PIM integration: To and from ERP

Consider PIM when ERP needs to be upgraded

When an ERP system needs to be migrated or upgraded, the process starts with a big cleansing. Everything that can be moved to a PIM system must be moved. 

Why? 

  • To ensure that the new ERP system is not "contaminated" with unnecessary tweaks and hacks 
  • To remove complexity from the upgrade process 
  • To minimize the cost of future upgrades 
  • To ensure the data quality of the new systems 
  • To ensure standard and not least best practice 
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The reason why PIM should be integrated in parallel with ERP

No matter how skilled a customer and supplier are in their analysis process, they rarely managed to uncover more than a maximum of 80% of the company's issues in relation to “Need to have” functionality in their ERP implementation. 

The reason for this is that: 

  • We often forget all the small adjustments that the company has made over a number of years and iterations. 
  • The ERP provider does not go deep enough in the analysis to uncover all special processes, as time spending / finances in the analysis phase are often agreed / locked 
  • Forgotten data processes only come to light the day you are lacking them. 

Can you recognize the above mentioned?

Then PIM makes good sense: 

  • PIM ensures that ALL data including files (pictures, drawings, manuals, videos, etc.) can be organized centrally and subsequently linked to the company's products 
  • PIM provides an overview of both data and processes (regardless of where this data comes from) 
  • PIM can be used to ensure data quality, so that “dirty data” is not loaded 
  • PIM is a great conversion tool 
  • PIM can display live data from other systems 
  • PIM ensures that there is ALWAYS a system for the data that does not have a natural affiliation (Environmental images, material definitions, approvals, the many different product-relationship definitions, etc., etc., etc) 
  • PIM ensures that ALL data can be language differentiated 
  • PIM is a great tool for exporting structured data 

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We have integrated PIM with many ERP systems

We have integrated PIM with many ERP systems Below you can see which ERP systems we already have under our belt. Do not despair if yours is not on the list, as we are experts in integrations.

Navision / Business Central

Since the PIM system Perfion originated from Navision, the integration comes out-of-the-box and virtually never requires any special customizations.
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Ax / Finance & Operations

AX / Microsoft 365 for Finance and Operations is a highly recognized ERP system, hence we have several customers where we implemented an integration between PIM and AX.
More about Ax / Finance & Operations

SAP

With an integration to PIM, you can get even more out of SAP. The integration ensures that you let SAP be 100% independent to do exactly what it is good at - namely transaction data.
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Aspect4

Users of Aspect4 are aware of limitations such as handling long value fields (product texts), etc. It is precisely problems like these that we can improve.
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Lawson M3

Users of LAWSON / INFOR M3 are aware of the challenges of using and investing in their asset management function. With an integration to PIM, you can avoid this frustration.
More about Lawson M3

Visma

From of the long list of functionalities, there is not much regarding the handling of channel data (images, long product descriptions, etc.). This is where a strong PIM integration comes into play.
More about Visma
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