Conception and creation of an interface concept, based on REST services, for the replacement of an existing station handling system as well as the technical implementation of the concept.
Supplement
The existing station processing system must be replaced by a new system because the manufacturer's support has been terminated. Since the connected back-end systems will also be replaced in the medium term, the interface must be designed to be future-proof and still connect all existing systems until that time. For this purpose, a REST interface is designed, it takes over the communication with the station processing system. 'Behind' this interface, the existing systems are connected: Database, SAP ERP (via SAP.NET Connector 3.0) as well as the programs for performing tank car loading (via TCP socket communication). The implementation is done with the .NET Framework, C# as a self-hosted WebAPI.
Subject description
The implementation of the interface enables the operation of the new station processing system with the existing backend systems. The design of the interface provides a modern technical basis for the planned replacement of the backend systems.