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PERCEPTION Integration With Other Systems
PERCEPTION can link with a variety of
computer-aided design (CAD) systems to expedite the development of detailed
bills of material
for either cost
estimating
and/or for the
requisitioning, purchasing, and production material control processes.
Several interfaces are available between PERCEPTION
and other software products. Some of these interfaces are achieved generically,
using PERCEPTION’s standard mapping and importing functions. CAD
products for which the generic interfaces apply include ShipConstructor,
AutoCAD, AutoPLANT, and MicroStation. These products have
internal functions to export bills of material data files that are easy to map
and import into PERCEPTION.
Other programmed interfaces also have been established for
other software products that have no functions for exporting data files.
Several of these interfaces are achieved using advanced linking technologies
that enable PERCEPTION processes to be initiated directly from within the
CAD system. A library of COM objects is available to expose the PERCEPTION
database to 3rd party software products. These components support ODBC, OLE DB,
and native mode database activity.
Similar methods have been applied to link PERCEPTION
to 3rd party accounting system that provide payroll, general ledger,
accounts payable and receivable functions. Links are available for Great
Plains, Peachtree and Quick Books. Since most accounting
systems offer import and export functions, linking PERCEPTION to them
using PERCEPTION’s data mapping functions is not difficult.
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