Oracle

A recent AMR study confirms that over one-third of all data in ERP applications originates from external trading partners—customers, distributors, contract manufacturers, suppliers, third-party logistics providers and financial institutions. However, few companies appreciate the strong interdependency that ERP projects have on B2B integration.

Many Oracle customers are in the process of performing upgrades, consolidations or extensions to their ERP applications. Without adequate impact analysis, code modification and system testing of B2B interfaces, ERP projects run the risk of costly budget overruns and delays. AMR research also confirms that 84% of manufacturers experience a delay in ERP projects due to B2B integration issues. These ERP project delays can cost multi-billion dollar companies an average of $50,000 per day.

GXS manages direct connections to over 50 different Oracle implementations in its customer base. We are experienced with the Oracle application suite modules such as Manufacturing, Financials, Transportation Management and Warehouse Management as well as the recently acquired products from PeopleSoft, Retek and JD Edwards. Leverage our ERP integration best practices to improve data quality and reduce the risk of project delays.

GXS B2B Integration—Features and Functionality to Support Your Global Business

  • Oracle Connectivity—Connect your B2B integration platform to Oracle using the E-Commerce Gateway or with Fusion Middleware or Oracle’s B2B server.
  • Mapping—Map data from Oracle’s native Transaction Interface File (TIF) standard to EDI such as ANSI, EDIFACT and Tradacoms or XML standards such as RosettaNet, OAGi and ISO 20022. Support for all the popular TIFs including POI, INI, SBNI and PYO.
  • Data Quality—Implement an ERP firewall with hundreds of business rules to ensure that only high-quality data passes from trading partners into your Oracle applications.
  • Program Management—Support for complex multi-instance, global Oracle consolidation, standardisation, extension and upgrade projects.
  • Testing—Functional testing of key B2B transaction flows with customers or suppliers. Participation in corporate release management and deployment activities as an extension of the IT department.
  • On-Boarding—Extend the number of trading partners (suppliers, customers, third-party logistics providers) connecting to your Oracle applications. Or implement new transaction sets with existing trading partners.

Ensure Your Oracle Projects Remain on Schedule and Under Budget

  • Keep Oracle Projects On Time—Leverage GXS mapping, connectivity, testing, on-boarding and program management services to reduce the risk that your ERP projects will experience delays and budget overruns due to B2B integration challenges.
  • Reduce Exception Processing—Implement business rules and data quality validations for inbound B2B transactions to ensure only good data gets into your Oracle application. Fewer exceptions will result in reduced processing costs and greater customer satisfaction.

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