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LinkXG connects suppliers and buyers through a straightforward process: companies add their data, establish connections with partners, define what to share, and gain visibility into their supply chain.

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Where LinkXG fits

LinkXG is not a replacement for your ERP, PLM, or product information management systems. Those systems remain your internal source of truth. LinkXG provides the infrastructure to share data from those systems with external partners — securely, consistently, and with granular control over what each partner can see. Think of it as the exchange layer between your internal systems and your value chain.

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The data flow

Data flow through multiple tiers of the supply chain via LinkXG

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1. Companies set up their profile

A company joining LinkXG creates a company profile with basic information, certifications, and facility details. This company-level data can be shared with partners independently of product data.

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2. Products and materials are added

Companies add product records to LinkXG, either manually through the interface, via CSV import, or through API or ERP integration. Each product captures specifications, certifications, compliance data, and — critically — the materials and inputs that go into making it. These inputs can reference products from your own suppliers, creating the links that enable multi-tier traceability.

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3. Connections are established

A buyer invites a supplier to connect, or a supplier initiates a connection with an existing customer. The connection is not active until both parties accept.

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4. Suppliers define sharing rules

Once connected, the supplier creates a share policy for that customer. The policy specifies:
  • Which products to share (all products, selected products, or product groups)
  • What level of detail to expose (via visibility packages)
  • Upstream visibility — whether to reveal or obfuscate your own suppliers

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5. Buyers access shared data

With an active connection and share policy in place, the buyer can view the supplier’s shared products and company information. The data appears in a consistent format regardless of how the supplier originally captured it.

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6. Traceability unfolds

When a buyer views a product, they can explore what goes into it. If the product has inputs defined, those appear as part of the product’s composition. Each input may come from an upstream supplier — shown as identified or obfuscated depending on the share policy. If the upstream supplier is also on LinkXG and has shared their products with appropriate permissions, the buyer can trace further back: seeing what goes into those inputs, and so on through multiple tiers. This creates a tree of provenance: your customer sees your product, what materials go into it, where those materials come from, what goes into those materials, and onwards to raw materials — all subject to the privacy controls set by each company in the chain.

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7. Updates propagate automatically

When any company in the chain updates a product or company record, buyers with access see the change. There is no need to resend files or notify anyone manually. Buyers can also see when data was last updated, so stale information is obvious.

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Multi-tier visibility example

Your customer views: Finished Assembly (from you)
├── Component A (from your Supplier X — obfuscated as "Upstream Supplier U-1842")
│   ├── Country: Germany
│   ├── Certifications: ISO 9001 ✓
│   └── Inputs: Steel alloy, Polymer coating
│       └── (Further tiers visible if Supplier X has shared with you)
└── Component B (from your Supplier Y — revealed by your choice)
    ├── Company: Acme Components Ltd
    ├── Location: Manchester, UK
    └── Inputs: Aluminium, Electronics module
Your customer can see that upstream suppliers exist, what they contribute, and their general attributes. But they only see supplier identities where you have explicitly permitted it.

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Privacy and control

LinkXG is built around the principle that suppliers should never be forced to share more than they intend. Field-level control: Share policies can override visibility packages for specific fields when the default disclosure is not quite right. Upstream obfuscation: By default, your suppliers appear to your customers as anonymised references. Pseudonyms are stable within a connection but different across customers, preventing cross-referencing. Controlled revelation: You can explicitly reveal an upstream supplier’s identity to a specific customer when appropriate. This is an active choice, not a default. Propagation limits: No company can share more visibility than they received. If your supplier obfuscated their upstream sources to you, you cannot reveal them to your customers. Audit trail: Every access to shared data is logged. You can see exactly who viewed what, and when.

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Integrations

LinkXG connects with your existing systems rather than replacing them. ERP integration: Bidirectional sync with SAP, Oracle, and other systems keeps LinkXG in step with your internal source of truth. You choose whether the ERP or LinkXG is authoritative for each field. Bulk import: CSV and Excel uploads with AI-assisted field mapping for initial data migration or periodic updates. API access: Full programmatic access for custom integrations and automation.