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We have lots of requests to integrate DriveWorks with many different ERP, MRP and other Business system applications the options to best accomplish this are as follows:
We are generally able to confirm which is more favorable after speaking to individual vendors.
Options for getting data in to DriveWorks:
* DriveWorks can pull in and use any data from an ODBC data source. This is very standard windows technology, and as long as the database in question has a current ODBC driver, we will not have any problems.
* Text files, Excel files: DriveWorks can read data in from most standard file formats. This could be an export from a third party application.
* Application Programming Interface. DriveWorks Enterprise has an API, to enable companies to send data directly to DriveWorks from other systems.
Options for getting data out of DriveWorks.
* DriveWorks can send rules driven data directly into any applications ODBC data source. Care needs to be taken here not to bypass or disregard any business logic in the destination application.
* DriveWorks can also send rules driven data to a “Holding” database for automatic import into applications. This does depend on the application and more importantly, the applications vendor’s ability to set up imports.
* Text files, Excel files: DriveWorks can create most data file formats for import into most applications with an import facility.
* Application Programming Interface. Applications with an API can be directly controlled by DriveWorks Enterprise to pass data or to drive a process. The type of data being passed doesn’t really matter, whether it be specification data or customer information coming in, or cutting lists or Bills of Materials coming out.
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