Integrating Command Alkon Products

1. Integrating Command Alkon Products Paul Vloon pvloon@commandalkon.com (205) 879-3282 x1144

2. Session Objective • Our new integration platform will standardize the method of transporting data across Command Alkon and 3rd party products. Learn how this new platform can help you ensure that information in multiple systems is kept consistent and link business processes across applications. Integrating Command Alkon Products

3. Session Overview • COMMANDedx • Concrete Production Manager • Online Credit Check • SAP Certification • Upcoming Projects Integrating Command Alkon Products

4. Different Interfaces CMDseries ERP APEX CMDfleet CMDqc CMDbatch Interface hell: point to point interfaces are inflexible and costly Integrating Command Alkon Products

5. Vision • Build a modern application integration tool that initially allows for data integration and in later stages will allow for full A2A integration. Integrating Command Alkon Products

6. COMMANDedx • Enterprise Data eXchange • Allow systems with disparate platforms and data structures to exchange information in a uniform fashion • Integrate via standard XML entities • Message bus based on ISA-95 model COMMANDedx Integrating Command Alkon Products

7. Why COMMANDedx • Instead of building non re-useable point to point solutions, build reusable interfaces to generic industry business object. Like this each application will have to build the interface once independent of the application providing or consuming the data • Standardizing the method of transporting data will decrease development and maintenance cost • Customizing can be easily accomplished with graphical tools without additional development Integrating Command Alkon Products

8. Different Interfaces CMDseries ERP APEX CMDfleet CMDqc CMDbatch Integrating Command Alkon Products

9. Service Bus CMDseries APEX ERP Horizontal Integration or Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is an integration method in which a specialized subsystem is dedicated to communication between other subsystems. This allows cutting the number of connections (interfaces) to only one per subsystem which will connect directly to the ESB. The ESB is capable of translating the interface into another interface. This allows cutting the costs of integration and provides extreme flexibility. With systems integrated using this method, it is possible to completely replace one subsystem with another subsystem which provides similar functionality but exports different interfaces, all this completely transparent for the rest of the subsystems. The only action required is to implement the new interface between the ESB and the new subsystem CMDedx CMDfleet CMDqc CMDbatch Integrating Command Alkon Products

10. EDX Highlights • Data Integration: Ensuring that information in multiple systems is kept consistent • Process Integration: Linking business processes across applications • Common Facade: Front-end for all CAI applications, providing a single consistent access interface to these applications and shielding users from having to learn to interact with different applications Integrating Command Alkon Products

11. COMMANDedx Features • Transaction Model • Publish/Subscribe: Synchronize data between different systems • Push: Process integration betweens different systems • Pull: Querying and reporting • XML files/streams as a means of communication with internal and external applications • Asynchronous and Synchronous communication • Perform data transformation (XSLT), filtering (XPATH) and routing • Support multiple data transport mechanisms (Soap/HTTP/WCF/File) Encryption Integrating Command Alkon Products

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13. Open Standards • ISA-95 B2MML • Oagis V9.4 Integrating Command Alkon Products

14. Concrete Production Manager(data integration) • Publish Subscribe • Actual weights per load • Locally created tickets, Manual weights • Drivers • Trucks • Materials • Mix-Designs For a in depth look at Concrete Production Manager, please visit breakout session on CPM Thursday 3pm Integrating Command Alkon Products

15. SAP Online Credit Check Integrating Command Alkon Products

16. SAP Online Credit Check Integrating Command Alkon Products

17. Sales Order to Delivery Process Flow SAP Sales Orders Invoices • Sales Order • Delivery Records Raw Materials Stock Mgmt Mix Mgmt Quotes Invoice Prep Orders Optimization Scheduling Ticketing Batching Tracking Quality Mgmt CS Integrating Command Alkon Products

18. Upcoming Project • Concrete Production Manager • Alpha site • Limited Release • For a in depth look at Concrete Production Manager, please visit session on CPM (Thursday 3pm) • Supply Chain Management • Automating Raw Material Replenishment • Electronic Data for easy accepting deliveries Integrating Command Alkon Products

19. Upcoming Projects • SAP integration, collaboration between customer, SAP and Command Alkon to further develop the existing certified solution in to a standard product. • SAP Business Suite Integration with COMMANDseries by Folkert Haag SAP (Thursday 8:30 am) • SAP Business Suite Integration Roadmap & Roundtable (Friday 10:30 am) • Address the automated Data In / Date Out integration needs between Command Alkon products and other applications. • COMMANDseries Master File Data • Account Master Data • Product Master Data • Delivery Master Data • Inventory Balance and Purchasing Data • Orders and Ticket transactional Data Integrating Command Alkon Products

20. Please Complete Your Evaluation • Be sure to circle the session you are evaluating on the back of your card • Management (Track Name) • MT-003 (session code) • Integrating CAI Products (session title) • All breakout session materials can be accessed at:www.commandalkon.com/cc2010/update/index.htm • Thank You! Integrating Command Alkon Products