Press-sense Business Links™ enables Print Service Providers to easily integrate existing workflow management systems, such as
MIS, estimating and procurement, into their Print on Demand workflow. Adding Business Links to Press-sense iWay ensures
smoother system management as well as lower cross-departmental overhead and expenses. It also enables the integration of
third party systems for maximum compatibility and efficiency.
The Business Links add-on module for Press-sense iWay automates the sharing of print-on-demand workflow data with disparate print business management systems, enabling the real-time update of all relevant business systems.
Like all Press-sense products, Business Links is designed for optimal fit with the majority of Print Service Provider business applications and systems. It integrates simply and smoothly with legacy business management systems, such as procurement, inventory management, accounting and MIS, and, so that all staff have direct access to up-to-date information.
The Business Links application establishes “links“ or points in the Press-sense iWay job processing workflow where specific events trigger the assembly of a data package that is communicated into the Print Service Provider’s management systems.
Business Links enables flexible data import and data export from Press-sense iWay to a third party system and back to the iWay system:
- On-demand export of selected data to an Excel spread sheet
- Imports pricing data from external pricing/estimating/costing MIS systems
- Automatic login, facilitating integration with external user databases
After a specific event initiates the process of assembling a package of event-related data, Business Links transfers the data package to a Receptor – a software module that is written by an integrator and designed to receive the package and manipulate the data stored within. Each Link is uniquely defined by the information contained in the package that it sends and by the event that initiates it. However, the Receptor can be any software module written according to the specifications provided with iWay Business Links.