The Traceability use case enables you, as a data-providing customer, to securely share serial-level product, assembly, and quality data with trusted partners via the Catena-X Data Space, while retaining full control and data sovereignty. You take on the role of Data Provider, preparing and exposing your existing serial part data using standardized Industry Core and Traceability aspect models.
Prerequisites
Completed onboarding to Cofinity-X (see Program Overview)
A certified EDC connector
Familiarity with creating EDC Assets, Access and Usage Policies, and Contract Definitions, per the Traceability Kit and Asset Management API walkthrough
Step 1: Prepare your SerialPart Submodel data
Your submodel data must follow the SerialPart Semantic model schema. Required properties: localIdentifiers, manufacturingInformation, globalAssetId, partTypeInformation. Sample data here.
Step 2: Create your Submodel Asset
Expose your SerialPart data via an EDC Asset. The asset's baseUrl should point to your submodel server.
See the Asset Management API walkthrough for syntax.
Step 3: Create your Digital Twin
Use
"digitalTwinType": "PartInstance".Your
manufacturerIdspecificAssetId should have the value of your company BPNL.You must also grant Cofinity-X visibility to this
manufacturerIdspecificAssetId, by referencing Cofinity-X's BPN:BPNLCOFINITYEZFA.Your shell descriptor's
submodelDescriptorsmust reference the Submodel Asset ID and dspEndpoint from Step 2.
Step 4: Create your DTR Asset
Expose your Digital Twin Registry via an EDC Asset.
See the Traceability Kit for syntax.
Step 5: Set your DTR and Submodel Access and Usage Policies
DTR usage policy must reference
FrameworkAgreementasDataExchangeGovernance:1.0andUsagePurposeascx.core.digitalTwinRegistry:1.Submodel usage policy must reference
FrameworkAgreementasDataExchangeGovernance:1.0andUsagePurposeascx.core.industrycore:1
Step 6: Create your Contract Definitions
Link your DTR Asset to its policies, and your Submodel Asset to its policies.
Step 7: Notify Cofinity-X
Submit your EDC endpoint, BPNL and other details at DSA Data Validation Phase – Fill out form.
What happens next
Cofinity-X will consume and validate your data against Catena-X requirements. Upon successful validation, you'll receive your Data Readiness Certificate and can proceed to claim your compensation via the Process Dashboard.
Questions or need help?
Contact [email protected].