![banner-image](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/2024-02/opus%20development%20environment_0.png) Products ## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/) # OPUS Development Environment Create and share new, valuable solutions in an open, well-defined, and secure development environment blue Product overview ## Native tools to empower innovation The TraceLink Development Environment (TDE) is a low-code/no-code development environment that enables certified development partners to build solutions for hundreds of thousands of companies working together on the TraceLink Network powered by the OPUS Platform. Such solutions include multi-enterprise and enterprise applications, add-ons, and enterprise system integrations. Contact us Contact Us document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { // Delay the execution by 2 seconds (2000 milliseconds) setTimeout(function() { (function() { 'use strict'; // Load Marketo form MktoForms2.loadForm("//go.tracelink.com", "776-BAW-230", 2259); })(); // Wait until the Marketo form is loaded MktoForms2.whenReady(function(form) { var formElement = document.getElementById('mktoForm_2259'); if (!formElement) { console.error("Form with id 'mktoForm_2259' not found."); return; } var formLocation = formElement.querySelector("input[name=formLocation]"); // Get the current URL and set the formLocation field if (formLocation) { var currentURL = window.location.href; formLocation.value = currentURL; } // Add onSuccess handler form.onSuccess(function(values, followUpUrl) { var formElem = form.getFormElem()[0]; if (formElem) { formElem.style.display = 'none'; } else { console.warn("Form element could not be found to hide it."); } var confirmMessage = document.getElementById('confirmform'); if (confirmMessage) { confirmMessage.style.display = 'block'; } else { console.warn("Confirmation message with id 'confirmform' not found."); } return false; // Prevent the form from submitting normally }); }); }, 2000); // Delay for 2 seconds }); **Thank you for contacting us; we’ll be in touch shortly.** ##### The OPUS Development Environment provides: Rapid definition of solutions using a metadata-driven model version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? Interactive development using Java or JavaScript version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? Rich access to the extensive OPUS Platform, its capabilities and data services version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? Tools to manage the solution lifecycle #### Industry challenges ### Understanding the need for open development environments Today’s developers face immense challenges in creating world-class solutions without critical tools needed to develop, deploy, and manage their solutions. Such challenges often include: version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? ##### Integrating coding experiences An integrated coding experience would take full advantage of the platform and its capabilities while minimizing unnecessary infrastructure and architecture detail. ##### Integrating coding experiences ##### Testing and debugging Closed environments inhibit development teams from testing and debugging developed solutions across platform-wide and network-wide use cases. ##### Testing and debugging version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? ##### Lifecycle solution management There are currently limited and insufficient deployment and lifecycle solution management tools available to development teams. ##### Lifecycle solution management Product benefits ## How Solution Designer drives scalability ## Speed development ## Access & leverage the TraceLink network ## Tap into a rich data lake ## Capitalize on the administrative services ## Promote a standardized approach ![opus](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_drawer_desktop_600px_x_336px_/public/2024-02/For%20Internal%2085.png.webp?itok=9rw_MrL2) Product benefits ## Speed development Speed development of new applications to meet current/emerging business opportunities or new operational requirements for your business and supply/trade partner network. ![network](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_drawer_desktop_600px_x_336px_/public/2024-02/For%20Internal%2066.png.webp?itok=Z2n_T6K_) Product benefits ## Access & leverage the TraceLink network Connect to and leverage the extensive membership of companies and people on the TraceLink Network to reach potential new customers, collaborate with new partners, accelerate user onboarding and solution access, and reduce time-to-value. ![data](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_drawer_desktop_600px_x_336px_/public/2024-02/For%20Internal%2063.png.webp?itok=wkpXEWi5) Product benefits ## Tap into a rich data lake Leverage the rich data, the canonical data model and "integrate-once, interoperate-with-everyone" connectivity approach, the OPUS experience design componentry, and other capabilities of the OPUS Platform and its applications to create rich, value-enhancing solutions. ![admin](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_drawer_desktop_600px_x_336px_/public/2024-02/For%20Internal%2083.png.webp?itok=reoE7Ho0) Product benefits ## Capitalize on the administrative services Leverage the administrative services of the OPUS Platform to help support user, application, and network administration requirements for new apps built on the OPUS Platform. ![standardized](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_drawer_desktop_600px_x_336px_/public/2024-02/For%20Internal%2082.png.webp?itok=v_ZXMsnd) Product benefits ## Promote a standardized approach Promote standardized, event-driven programming model for applications. Capabilities ### Unlock the power of OPUS Our environment provides an integrated coding and deployment experience, a suite of coding, testing, and deployment tooling, and a framework to help developers create and manage new solutions. #### OPUS network access #### Solution lifecycle tooling #### Other capabilities ![network](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/styles/tabs_component_desktop_574_x_380_/public/2024-02/For%20Internal%2089.png.webp?itok=VykM0fua) - Network creation - Information exchange - Workflow management - System and user messaging - Data transformation and data mesh access - Role and policy management - Security - Audit trailing Read More Read Less ![configure](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/styles/tabs_component_desktop_574_x_380_/public/2024-02/For%20Internal%2045.png.webp?itok=OnoXE54s) - Create project - Define metadata model - Define workflow - Define actions - Generate event and message handlers - Code application - Deployment into the Test and Validation environments - Controlled release to the Production environment Read More Read Less ![software](https://www.tracelink.com/sites/default/files/styles/tabs_component_desktop_574_x_380_/public/2024-02/software1.png.webp?itok=zryvhtZK) - Rapid definition of solutions using a metadata-driven model - Interactive interactive development using Java or JavaScript Read More Read Less ### Explore related products [ See all products ](/products/product-explorer) [ OPUS Platform-Enabling Applications ](/solution-suite/opus-platform-enabling-products) [ Solution Designer ](/products/network-platform-enabling-applications/solution-designer) [ OPUS Platform-Enabling Applications ](/solution-suite/opus-platform-enabling-products) [ Message Center ](/products/network-platform-enabling-applications/message-center) ### Related resources [ See more resources ](/resources/resource-center) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/resize_image_style_640_480/public/2021-03/Process-Teams.png.webp?itok=ecFUkuxU) ##### Introducing OPUS: The Digital Network Creation Platform for Greater Good Introducing OPUS, the digital supply network creation platform. 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