Terms
Integration and automation terms
How systems exchange data and how you automate recurring work. A short explanation of each term.
11 terms
A to Z.
Accounting integration
What is an accounting integration? Your accounting software exchanges data with your webshop, bank, CRM or planning. Standard or custom, and what to check.
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What is an API? The fixed entrance to a software package through which other software retrieves and sends data. Explanation with an example.
Read moreAPI integration
What is an API integration? Two systems exchange data themselves via their API, so nobody has to retype it. With an example and what to watch for.
Read moreEDI (electronic data interchange)
What is EDI? Businesses send each other orders, shipping notices and invoices in a fixed digital format. With the difference with an API and how to start.
Read moreIntegration platform (iPaaS)
What is an integration platform (iPaaS) like Zapier, Make or n8n? Plain-language explanation, with an honest trade-off: platform, standard or custom.
Read moreMiddleware
What is middleware? Software in the middle that receives, translates and passes on data between your systems. Simple explanation with an example.
Read moreOCR (optical character recognition)
What is OCR? Software that recognises text on a scan or photo and turns it into readable text. With an example and the step to AI document recognition.
Read moreRPA (robotic process automation)
What is RPA (robotic process automation)? Software that clicks and types through screens like an employee. How it differs from an API integration.
Read moreSystem integration
What is system integration? Your software packages work together, so you enter data once and it is correct everywhere. Explanation with an example.
Read moreWebhook
What is a webhook? A signal a package sends by itself as soon as something changes, so another system can carry on. With an example and points to watch.
Read moreWorkflow automation
What is workflow automation, or process automation? Software carries out the fixed steps of a work process. Explanation, example and what to watch.
Read moreArticles
More detail in an article.
Article · 10 min read
What is an API integration?
What is an API integration and how does it work? A plain-language explanation: standard or custom, what happens when it fails and when retyping is fine.
Read moreArticle · 11 min read
What does an API integration cost?
What does an API integration cost? See what makes the price higher or lower, which costs recur monthly, how to compare quotes and what to arrange first.
Read moreArticle · 10 min read
Reading invoices automatically: package or custom?
Many accounting packages already read invoices automatically. What does yours do, where does it stall and when is custom software worthwhile?
Read moreArticle · 11 min read
How do you create quotes with AI?
Creating quotes with AI: what AI does well, what a person still does, and how enquiry, quote, planning and invoice fit together.
Read moreArticle · 8 min read
What is a digital job sheet and how does it work with AI?
What is a digital job sheet, what goes on it and how does AI create one from a voice message? An explanation for contractors, builders and installers.
Read moreArticle · 7 min read
How do you process webshop orders automatically?
Process webshop orders automatically: choosing between parcel service and own transport, planning routes and integrating. With an example from Ede.
Read moreArticle · 13 min read
How do you automate planning with AI?
Automating planning and rosters with AI: what software can already do, which rules it needs and why the planner decides. With steps to start small.
Read moreArticle · 15 min read
How do you automate trip planning, and how does AI help?
Automating trip planning: orders land in the right trip automatically, AI makes a proposal and a planner decides. With rules, driving times and examples.
Read moreArticle · 15 min read
How do you map your processes before you automate?
Mapping processes before you automate: which process to choose, what to note per step and how to see what software, AI or a person does.
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