QBD Microsoft Dynamics Integration Brief

Arena–Dynamics Integration Connecting Engineering with Operations

OVERVIEW BENEFITS The Microsoft Dynamics Adapter for Arena by QBD Systems connects engineering and operations, helping you deliver high quality products to Minimizes shortages and reduce cost by making market. This solution automates the process of transferring current product MRP more accurate data between Arena and Dynamics, eliminating redundant data entry and Eliminates production delays and waste due to ensuring the information in Dynamics is more accurate. inaccurate or obsolete product structure information Keeps key Dynamics users aware of part and This integration keeps key Dynamics users aware of part and structure product structure changes changes. It also guarantees operations has the latest released bill of material Minimizes impact on IT with no custom code to (BOM), approved manufacturer and part numbers, approved supplier and support or test as you upgrade to a new part numbers, and engineering changes (ECO) from engineering. Dynamics release Maintains your Dynamics development environment Reduces administration efforts by eliminating How It Works redundant data entry The Microsoft Dynamics Adapter for Arena is designed to integrate Arena Easy to implement and configure in less than with Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, and Microsoft Dynamics an hour with no programming NAV. The product enables Arena users to update their Microsoft Dynamics solution with part, bill of material, change order, and manufacturer part CAPABILITIES information (as supported by your Microsoft Dynamics system). Enforces Microsoft Dynamics business rules Ensures data integrity with two pass logic by The Microsoft Dynamics Adapter for Arena is flexible and extensible. Attribute validating entire dataset before updates begin values in Dynamics are updated with information from Arena along with Translates from Arena item values to Microsoft default values for fields that you wish to initialize but are not revision Dynamics values controlled in Arena. This integration supports user scripting in Visual Sets flexible defaults for values not originating BASIC.NET so that the value of fields can be determined programmatically. in Arena Allows scripting in VB.NET This flexibility allows you to synchronize your database consistently and to Maintains a transaction log your specificity, minimizing the need for manual “retouching” of your data. Emails notification to key users of Adapter This integration also supports custom attributes added to the standard operations Dynamics tables as well as custom tables. Runs on-demand or continuously, or schedule with Windows Task Scheduler to run at specific The Microsoft Dynamics Adapter for Arena Profile Utility is used to configure times all aspects of your integration including mapping information, error conditions, user scripts, value translation, activity notifications, etc.

The “Inbox” is the user interface for the runtime module which performs database updates. The runtime module can be run on-demand or it can be scheduled with Windows Task Scheduler. ARENA PLM MICROSOFT DYNAMICS ERP

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HOW IT WORKS

Whether you are already using Arena or Dynamics, you can implement the Microsoft Dynamics Adapter for Arena at any point that suits your business needs. Implementation time, resource impact, and costs are minimal.

New Arena and Dynamics Customers Deploy a fully integrated Arena Solutions–Dynamics Integration as part of the initial deployment.

Existing Dynamics Customers Implement Arena Solutions and the integration to capture full product design to manufacturing processes while ensuring Dynamics has the up-to-date product record.

Existing Arena Customers Implement Dynamics and the integration to complete the product deﬁnition loop, supporting manufacturing and ﬁnancial discipline.

Ongoing support and professional services available from industry experts as needed.

ABOUT ARENA SOLUTIONS ABOUT QBD SYSTEMS

Arena Solutions helps innovative electronic high tech and medical QBD stands for "Quality By Design". QBD strives to deliver products device companies create products that change the world. Arena and services of the highest quality possible. Founded in 1994 to uniﬁes product lifecycle (PLM) and quality management (QMS) deliver software and services to manufacturing organizations large processes, allowing every participant throughout the product and small, QBD understands your business. QBD crafts leading realization process from design to manufacturing to work together. edge software solutions to help your company gain a competitive With Arena, teams accelerate product development and delivery to edge. Headquartered in Pepperell, Massachusetts, QBD specializes increase proﬁts. For more information, visit ArenaSolutions.com. in integrating ERP with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM) solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.qbdsys.com/.