Project Overview
Using procurement automation software, Transparity helped Trustmarque replace thousands of monthly paper purchase orders and invoices for Microsoft licences with an automated eProcurement workflow on BizTalk Server. Transparity implemented xCBL/SAP mappings, secure HTTPS transport, robust error handling, and orchestrations to govern validations and business processes—drawing on our App Innovation and Application Integration expertise.
The result streamlined procurement and significantly reduced man-hours while fully automating this licensing process.
The Challenge
Trustmarque deals with a large volume of Microsoft licences and this was resulting in many thousands of paper purchase orders and invoices being exchanged every month. Trustmarque was looking at ways to automate it. Microsoft had already implemented a global procurement system based on BizTalk Server and was already using this with a select few distributors and so a decision to proceed with BizTalk was made.
The Solution
Trustmarque commissioned Transparity to assist with the design and implementation of an automated eProcurement solution for Microsoft licences based on BizTalk. This involved:
- Setting up adaptors and mappings to generate and consume messages based on the required xCBL and SAP schemas.
- Creating the infrastructure and certificates needed for an HTTPS transport-based solution.
- Implementing an effective error handling strategy.
- Creating the orchestrations that manage the business processes and validations associated with the incoming and outgoing messages.
The Outcome
The new solution substantially streamlined the process and reduced the man-hours required to support the volume of paperwork.
