Integration overview
Infor Fashion PLM Connector Toolbox can access data from three sources:
- Infor Fashion PLM application database
- Infor Fashion PLM Integration XML file
- Other Microsoft SQL Server databases
Data from these sources is processed in the Connector Toolbox Service. From the service, data can then be organized in various integration flows through the Connector Toolbox Client. After processing,data is then placed in the Connector Toolbox database.
The Connector Toolbox Service can establish the integration these ways:
- M3 web services can be used to import and export data between
Infor Fashion PLM and
Infor M3Business Engine (M3 BE).Note: This point-to-point integration applies to integration with M3 BE only.
- Asynchronous interface, which is executed by using business object documents (BODs), can transmit extensive amounts of data between Infor Fashion PLM and Infor external systems through Infor ION.
- Database to database integration.
- XML integration.
In a point-to-point integration setup, data gathered from the application database is processed in Connector Toolbox and then transferred directly to the ERP (M3) through M3 Web Service. When using BODs for integration, data is sent to the ION Inbox/Outbox. Infor ION then obtains the data from the ION Inbox and sends the data to the ERP.
This diagram shows the integration architecture between Infor Fashion PLM and external systems through Connector Toolbox:
