Integrations – Do away with islands of information

The capabilities of an artwork management system are amplified when it integrates with other systems. Typically, artwork management systems are integrated with ERP systems like SAP and Oracle. Besides ensuring there is no data discrepancy, it also improves artwork approval timelines and makes the process more efficient.

Since the ERP systems contains the item codes, the BOM and the entire master data, integrating with ERP will help the users:

• Share product and SKU master data and item codes
• Create or update BOM information after approval
• Push approved artwork file to SAP to trigger release of vendor purchase order
• Check stock information on superseded artworks to delay printing of new artworks so that existing inventory is spent

Artwork management systems can integrate with QMS for change management and with e-Commerce sites to share images and meta-data. In the next few articles, we will discuss about the benefits of integrating your artwork management systems with your ERP system: 

• Why should Artwork Management Software be integrated with SAP? – Part 1
• Why should Artwork Management Software be integrated with SAP? – Part 2
• Why should Artwork Management Software be integrated with SAP? – Part 3