About Information Flow

Information flows to and from the ERP Integration database in the form of JSON, B2MML, and XML files. JSON files contain the following types of messages:
  • Work orders: Specified in a Work Order Import Document (WOID).
  • Process orders: Specified in a Process Order Import Document (POID).
  • Materials: Specified in a Material Master Import Document (MMID).
  • Material lots: Specified in a Material Lot Import Document (MLID) for material lots.
  • Outside Processing (OSP): Specified in an MLID for OSP.
    Note: For OSP:
    • If a material lot has serialized material, the received quantity is recorded, and the non-clocking operation is completed.
    • If a material lot has non-serialized material, and if partial quantity is received, only the received quantity is recorded. The operation is not completed until the remaining quantity is received.
After you connect the ERP system to the ERP Integration database:
  1. The ERP systems add the messages to the ERP Integration database.
  2. The ERP Integration services import the messages into the Plant Applications database and update the status of the messages in the ERP Integration database.
  3. The ERP Export service publishes events to the ERP Integration database when an operation is complete, the status of a material/lot is changed, and so on.