Integration with external applications

Comarch ALTUM has a client-server physical architecture and three-tier logical architecture consisting of:

• Data Access Layer (DAL) - which manages access to the data source
• Business Logic Layer (BLL) – which contains the business logic of the application (the way the system behaves)
• User Interface Layer (UI) – everything that is visible to the user (forms, etc.)

For integration with external systems (such as supplier and customer software or external devices, such as telephone switchboards), Comarch ALTUM provides two solutions: The TrueAPI (Application Programming Interface) and a Business Process Management engine (BPM).

TrueAPI

The business logic layer of Comarch ALTUM is fully accessible through the TrueAPI. We call our application programming interface TrueAPI as it grants access to all objects and mechanisms in Comarch ALTUM. This allows for much easier, faster and more sophisticated integration of external applications with a company’s ERP solution, to become a backbone of the organization’s IT software infrastructure.

BPM engine

Integration with one or more external applications is easier thanks to the Business Process Management engine. This engine allows including virtually any software within your company’s software environment into your business processes, independent of the technology it is based on. By defining so called business objects for these applications you are able to include them in business process definitions that are executed by the Business Process Management Engine all over the Company. The asynchronous data interchange with the dedicated BPM server responsible for the queuing and execution of events assures the correctness of all integrated processes.

As a result it is possible, for example, to automate the issuance of sales orders within your suppliers’ ERP systems, based on the calculation of order amounts that your purchasing department has made in Comarch ALTUM. In addition, after they’ve been confirmed by your supplier and return information has been delivered back to Comarch ALTUM, it is possible to change the status of your purchase orders so you can better plan your inventory.

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Thanks to tools which let you integrate external applications with Comarch ALTUM you will be able to significantly improve enterprise management, since the administration of the data will be possible from a single place. This will allow for a considerable reduction in management costs and for the elimination of common errors that result from inadequate, inconsistent or unavailable information. Moreover, such integration contributes to a substantial reduction of time in the execution of company processes.

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