OpenText Content Storage Service - Centric Integration and Automation

Common Integration Use Cases Between OpenText Content Storage Service and Centric

1. Centralized storage for PLM design files and technical assets

Data flow: Centric ? OpenText Content Storage Service

Centric users can store large product development files such as CAD drawings, artwork, specification documents, and prototype images in OpenText Content Storage Service while keeping metadata and version references in Centric. This reduces pressure on PLM application storage, improves scalability, and provides a secure cloud repository for high-volume unstructured content.

Business value: Lowers infrastructure costs, improves performance in Centric, and creates a durable storage layer for long-term product content retention.

2. Long-term retention of released product documentation

Data flow: Centric ? OpenText Content Storage Service

When product designs, BOM-related documents, compliance records, or approved packaging assets are released in Centric, they can be archived automatically into OpenText Content Storage Service for retention and audit purposes. This supports lifecycle-based storage policies for inactive but regulated content.

Business value: Helps meet retention and compliance requirements while keeping active PLM workspaces lean and easier to manage.

3. Secure storage for collaboration deliverables during product development

Data flow: Bi-directional

Cross-functional teams in design, sourcing, quality, and merchandising often exchange large files throughout product development. Centric can manage the workflow and approval context, while OpenText Content Storage Service stores the underlying file payloads securely. Users can retrieve the latest approved version from Centric while older iterations remain archived in OpenText.

Business value: Improves collaboration across teams, reduces duplicate file copies, and preserves a complete content history.

4. Cloud migration of legacy PLM attachments and historical product records

Data flow: Legacy systems or Centric ? OpenText Content Storage Service

Organizations modernizing from on-premises storage can migrate historical product files, legacy attachments, and inactive project documents into OpenText Content Storage Service while linking them back to Centric records. This allows companies to retire aging file servers without losing access to historical product data.

Business value: Supports cloud migration, reduces legacy storage maintenance, and improves disaster recovery readiness.

5. Controlled access to product content across internal and external stakeholders

Data flow: Centric ? OpenText Content Storage Service

Centric can manage who is allowed to access product records, while OpenText Content Storage Service provides secure object storage for the actual files. This is useful when sharing product development content with suppliers, manufacturers, or external design agencies, especially when access must be tightly controlled and auditable.

Business value: Strengthens governance, reduces unauthorized file sharing, and supports secure partner collaboration.

6. Storage optimization for high-volume visual and marketing-related product assets

Data flow: Centric ? OpenText Content Storage Service

For design-driven industries, product development generates many large visual assets such as renderings, colorways, packaging mockups, and sample photography. Centric can reference these assets while OpenText Content Storage Service handles the heavy storage load, improving system responsiveness and reducing the need for local file repositories.

Business value: Improves user experience in Centric, supports faster product iteration, and avoids storage bottlenecks as asset volumes grow.

7. Audit-ready product content repository for regulated industries

Data flow: Centric ? OpenText Content Storage Service

Companies in apparel, consumer goods, medical devices, or other regulated sectors can use Centric to manage product development workflows and OpenText Content Storage Service to preserve evidence such as approvals, test reports, and specification snapshots. This creates a reliable archive for audits, investigations, and product traceability reviews.

Business value: Enhances traceability, simplifies audit preparation, and reduces risk associated with missing or inconsistent product records.