SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Systems Integration
Your systems. Your product data. Connected.
Connect product information with ERP, websites, commerce and other business systems. Stimulus helps you design and support data flows around the way your business works.
CONNECTED BUSINESS SYSTEMS
Make the systems you rely on work together.
Your team may already use an ERP, spreadsheets, a website and other systems to manage product information and serve customers. When information has to be copied or checked between them, everyday tasks can take longer and updates can be missed.
Stimulus helps you understand where information starts, where it needs to go and how it can move between the systems involved. We work around your existing environment and the requirements of your project.
HOW INFORMATION FLOWS
A connected flow for product and business information
Connected Systems
Different systems. Clear responsibilities.
Different systems can have different responsibilities. An ERP may hold stock and pricing information, while a PIM or MDM platform manages product attributes and a DAM manages images and documents. Websites and commerce channels can then use the information they need.
For example, a commerce solution may receive product content, customer pricing and stock information, and send orders to an ERP.
The systems involved, direction of each flow and update frequency depend on the project.
Example of a Connected Environment
Systems and data flows are defined for each project.
Bring relevant information together to support your teams, systems and digital channels.
Explore PIM & MDM SolutionsINTEGRATION IN PRACTICE
Connect information across your business.
Product and business data
Connect product and business information across PIM, MDM, ERP and other systems, with clear responsibilities for each type of data.
Websites, portals and commerce
Make product information, images and documents available across websites, customer portals and commerce channels. Connect relevant customer information and orders where required.
Customers and business processes
Connect selected customer and business information between CRM and other systems to support the processes your teams use.
Supplier data and imports
Bring supplier information into your product data environment and map available fields to the structure your team uses.
Partners, channels and publishing
Prepare and share selected product information and assets with business partners and other channels, or use them to support catalogues and datasheets.
AI and additional services
Connect relevant data and workflows with external services, including selected AI services, according to your project requirements.
These are just some of the ways systems and information can be connected. We assess each integration around your business requirements, existing systems and available interfaces.
DATA OWNERSHIP & SYNCHRONISATION
Clear responsibilities for the information that moves.
A useful integration starts with more than a connection. We work with your team to define what information is exchanged, which system is responsible for it and how updates should be handled.
Source and ownership
Agree where each type of information is maintained and who is responsible for it.
Data mapping
Match fields and values between systems and identify differences that need attention.
Synchronisation
Define the direction and timing of updates around the available interfaces and business requirements.
Validation and exceptions
Agree checks and how issues should be identified and addressed.
Integrations can reduce repeated entry and support more consistent flows, but data quality also depends on ownership, review and the information supplied by each source.
Connected systems and information
How your systems can work together.
This is an example of a connected environment. The systems involved, direction of each data flow and update frequency depend on your project requirements and available interfaces.
HOW WE WORK
A practical approach to connecting your systems.
01
Understand
Discuss your systems, data, processes and the issues your team needs to address.
02
Define
Agree the scope, data ownership, interfaces and priority flows with the people involved.
03
Build and validate
Develop or configure the agreed integration and validate the flows with your team.
04
Support and improve
Provide support and further development where agreed as systems and requirements change.
CONNECTED IN PRACTICE
Connected systems in practice.
Waterco: connecting websites and ERP
Waterco has worked with Stimulus on its Pimcore-based websites and connected them with its Epicor ERP. This is one example of how an existing business system can form part of a broader digital environment.
Every integration is assessed against the systems, interfaces and processes involved.
Explore Our ServicesEXPLORE RELATED SOLUTIONS
Explore the capabilities behind a connected solution.
Product and master data management
Bring product information together and build a structure your team and channels can use.
Explore PIM & MDM SolutionsB2B commerce
Connect product information with customer accounts, online ordering and relevant ERP data.
Explore B2B CommerceManaged data services
Get specialist support for your platform, integrations and product data processes within an agreed scope.
Explore Managed Data ServicesLET’S TALK
Let’s bring your systems and information together.
Tell us about the systems you use, the information your team manages and the processes you want to improve. We’ll help you identify a practical next step.