ASAMCommander is a web-based test data management client based on the ASAM ODS standard. It enables engineers and analysts to find, explore, and reuse measurement data efficiently across projects, test benches, and sites. ASAMCommander is built around modules that add dedicated capabilities, such as navigation, search, or bookmarking, within a shared user interface and common services. ASAMCommander works with any ASAM ODS–based system, including the AVL Santorin and Eclipse openMDM application models.
The Professional Version contains everything in the Lite version and integrates with established toolsets in the test and analysis workflow, including AVL Concerto, MathWorks MATLAB, and Emerson DIAdem. It also supports export to ASAM ATFx, ASAM MDF, and CSV. This ensures an optimal day-to-day productivity. This application can be extended with additional modules, such as the Catalog Editor or Analysis Automation. Also, adaptations to support advanced workflows and organization-specific processes are possible.
ASAMCommander accelerates daily work with measured data by combining navigation, search, and visualization in a single web client. Engineers can quickly locate relevant measurements, inspect signals interactively, and capture context with saved selections and bookmarks. Connectivity to AVL Concerto, MathWorks MATLAB, and Emerson DIAdem supports efficient handover into established analysis toolchains, while exports in ASAM ATFx, ASAM MDF, and CSV enable downstream processing and reporting.
ASAMCommander helps teams build reusable working sets instead of repeatedly searching for the same data. Saved selections and bookmarks capture context, making it easy to share relevant datasets across projects or with colleagues. This supports consistent analysis and faster alignment between test, validation, and data teams.
ASAMCommander Professional can be tailored to your workflows and user preferences while keeping a consistent user experience. Configuration options, such as custom navigation structures and data trees, help teams find measurements in a way that suits their workflow. Also, provides enterprise-grade integration features such as authentication via LDAP or OIDC and serves are part of the distribution.
The Explorer supports flexible exploration of test data in any ASAM ODS–based system. It offers configurable browsing and filtering views that can be aligned with how engineers structure measurements and test campaigns. At the measurement level, Navigator provides fast access to key details and quick signal previews through simple plots. Selected datasets can be forwarded to integrated expert tools, submitted to processing pipelines, or exported in multiple formats.
Search provides a consistent way to locate datasets across your test data management system. It combines a quick, global “Google-like” search with guided, structured filtering for more precise queries. For power users, the query builder supports creating, saving, and reusing HQL queries to identify datasets and define repeatable search logic.
Bookmarks helps users collect and revisit relevant datasets, turning one-time discovery into reusable working sets. Items can be added from other modules and organized into multiple lists for personal or team workflows. Bookmarks support combined actions such as bulk export or processing via Merlin analysis jobs. A dedicated view for manually executed analysis jobs helps you review results such as calculated values, images, and documents.
The Catalog Editor supports administration of ASAM ODS standard catalogs, including physical dimensions, units, quantities, and their relationships. It provides full create, read, update, and delete functionality with usability features such as transaction control and drag-and-drop editing. In enterprise scenarios, import and export mappings help normalize incoming channel names and units to standardized catalogs or customer-specific namespaces, improving consistency and interoperability across datasets and toolchains.
Provides system and application logging to support monitoring and troubleshooting. It consolidates log information from ASAMCommander components and connected services into a unified viewer with filtering and export capabilities. Logging support also covers containerized deployments, improving traceability and simplifying operational debugging in larger environments.
Merlin is an integrated server-side analysis and job orchestration framework for standardized, automated execution of analysis tasks on test data. Users can launch, schedule, and monitor analysis jobs from the web UI, enabling scalable execution and reproducible results with traceable data lineage. Merlin supports multiple technologies, including Python, Java, and MATLAB, and can be extended with custom job templates and event-based triggers for automated processing.
Explorer module of ASAMCommander
Navigator supports flexible exploration of test data in any ASAM ODS–based system. It offers configurable browsing and filtering views that can be aligned with how engineers structure measurements and test campaigns. Selected datasets can be forwarded to integrated expert tools, submitted to processing pipelines, or exported in multiple formats.
The ASAMCommander Navigator is probably the most versatile ASAM ODS data browser. It supports all models by allowing custom tress, virtual node representation, and tree search. In the Enterprise edition, multiple trees for multiple stakeholders, including tree filtering, are available.
