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The No-coding Approach to SAP Integration

Cast Iron created an application integration solution designed specifically to simplify SAP data migration and integration. The Cast Iron Integration Solution for SAP can be used as a stand alone product or as a complement to existing SAP integration platforms. Cast Iron enables you to complete integration projects in just days and frees IT resources to focus on other aspects of the business.

Connect SAP with Your Enterprise & Partners

Rather than implement complex middleware or write custom code, Cast Iron’s Integration Solution for SAP uses a “configuration, not coding” approach to integration projects. Many SAP implementations involve the need to rapidly migrate and integrate data such as product master, customer master, sales and order invoices with other ERP, CRM and custom-built applications. Cast Iron reduces the cost and complexity of these projects and allows you to implement them in days.

SAP connectivity

Why Choose the Cast Iron Integration Solution for SAP Application Integration?

The Cast Iron Integration Solution for SAP enables IT departments to be nimble and responsive to the needs of the business. This Integration Solution has been specifically engineered for SAP and contains everything needed to complete data migration and integration projects in days.

SAP Certified Integration

Fastest Time to Market:

Rapid Integration
  • No software to install or manage
  • Graphical configuration, not coding
  • On demand library of pre-built Template Integration Processes (TIPs) for the most common integration scenarios

Lowest Costs:

Lowest cost
  • Low monthly subscription pricing
  • Up to 80% lower maintenance costs vs. software-based alternatives
  • No need to maintain multiple components inclusing hardware, web servers, databases, integration brokers, etc.

Simplest Monitoring and Management:

Simplest monitoring and management
  • 100% remote management and administration
  • Proactive alerting of data and connectivity errors
  • Monitor from anywhere, anytime

Most Rapid, Efficient Development:

Most rapid, efficient development
  • Unmatched flexibility - can be deployed via an on-premise Integration Appliance or the integration-as-a-service Cast Iron Cloud
  • 100% standards-based; no reliance on niche middleware skills
  • Pre-built and pre-optimized SAP connector including support for custom IDOCs, RFCs, and BAPIs
  • Pre-built connectors to other ERP, CRM, customer support systems, flat-files, Web Services, all major databases, messaging systems, and more

What Problems Does the Cast Iron Integration Appliance Solve?

The Cast Iron Integration Solution for SAP solves real-world problems such as accessing data in disparate databases, connecting to other applications and exchanging information between business partners. Problems like data extraction, data migration or synchronization between SAP and other systems are easily solved. Companies in many sectors including manufacturing, retail, consumer goods, financial services and distribution rely on Cast Iron’s solution for SAP to solve the following problems:

Synchronize data in real time between SAP and other systems:

  • Data migration from other ERP applications
  • Customer master with CRM
  • Product master and catalog information with SFA and e-commerce portals
  • Sales order, shipment and invoice information with customers
  • Billing and invoice details with CRM and other billing systems
  • POs, ASNs and shipping information with suppliers
  • Customer and support case information with customer support systems
  • Pricing information with other quoting and SFA applications
  • Shipment information and waybill tracking logistics and distribution systems
  • Forecasts with supply chain and demand forecasting systems
  • Periodic data extracts to external reporting systems and data warehouses

Connect SAP with:

  • Other ERP applications including Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, BAAN, QAD, Lawson, Great Plains, NetSuite, etc.
  • CRM including Siebel, salesforce.com, Clarify, Remedy, Oracle, Kana, Vantive, RightNow, etc.
  • All major databases including IBM DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, my SQL, Sybase, Progress, Informix, etc.
  • SaaS application including Eloqua, Right90, Big Machines, Xactly, and White Springs
  • Flat-files using FTP, HTTP(S), E-mail
  • XML and Web Services
  • EDI
  • Java Messaging Service (JMS)
  • Custom applications
  • Middleware and all major EAI platforms
  • And many more…

Simplify Your SAP Integration Projects:

The Cast Iron Integration Solution for SAP is self-contained and provides everything needed to migrate data and integrate SAP with other applications and endpoints. The Cast Iron solution provides the following features to simplify and accelerate data migration and integration with SAP:

Cast Iron Capabilities

Migration and Data Quality:

Migration Steps

  • Data Profiling: Assess the quality of your data before commencing data migrations
  • Intelligent Data Cleansing:
    • Duplicate Removal (de-duplication): Combine data from various different sources and remove duplicate values
    • Fuzzy Lookup: Configure sophisticated rules to highlight errors and fix them
  • Data Enrichment: Perform lookups with third-party providers to enrich your data

Integration and Extraction

Integration Steps

  • Connectivity: Configurable connectivity to hundreds of applications and end-points
  • Transformation: Drag-and-drop UI for data transformations
  • Workflow: Visual interface for designing workflow rules
  • Management: Easy manageability through single web-based console

Accelerate Your Projects With Template Integration Processes (TIPs)

With thousands of successful SAP customer integrations, Cast Iron leverages a wealth of integration experience to provide a comprehensive set of TIPs. Offered for the most common integration scenarios between SAP and a number of enterprise applications like salesforce.com, NetSuite, RightNow, SAP, Oracle, etc., these TIPs eliminate the need to build your integrations from scratch. You can simply log in via your browser, select the template that best suits your requirements and enjoy proven, supported and certified processes. The TIPs can also be further customized to meet your specific needs using a simple configuration wizard.

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Cast Iron Products

  • Cast Iron Cloud™

    The Cast Iron Cloud for SAP is our integration-as-a-service solution. Using a "develop once, deploy anywhere" approach, the Cast Iron Cloud is ideally suited for SAP customers with a majority of their applications based in the Cloud and want no infrastructure on premise.

  • Cast Iron Integration Appliance™

    The Cast Iron Integration Appliance for SAP is our on-premise integration solution. Useful for SAP customers with a majority of their applications based on-premise that seek a standards-based platform and find software-based integration solutions too complex. Also available as a virtual appliance that can be installed on a company’s own hardware.