Services Integrations
Integrations that end the retyping.
An integration connects two or more of your business systems so information entered once appears wherever it is needed. BurmLabs links the apps, files, and older systems you already use, checks that the records match, and flags the ones that do not.
Connects
Apps, spreadsheets, databases, and older systems.
A person keeps
Records that do not match and any change to money.
Starts with
One connection between two systems, proven on real data.
What it is
Most businesses run on several systems that were never meant to work together. The register knows sales, the scheduler knows jobs, payroll knows hours, and a person carries numbers between them by hand. That copying is slow, and it is where the errors come from.
We connect the systems directly, using a built-in connection where one exists and a file export where it does not. When a system offers neither, we find the least fragile way in. Every connection records what it moved, so a wrong number can be traced.
When it fits
A good fit when
- The same data is typed twice. A person copies it from one system into another.
- Reports need several sources. Someone exports and combines files every week.
- Records have a shared key. A job number, customer, or invoice number ties them together.
- The systems are staying. You are not about to replace them.
Not the right tool when
- One of the systems is being replaced soon. Connect the new one instead.
- The data in the source system is not trusted. Fix that first.
- The copying happens a few times a month and takes minutes.
- A connection already exists inside the software you pay for. We will point you to it.
Illustrative example, not a client project
Three systems, one set of numbers
Input
The day's sales in the register, jobs in the scheduling tool, and hours in payroll.
Action
Each night, pull the new records from all three, match them by job number, and write them into one shared table.
Output
One place where a job's revenue, schedule, and hours line up, ready for the weekly report.
Exceptions
A sale with no job, hours against a closed job, or a record that changed after it was copied is listed for a person to resolve.
How we build and run it
Map the data
We list each system, what it holds, and which one is the source of truth for each field.
Pick the connection
We use a built-in connection where one exists, then a file export, and anything more fragile only as a last resort.
Test on a copy
We run against real records in a safe copy and compare totals with the originals.
Go live in one direction
Data flows one way first. Writing back is added only once the numbers hold.
Monitor
Each run is logged with counts. A failed or short run alerts a named owner.
What changes the scope
- Whether each system offers a supported way to connect.
- How clean and consistent the existing records are.
- Whether data moves one way or both ways.
- How quickly a change has to appear in the other system.
- How many systems are involved.
Connector or software fees from other vendors are named before you decide.
Questions
What is a system integration?
A connection that moves information between two or more business systems automatically, so a record entered in one appears in the others without anyone retyping it.
Can you connect older software?
Usually. If it can export a file, write to a database, or print a report, there is normally a way to read it. We test the connection on real data before promising anything.
Do we need to buy new software?
Often not. We start with connections your current systems already support and add tools only where they are needed.
What happens when records do not match?
They are listed for a person to resolve, with both versions side by side.
What if one system is down?
The run stops, a named owner is alerted, and it picks up from where it stopped once the system is back.
Related services
Workflow automation
Route email, create tasks, collect information, and move data between systems without anyone retyping it.
Reporting and insight
Scheduled reports that compare performance and flag trends while there is still time to act.
Websites and custom software
Fast, search-ready sites and custom platforms when off-the-shelf tools do not fit.
Tired of typing it twice?
Tell us which systems hold the same information. We will say what can be connected and how.