Vault best practices
Within the domain of engineering and manufacturing, ensuring security and compliance goes beyond simply following standards. Additionally, it involves integrating robust systems that can consistently and reliably enforce these standards.
Our two best-in-class tools, powerGate and powerJobs, address this critical need with advanced guardrail features, providing a secure and uninterrupted integration between Autodesk Vault and various ERP systems.
This blog explores the security and compliance mechanisms of COOLORANGE solutions and how they can streamline engineering workflows while ensuring rigorous adherence to regulatory and company standards.
Importance of Guardrails in Engineering Workflows
Engineering projects often involve handling and managing sensitive data and complex components that must comply with stringent regulatory standards. Any oversight in compliance can lead to significant financial losses and damage a company's reputation. This is where our solution comes in, automating security guardrails within the workflow. These customizable safeguards and security checks ensure that every part used in the engineering process is validated and approved before it moves forward in the production life cycle.
Automate security guardrails to ensure compliance, prevent losses, and safeguard your company's reputation.
Real-Time Compliance Checks
One of our most compelling security features is its ability to perform real-time compliance checks within the Autodesk Vault workflow environment.
For example, when a part is blocked in the ERP system and is attempted to be released in Vault powerGate and powerJobs automatically intervene to restrict this action, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards is maintained without manual oversight, directly within the Vault interface. This security customization permits engineers, to see compliance status directly in their working environment. The following picture show a pop-up warning message, part of the previously mentioned example:
The risk of non-compliance is significantly reduced, and we ensure that all engineering outputs adhere to the required standards before they advance to the next stage of production.
powerGate and powerJobs automate these processes by integrating compliance checks directly into the Lifecycles.
For instance, if a component’s status changes in the ERP system due to compliance issues, this change is automatically reflected in the Vault through our real-time live connection. This automation ensures continuous compliance monitoring and enforcement without manual intervention, enhancing workflow efficiency and security overall.
Vault’s Lifecycle Security Warnings
Integrating security checks into the engineering Lifecycle is crucial for maintaining data integrity and component validity throughout the project duration. powerGate and powerJobs facilitate this by embedding security protocols and automation directly into the lifecycle management of design components.
An example of a powerGate & powerJobs integration in an engineering project LiveCycle using Autodesk Vault involves the automatic warning of users by email when a Lifecycle state is changed. For example, from "Design" to "Review." This process can trigger a user interface where the responsible engineer selects relevant user groups within Vault to be notified about the status change. Once the groups are selected, powerGate & powerJobs initiate a job that sends an email notification to all members of these groups, ensuring timely communication and fostering enhanced collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
This holistic approach to lifecycle management helps to ensure that compliance and security are maintained throughout the project.
Customizability in Security for Diverse Engineering Needs
We offer highly customizable guardrails that can be tailored to specific regulatory requirements and company policies, making it a versatile tool for diverse engineering environments.
To enhance this flexibility further, powerGate & powerJobs include an open-source PowerShell customization programable layer. This feature supports the development of unique security configurations tailored to the operational needs of any organization. The independence of this layer and its compatibility with different versions of Vault ensure that customizations are sustainable and remain compatible with future software updates.
The integration of customizable guardrails with the PowerShell customization layer enables organizations to implement security measures that are precisely aligned with their specific needs, significantly enhancing both security and operational efficiency.
To delve deeper into this topic, be sure to check out this informative article on Advantages and Overview of powerGate's software architecture.
The integrated guardrails in our solutions are not merely features, but indispensable tools that guarantee the security, compliance, and efficiency of engineering workflows.
By automating compliance checks and integrating security protocols directly into the engineering lifecycle, powerGate & powerJobs helps organizations reduce risks, avoid non-compliance penalties, and maintain high standards of quality and security.
Explore more on how powerGate can secure your engineering processes on the powerGate webpage.
By focusing on security and compliance, powerGate & powerJobs not only protects companies from potential non-compliance issues but also streamlines workflows, making it an invaluable asset in today’s fast-paced engineering environments.
Interested in seeing how our real-time compliance checks can improve your Autodesk Vault workflows? Schedule a free live demo session with our experts today!
