Data Bricklaying Diary

Oct 26, 2026 · Backend Development

Ontology Integration: Reuse Master Data and Interfaces Instead of Rebuilding Systems

This article explains how to integrate ontologies with existing systems by reusing master data and interfaces, verifying product and warehouse identities, aligning quantity units, choosing appropriate data access patterns (direct query, cache, or replica), and establishing reconciliation and permission checks — without requiring a full data migration.