandled) { isResponseHandled = true; // **** Handle the validation response console.log("API Response Data: ", response); var emailCode = response.Email_Validation_Status_Number; var phoneCode = response.Phone_Validation_Status_Number; // Add values into two status fields. if (emailValidCode.hasOwnProperty(emailCode)) { emailAddressStatus = emailValidCode[emailCode]; } else { // API error code doesn't exist, set defaul. emailAddressStatus = emailValidCode['300']; } if (phoneValidCode.hasOwnProperty(phoneCode)) { phoneNumberStatus = phoneValidCode[phoneCode]; } else { // API error code doesn't exist, set defaul. phoneNumberStatus = phoneValidCode['301']; } if (emailAddressStatus.indexOf("email_not") != -1) { emailAddressStatus = 'Invalid'; } else if(emailAddressStatus == 'valid') { emailAddressStatus = 'Valid'; } if (phoneNumberStatus.indexOf('invalid_') != -1) { phoneNumberStatus = 'Invalid'; } else if(phoneNumberStatus == 'valid') { phoneNumberStatus = 'Valid'; } console.log('form.emailAddressStatus ' + emailAddressStatus); console.log('form.phoneNumberStatus ' + phoneNumberStatus); console.log('form.phoneNumberValidated ' + phoneNumberValidated); if (validEmailCode.includes(emailCode) && validPhoneCode.includes(phoneCode)) { // Remove the loading spinner. $('#ValidMsgEmail').remove(); $('#ValidMsgPhone').remove(); $('#valSpinner').remove(); submitButton.prop("disabled", false); console.log("NO.1.1 VALID OK submitCount = " + submitCount); isResponseSuccess = true; form.vals({ "emailAddressStatus": emailAddressStatus, "phoneNumberStatus": phoneNumberStatus, "phoneNumberValidated": phoneNumberValidated, }); form.submittable(true); submitButton.click(); } // API valid code is not "valid". else { form.submittable(false); console.log("NO.1.2 Submittable false : count= " + submitCount + " validateOrigin " + validateOrigin + " isResponseSuccess " + isResponseSuccess ); // Set the invalid message in language translation. var msgEmailStatus = ""; if (!validEmailCode.includes(emailCode)) { if (emailCode == '300' || emailCode == '400') { msgEmailStatus = $emailMsg.email_not_valid; } else if (emailCode == '310' || emailCode == '500' ) { msgEmailStatus = $emailMsg.email_not_accept; } else { msgEmailStatus = "Unknown"; } console.log("NOT validEmailCode: " + msgEmailStatus); errEmail = ''; $('#Email').after(errEmail); form.submittable(false); } // Set the invalid message in language translation. var msgPhoneStatus = "" if (!validPhoneCode.includes(phoneCode)) { msgPhoneStatus = $phoneMsg[phoneValidCode[phoneCode]]; console.log("NOT validPhoneCode: " + msgPhoneStatus); errPhone = ''; $('#Phone').after(errPhone); form.submittable(false); } console.log('msgEmailStatus:', msgEmailStatus); console.log('msgPhoneStatus:', msgPhoneStatus); // Remove the loading spinner. $('#valSpinner').remove(); submitButton.prop("disabled", false); console.log("NO.1.6 Submittable false, count= " + submitCount); form.vals({ "emailAddressStatus": emailAddressStatus, "phoneNumberStatus": phoneNumberStatus, "phoneNumberValidated": phoneNumberValidated, }); // 2nd API call and subit form. if (submitCount >= 1) { $('#ValidMsgEmail').remove(); $('#ValidMsgPhone').remove(); isResponseSuccess = true; form.submittable(true); console.log("NO.1.8 : 2nd Submit:: submittable=true && count=1 : " + submitCount); if (submitCount==1) { submitButton.click(); } } } //END if{} else{}. }//END if (!isResponseHandled) // Calculate the time comsumed for the API call. let receiveDate = (new Date()).getTime(); responseTimeMs = (receiveDate - sendDate) / 1000; console.log("NO.1.9 : AJAX success: Time for API call: " + responseTimeMs + " seconds."); submitCount++; }, //END success: function(); // API call error response. error: function (error) { $('#valSpinner').remove(); submitButton.prop("disabled", false); if (!isResponseHandled) { isResponseHandled = true; $('#valSpinner').remove(); submitButton.prop("disabled", false); // 2nd API call and subit form. if ( submitCount >= 1 ) { $('#ValidMsgEmail').remove(); $('#ValidMsgPhone').remove(); form.submittable(true); isResponseSuccess = true; if ( submitCount == 1 ) { form.submittable(true); } } // Handle AJAX error console.log('**** 2 ajax error. submitCount = ' + submitCount); console.log(error); // Calculate the time comsumed for the API call. let receiveDate = (new Date()).getTime(); responseTimeMs = (receiveDate - sendDate) / 1000; console.log("NO.2.3 AJAX error: Time for API call: " + responseTimeMs + " seconds."); } submitCount++; // Error status 500, then submit the form. submitButton.click(); } //END error: function(); }); //END $.ajax; if (isResponseSuccess) { console.log("NO.8.0 submittable(true)"); form.submittable(true); } } //END: if (submitCount > 1) else // Setup the form.vals and form.submittable; form.vals({ "emailAddressStatus": emailAddressStatus, "phoneNumberStatus": phoneNumberStatus, "phoneNumberValidated": phoneNumberValidated, }); } //END: if (validateOrigin && (marketoBundle)) else { // For Event form and Newsletter form. if (validateOrigin === true){ form.submittable(true); } } }); //END form.onValidate() // Success callback() form.onSuccess(function(values, followUpUrl){ // Debug Phone/Email validation. console.log("NO.9.1 onSuccess: submittable = " + form.submittable()); console.log(form.getValues()); // Track analytics. if (typeof dataLayer !== 'undefined'){ dataLayer.push({ event: drplMkto.dataLayerEvent, mktoFormId: form.getId(), 'FormValues': cleanFormVals(form.getValues()), 'FormFields': form.allFieldsFilled(), 'Submittable': form.submittable() }); } // If function exists, delete UTM cookie: if(typeof _deleteUtmCookie === "function"){ _deleteUtmCookie(); } // Marketo Modal "Thank You" message: if(use_post_submit_mssg){ $('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 'slow'); $('.mkto-presubmit').addClass('hidden'); $('.mktoModalContent').addClass('mkto_thnx_center'); $('.mktoModalMask').addClass('not_clicable'); $('.mkto-postsubmit').removeClass('hidden'); $('.mktoButton').removeAttr('disabled').text(drupalSettings.marketo.button_text); $('.mktoForm')[0].reset(); grecaptcha.reset(); } // Else, redirect user: else { window.location.href = drplMkto.success_url; } // IMPORTANT: Return false to prevent further code execution. return false; }); //END form.onSuccess. }); })(jQuery, drupalSettings.marketo);

Within UL Solutions we provide a broad portfolio of offerings to many industries. This includes certification, testing, inspection, assessment, verification and consulting services. In order to protect and prevent any conflict of interest, perception of conflict of interest and protection of both our brand and our customers brands, UL Solutions has processes in place to identify and manage any potential conflicts of interest and maintain the impartiality of our conformity assessment services.