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Cast Iron Integration Appliance for SPS Commerce

Cast Iron Systems has created a fast and simple solution for data migration and application integration. The Cast Iron Integration Solution delivers simplicity by providing everything needed to complete application integrations using a “configuration, not coding” approach that frees up expert programmers. Companies choose Cast Iron’s solution to integrate their applications in days and for 80% less than the cost of other alternatives.

Connect the SPS Commerce TPIC with Your Enterprise

Most application integration problems require the rapid migration and integration of information across multiple systems — like ERP, CRM, databases, on-demand applications, custom applications — and also with partners. The Cast Iron Integration Solution provides comprehensive connectivity to all these applications without any need to install anything at the endpoints.

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Why Choose the Cast Iron Integration Solution?

Cast Iron integration enables IT departments to be nimble and responsive to the needs of the business:

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 including 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 connectors for SaaS applications, CRM, ERP, customer support systems, all major databases, flat-files, Web Services, messaging systems, and more

What Problems Does the Cast Iron Integration Solutions Solve?

The Cast Iron Integration Solution for SPS Commerce solves real-world supply chain problems such as creating purchase orders or sending shipping notices to business partners. Companies in many sectors ranging from hightech, pharmaceuticals and automotive to grocery, consumer goods, and logistics can use the Cast Iron Integration Solution to seamlessly connect your back-office applications with the SPS Trading Partner Integration Center (TPIC) in real time, to solve the following problems:

Synchronize data in real time between SPS Commerce and other systems:

  • Receive purchase orders from retailers via the TPIC and automatically creates sales orders in your ERP system in real time (EDI 850 document)
  • Send purchase order acknowledgements from your ERP to retailers via the TPIC (864)
  • Send invoices from your ERP or billing application to retailers via the TPIC (810)
  • Send purchase orders from your ERP application to suppliers via the TPIC (850)
  • Receive purchase order acknowledgements from suppliers and automatically updates PO status in your ERP application (864)
  • Receive advance shipping notices from suppliers and automatically updates your ERP application (864)
  • Receive invoices from suppliers and automatically updates your ERP application (810)
  • Receive carrier documents from third party logistics providers via the TPIC and automatically updates your ERP application (940, 945, 110, 210, 310, etc.)

Connect SPS Commerce with:

  • ERP applications; SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, BAAN, QAD, Lawson, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics
  • CRM including Oracle/Siebel, salesforce.com, Clarify, Remedy, RightNow
  • All major databases including IBM DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, Progress, Informix and MySQL
  • Flat-file transfers via FTP, secure FTP, HTTP(S), and e-mail
  • Warehouse management and 3PL systems
  • XML and Web Services
  • Custom home-grown applications
  • All major middleware platforms
  • And many more...

Simplify Your Integration Projects:

The Cast Iron Integration Solution provides everything needed to integrate applications with the following key features that simplify and accelerate data migration and application integration:

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 SPS Commerce 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 a number of enterprise applications like salesforce.com, 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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Getting Started

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Cast Iron Products

  • Cast Iron Cloud™

    The Cast Iron Cloud™ is our integration-as-a-service solution. Using a "develop once, deploy anywhere" approach, the Cast Iron Cloud is ideally suited for companies 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™ is our on-premise integration solution. Useful for companies with a majority of their applications based on-premise that seek a standards-based platform and find software-based integration solutions too complex.