CADISON ERP Interface
Integrating Engineering and Procurement Workflows for End-to-End Process Efficiency
The CADISON ERP Interface enables a seamless connection between engineering and procurement workflows—creating a fully integrated system that ensures data consistency, process reliability and reduced manual effort.
With the ERP Interface available in CADISON Project Engineer, users can initiate purchase requests (purchase requisitions) directly from the engineering environment.
Key Capabilities and Features:
- Bidirectional ERP Integration
CADISON enables dynamic data exchange with leading ERP systems like SAP, Movex, Infor, and others via an open, configurable ERP interface - Customizable Implementation
ERP connections are implemented on a customer-specific configurations, ensuring alignment with each organization’s processes and standards. CADISON functions as the Engineering and Product data management platform using its modules such as Project Engineer, P&ID and 3D Designer, and MATPIPE - Data Synchronization Between Systems
The interface creates a direct link between the CADISON objects and corresponding ERP data, enabling seamless data synchronization and transfer between the systems - Linking ERP Domains
The ERP Interface establishes a connection with essential ERP domains, including:- Procurement (e.g., purchase requisitions and orders)
- Maintenance (initiating processes based on asset data)
- Master Data (ensuring data alignment across systems)
- Consistent and Centralized Data
Full integration with the ERP system ensures full data consistency, eliminating redundant data entries and manual errors in the system - Advanced Part Management
Within CADISON, required parts for procurement or in-house production are identified, selected and sorted based on customizable criteria - Data Validation
CADISON data is checked for consistency by comparing it against the existing ERP data records with the set of criteria - Automated Creation of Project-Specific Materials
New Parts not listed in ERP Master data can be automatically created in CADISON as project-specific materials
Business Benefits
- Seamless CAE/Design ↔ ERP Workflow: Continuous data flow between CADISON and ERP—no manual transfers or interruptions
- Digital Data Exchange: Automated data exchange and digital processes reduce human error and lower costs
- Better Maintenance Planning: Optimized data flow improves support for plant maintenance activities
- Faster Procurement: Acceleration and automation of the procurement process
The CADISON ERP Interface bridges the gap between design and procurement operations—resulting in greater efficiency, fewer errors, and faster project execution across the plant lifecycle.
Functional Highlights – CADISON & SAP MM Integration (Example)
Let’s look at how CADISON connects with SAP’s Material Master (MM) module to streamline engineering and procurement workflows:
- Part Selection Made Easy: With CADISON ERP interface module, the required parts can be sorted and selected according to any criteria and triggering the procurement or production order
- Consistency Check: CADISON checks if all parts the existing data in the ERP system (SAP), ensuring everything is aligned
- Timely Feedback: If SAP finds any delivery issues with parts, that feedback is sent back to CADISON so updates can be made accordingly
- Smart Validation: Plausibility check in ERP for parts requested directly via CADISON
- Procurement Info Logged: Any material requisition information from ERP is automatically logged in CADISON for full traceability
- Automatic Creation of Unlisted Parts: Parts not listed in the ERP master data (SAP), can be automatically created as project-specific material and transferred to CADISON
- Seamless Data Sync: CADISON and SAP stay in sync with shared, up-to-date project information