The data navigation allows a quick search for users that know the name or code of their measured data. This allows a quick jump right to the data the user is looking for.
The ASAMCommander Navigator has a built-in data editor for editing single data sets and correcting data (security restrictions apply) for Enterprise Edition users.
Measured data may include attached documents, such as images or reports, that can be added to a data set. With the document manager, these files can be viewed, downloaded, deleted, or described as information to be edited.
Since our ASAMCommander is a management tool and engineers intend to continue to work with their preferred toolchain, we integrate Mathwork’s Matlab, National Instruments' DIAdem, and AVLs Concerto into the application. All tools can be started with one click (separate tool licenses are required).
Data insights are better when shared. The ASAMCommander application allows you to copy the ASAM Path for other applications and has an internal sharing platform that allows you to send application links within the application or via email.
The Search Module of ASAMCommander is a universal tool for finding data sets in the Test Data Management system. It is based on the HighQSoft Query Language (HQL) and offers very flexible search features. All provided search features work on any model. Additional requirements can easily be added for every type of user, providing a way to find data quickly and according to individual preferences.
Advanced Search in ASAMCommander
The global search is an out-of-the-box “Google-like” search that enables quick results based on the name, an identifier, or other inputs. The features are fully integrated and can be streamlined to specific use cases. For large enterprise projects, the feature can be migrated to an indexer-based faceted search.
Advanced search is a user interface-guided approach to building requests for the ASAM ODS database. All data sets can be investigated by type and information available. The system provides data operators. This search targets less experienced end-users who do not favor using the query builder.
The ASAMCommander Search module offers a fully integrated HQL search supported by a friendly user interface. Knowledgeable end-users can freely define, save, and load individual queries for targeted analysis or data set identification.
Bookmarks module of ASAMCommander
Finding single datasets is one thing, remembering the important ones is another.
Bookmarks helps to gather data or keep it in sight for the future. Bookmarks can be defined from all other relevant modules and be managed in multiple lists. Once collected, the features of data exports and processing with Merlin/SAM analysis jobs can be executed as combined actions.
You can save and manage your personal bookmarks temporarily or persistently. Bookmark lists can be created and deleted, and corresponding filters and search options quickly find items.
Individually executed analysis or reporting jobs will be stored in a separate list in Bookmarks. Any results, be it in calculated values, images, or documents, can be verified individually.
Bookmarks can be flexibly arranged and grouped for a joint toolbar action. This way, analysis and exports jobs can be executed in bulk.
Exporter of ASAMCommander
ASAMCommander provides a standard export for ASAM ATFx, CSV, and ASAM MDF4 files. These file types are typically used for single measurement exports and data sharing with a customer. In ASAMCommander, we provide flexible data export on multiple data structure levels. ASAM ATFx is an excellent way to share data with the customer. It is usually used in a mixed mode where the ATFx file contains just the metadata and is accompanied by binary files. The CSV format is versatile and often used for data processing or raw data delivery. Another standardized format is ASAM MDF4, which is often used for data recordings and thus is a typical import format that is also required by tools. All exported files are generated from the server and can be customized.
Most importers can select which information and channels should be included. Customizing exports allows a restricted view of information for a customer or third party and minimizes the file size by limiting the number of exported data to the necessary scope. Selections made can be stored in configurations and reused within the project.
ASAM ODS standardizes all datasets using internal catalogs for units, physical dimensions, quantities, and channel names. Depending on the project or country, data exports may need to be mapped to a different namespace, so we include mappings. Catalogs and Mappings can be managed with the Catalog Editor (Enterprise Edition).
We implemented export configuration management to keep track of various export configurations and ensure that we always share the same format with other stakeholders. This allows users to save, load, and edit export configurations.
Exporting files may support analysis tools that are not native ASAM ODS clients. With the ASAM ATFx, ASAM MDF, and CSV options and their customization given, most tools should be able to interact with data from our systems.
Track what data was exported, when it was exported, and which mapping or transformation was applied, and by whom (user or service) the export was triggered.
Service providers producing data must often meet customer specifications for delivery. In our case, this includes the data format and, for example, channel naming. The standard exporters already fulfill these requirements in various ways, but can still be adapted.
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