Implementing 3rd party solutions through integrations is fraught with difficulties and must be done correctly the first time to avoid additional costs to any organization. With multiple components involved and multiple experts to be consulted, the integration tools must remain compatible with ever-changing technology.
There is a heavy reliance on middleware, web connectors, API's, gateways, and other information security compliance must also be followed.
Streamlining third-party application integrations with Birlasoft iConnect Framework
iConnect Framework
iConnect offers a standard framework as a solution with pre-defined components and connections that are easy to identify and much needed during process execution. As this framework supports predefined and generic methods of integration, it aids in the elimination of multiple resource dependencies.
Built on Infor OS (ION), the platform used by iConnect ensures technical scalability and compatibility with Infor CloudSuite solutions. With the use of standard enterprise connectors and web interfaces supported by major application vendors, key elements such as dependencies on external service providers, access to predefined integration methods, data formats, and generic connectivity for web services make it a “Ready-to-Use” framework.
Value Proposition
Shorten your time to solutioning and establish a cost-effective platform for complex ERP integrations with iConnect framework framework and its key differentiators
iConnect framework is a unique approach in the initial solution designing of the integrations. Pre-assessed tools, connectors, pre-identified inbound/outbound touch points and data formats differentiates this framework from the native approach of assessment to monitoring process.
The framework is defined for a specific community of technical teams who are involved in the initial design structure of the integrations. Its focus is to resolve the specific issues faced during the integration process which otherwise are disguised in form of product issues.
It focuses on generic issues and challenges faced and with the Infor OS – ION as a middleware it brings a benchmarking technology for state of Integration processes.
Standardization
Standardization
- Building integrations on an already available framework.
- Consistent approach across all integration’s methods, design uniform strategies.
- Avoids multiple methods of integration.
- Eliminates the dependency on native integrations and helps standardize the approach.
Scalability
Scalability
- The standard framework allows scalability and flexibility by making available wide options to choose/select the integration methods depending on the application and platform to be integrated.
- Such framework allows a seamless switch with minimum effort.
- Using a pre-built framework to build integrations allows to use robustness and using multiple tools.
- Such framework optimizes the features usage like the inbound and outbound routes, custom API’s, and standard error handling features.
- Framework allows flexibility to make changes, the framework switch to applications to be integrated easily without interruption.
Value Delivery
Value Delivery
- Framework available with prebuild connectors for inbound and outbound data touch points, the initial cost of platform dependency, upgrades in case on non-compatibility are all eliminated.
- IT budget can be managed proactively when allocating cost for such 3rd party integration projects within the organization.
- The standardized process helps in the reducing the resource cost, cost of initial development and hiring of niche skills required for testing the integrations.
Speed of Integrations
Speed of Integrations
- Pre-defined platforms for building third-party integrations make the framework more user-friendly than building one from scratch for every new integration flow.
- Speed and accuracy is achieved with the pre-packed solutions which helps build new integration flows.
- Flexibility to include/exclude components when using standardized Middleware (Infor OS- ION).
- Availability of a comprehensive pre-built set of tools and services to connect any number of applications.
Scope Clarity
Scope Clarity
- Scope definition in an integration process outlines more clarity and definitive process.
- A standard framework defines the perquisites, usage of connectors whereby creating transparency during the technical solution designing phase.
Why Invest
Why Invest
- Reduce Development Costs which optimizes any rework in development of new touch points in the ERP Application.
- Faster Go-to-Market with new integrated and expanded application functions and features which are integrated in a shorter timeframe.
- Access to specialized Integration experts and from the application vendor.
- Faster production compared to writing software codes, thus can devote the time saved for investing in other developmental activities.
Why Birlasoft?
Right Partner
- Understands your industry
- Deep functional experience in Finance , SCM, Manufacturing and Procurement.
- Right Sized
Right Approach
- Collaborative and flexible approach
- Responsive
- Cost effective delivery model
Right Experience
- History of success
- Deep Infor experience
- Accelerator toolkit to reduce risk and cost
Right People
- Executive oversight
- Experienced team
- CoE involvement
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FAQs
- Create a single source of truth for an organization and breathe new life into legacy systems.
- Keep pace with growth and change essential for enterprises to build integration for business services.
- ERP integration with 3rd party solutions is a growing need to drive success across industries.
- Robust integrations can enhance business performance through seamless data flows and processes across the environment.
- Keeping pace with ever-changing technology while ensuring the tool’s compatibility with the middleware, connectors, API gateways, and other InfoSec elements.
- Optimize cost as traditional integration processes are long-drawn, which increases resource costs and burnout resource productivity due to delays and unforeseen technical issues such as the upgrade of redundant or legacy platforms, which are expensive.
- Compliance with policies of InfoSec rules, web service providers, intranet constraints, and access issues are major roadblocks between third-party system integration and ERP. Hence, predefined platforms eliminate these steps and help in the initial solution architect framework.
- iConnect has predefined integration methods, connectors, and data formats that can be deployed instantly.
- iConnect is built using Infor ION, which is an inbuilt middleware in the Infor application, with all compatible tools and components.
- iConnect is scalable and robust and can handle multiple 3rd party application integration parallelly.
- iConnect is Cloud-compatible and can be used for integrations to applications which are deployed on-premise.
- Reusability of the components speeds the integration process and reduces cost.
- iConnect drastically reduces dependency on InfoSec experts, skilled resources, and functional & technical knowledge to design, execute, and support the integrations.
- iConnect is highly flexible and scalable to handle multiple integration methods, data formats, and connectivity.
- iConnect supports all Inbound and Outbound data flows with widely accepted integration methods, data formats, and enterprise connectors.
- Long-drawn integration coding processes are reduced, resulting in low resource costs
- Eliminates delays and unforeseen technical compatibility issues
- Due to scope clarity, project time is reduced, resulting in resource and effort cost optimization
- iConnect has more than 200 predefined business objects for critical biz processes of MES, Procurement, PLM, BI portals etc.
- Testing efforts and deployment are minimal as the predefined connectors with integration methods are tested and proven.
- With iConnect, minimum training and skills of Infor Tools is required at Pre/Post implementation or after development
- iConnect is equipped with an inbuilt administration dashboard for seamless monitoring of the biz flows and has a robust error-handling system
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