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To successfully complete the Catena-X Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) use case, you can either use one of the certified applications available in the Cofinity-X Portal or implement the required backend API methods as described below.

If you choose to use a certified PCF application, follow the instructions provided by your application provider to complete the PCF exchange with Cofinity-X.

Inform the cofinity-x team when you are ready to receive a PCF request. When your setup is ready, send an email to: [email protected]
Subject:
DSA PCF request
Include the following information:
- EDC URL
- BPNL
- Product ID for which you want to share PCF data
Prepare PCF data for one of the specified product IDs.
The data must comply with the Catena-X PCF JSON schema v7.0.0:
Catena-X PCF JSON Schema v7.0.0
Schema-compliant test data may also be provided.
Once you receive the PCF request from Cofinity-X, respond with your PCF data using the following details:
- EDC URL: https://pcf-dsa-2025-edc.dataspaceos.svc.cofinity-x.com/api/v1/dsp
- BPNL : BPNLCOFINITYEZFA
- Asset ID: pcf-exchnage-endpoint-cofx-dsa
Confirm to Cofinity-X that you have successfully completed the PCF data sharing.

If you are using the Backend API approach, make sure you have the standardized endpoint to receive PCF requests.

1. Create Your PCF Exchange Endpoint

Set up your PCF exchange endpoint in accordance with the Catena-X Standard v2.0.1.
For detailed specifications, refer to: CX-0136 Use Case PCF Specification

1.1 Create an Asset

POST: {{PROVIDER_EDC_MANAGEMENT_API}}/v3/assets


{
  "@context": {
    "edc": "https://w3id.org/edc/v0.0.1/ns/",
    "odrl": "http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl/2/",
    "dcat": "http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#",
    "dct": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
    "rdfs": "http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#",
    "cx-taxo": "https://w3id.org/catenax/taxonomy#",
    "cx-common": "https://w3id.org/catenax/ontology/common#",
    "aas-semantics": "https://admin-shell.io/aas/3/0/HasSemantics/"
  },
  "@id": "c34018ab-5820-4065-9087-416d78e1ab60",
  "@type": "edc:Asset",
  "edc:properties": {
    "rdfs:label": "PCF Data",
    "rdfs:comment": "Endpoint for PCF data",
    "cx-common:version": "1.1",
    "aas-semantics:semanticId": {
      "@id": "urn:samm:io.catenax.pcf:7.0.0#Pcf"
    },
    "edc:contentType": "application/json",
    "dct:type": {
      "@id": "cx-taxo:PcfExchange"
    }
  },
  "edc:dataAddress": {
    "edc:type": "HttpData",
    "edc:baseUrl": "https://some.url/service",
    "edc:proxyBody": "true",
    "edc:proxyPath": "true",
    "edc:proxyQueryParams": "true",
    "edc:proxyMethod": "true",
    "edc:contentType": "application/json"
  }
}

1.2 Create Access and Usage Policies

Create an open access policy and usage policy.

POST: {{PROVIDER_EDC_MANAGEMENT_API}}/v3/policydefinitions
{
  "@context": {
    "@vocab": "https://w3id.org/edc/v0.0.1/ns/"
  },
  "@id": "a343fcbf-99fc-4ce8-8e9b-148c97605aab",
  "policy": {
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/odrl.jsonld",
      {
        "cx-policy": "https://w3id.org/catenax/policy/"
      }
    ],
    "@type": "Policy",
    "profile": "cx-policy:profile2405",
    "permission": [
      {
        "action": "use",
        "constraint": {
          "and": [
            {
              "leftOperand": "cx-policy:FrameworkAgreement",
              "operator": "eq",
              "rightOperand": "DataExchangeGovernance:1.0"
            },
            {
              "leftOperand": "cx-policy:Membership",
              "operator": "eq",
              "rightOperand": "active"
            },
            {
              "leftOperand": "cx-policy:UsagePurpose",
              "operator": "eq",
              "rightOperand": "cx.pcf.base:1"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

1.3 Create a Contract Definition

POST: {{PROVIDER_EDC_MANAGEMENT_API}}/v3/contractdefinitions
{
  "@context": {},
  "@id": "{{ID_CONTRACT_DEF}}",
  "@type": "ContractDefinition",
  "accessPolicyId": "{{ID_POLICY_ACCESS}}",
  "contractPolicyId": "{{ID_POLICY_CONTRACT}}",
  "assetsSelector": {
    "@type": "CriterionDto",
    "operandLeft": "{{EDC_NAMESPACE}}id",
    "operator": "=",
    "operandRight": "{{ASSET_ID}}"
  }
}

2. Notify the Cofinity-X Team

Once your endpoint setup is complete, inform the Cofinity-X Support Team that your PCF exchange endpoint is available and ready to receive PCF data requests.

Send an email to: [email protected]

with the subject:

DSA PCF request

Include the following information in your email: