Digital Platform, Computer Program Product and Method for Integrating Data from Assets to a Technical Installation into the Digital Platform

A method for integrating data from assets of a technical installation into a platform, the method comprising:

• defining general models for assets of a domain-specific technical installation via ontologies and general data sources containing information in connection with the assets are identified, and mapping data from the identified general data sources to the previously defined general models;
• selecting an asset for a specific installation and importing a corresponding general model into the platform;
• configuring data sources from the specific installation such that the corresponding general model is iteratively filled at runtime with the specific data from the specific installation for the selected asset based on the data sources of the specific installation;
• forming instances for the selected asset by filling the general model with the specific data and storing said formed instances in the platform;
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• configuring instances for the selected asset in the platform such that applications can access the instances for the selected asset and the data thereof via programming interfaces.

A digital platform for integrating data from assets of a technical installation, comprising:

• interfaces (I) for importing previously defined general models for assets of a domain-specific technical installation, the general models being previously defined for the assets of a domain-specific technical installation via ontologies and general data sources containing information in connection with the assets being previously identified, and the data from the identified general data sources being previously mapped to the previously defined general models;
• an access layer which is configured such that any application of a plurality of applications can access the platform via programming interfaces;
• further interfaces for exchanging static and dynamic data from any data sources from a specific technical installation;
• components which configure the data sources from the technical installation for a selected asset and the general model thereof such that the general model for the selected asset is iteratively filled at runtime with the specific data relating to said technical installation for the selected asset based on the data sources of the technical installation;
• wherein instances for the selected asset are formed by filling the general model with the specific data and are stored in the platform;
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• wherein the instances for the selected asset in the platform are configured such that any application of a plurality of applications can access the instances for the selected asset and the data thereof.