Linkway Email EDI
Linkway® Email EDi - Connectivity At Your Fingertips!
The role of Linkway® Email EDi is to automate the input of data sent by partners via email to a HP e3000 or other server. Thus the routine exchange of data between partners is integrated with your main business server, through a common interface
Advantages of Linkway® Email EDi:
- Partners need only know how to generate a standard email.
- Robust 24x7 unmanned automation of EDi.
- Eliminate third party hosting fees (traditional EDi costs).
- Internet based (enhance return from existing connectivity).
- Highly Secure.
- Open Standards Based (RFC#822 email, MAPI32, ODBC, CSV, PGP).
Who should use Linkway® Email EDi:
- Users of interactive Web Sites, integration of front and back office systems.
- 'Partner', 'Distributor', 'Dealer' based trading companies.
Example usage of Linkway® Email EDi:
A remote agent resells products via his own agents.
The system allows the main agent to notify all changes of data about the sub-agents, and then report all sales (and subsequent updates to data) on a frequent regular basis (usually 2 times per day). The sales may be in multiple currencies and countries.
The data is sent as CSV files in a pre-agreed format, in PGP encrypted email, offering a secure form of transmission of data.
The Linkway® Email EDi product:
- de-encrypts the email and its attachments.
- pokes each CSV into the relevant table of a Microsoft database.
- Initiates a process that will:
- Expand the input tables to add data such as prices and local part numbers.
- Vet the data for validity and initiate actions for any failures.
- Post the expanded data into the mainframe database with suitable audit records.
- Create a log of its own activities.
- Post copies of its data to archive tables.
- E-mail to customer services about sub-agent's details changes.
- E-mail to IT for automated logging of process completion.
- Initiate process on mainframe to e-mail about results of the process
- Archive a copy of the data received (with date/time stamp added).
- Return to menu for next batch.
Example User Industries:
- Users of interactive Web Sites, integration of front and back office systems.
- 'Partner', 'Distributor', 'Dealer' based trading companies.
What Linkway® Email EDi includes:
- Linkway® Email EDi Application.
- One day on-site configuration and training.
- Documentation.
- Phone and web based support.
- Version Updates.