ID Integrator for Vendors allows the companies to create a single, unified view of their Vendor Reference Data by discovering, extracting and integrating Vendor data from a global data landscape.

WHO SHOULD USE THIS PRODUCT?

1. Enterprise Data Managers
   Who wish to have a comprehensive Vendor reference data repository with up to date Vendor data.
   
   
2. ERP / BI /CRM Project Managers
   Who need to create integrated Vendor reference data for integrating data and processes within ERP, BI and CRM applications.
   
   
3. CIOs
   Who understand that high quality Vendor reference data is the backbone of enterprise data architectures.

WHAT PROBLEM DOES IT SOLVE?

Most companies have their Vendor reference data distributed across many applications, databases and legacy environments.

Since there is no single, well-defined process for the creation of new Vendor IDs, companies end up with multiple Vendor IDs for the same Vendor. For companies that have a large number of Vendors, it becomes very difficult to integrate Vendor information. The Vendor IDs must be integrated (or cross-referenced) before the Vendor Information can be integrated.

ID Integrator for Vendors automates the integration of Vendor IDs from the enterprise data landscape. It is used to create repositories of enterprise Vendor reference data that is essential to any enterprise data integration project.

HOW IS IT USED?

ID Integrator for Vendors is intended primarily for Vendor reference data integration. It is most useful for

1. Profiling Columns in the Enterprise Data Landscape for discovery, identification and classification of Vendor reference Data Extraction of Vendor Reference Data
   
   
2. Tables from global information landscape to a Central Repository (Global Vendor ID Store)
   
   
3. Semi-automated integration of reference data using advanced record matching techniques.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

ID Integrator for Vendors can help companies create a unified view of all enterprise Vendors. It creates an enterprise Vendor reference data repository, with high quality, up to date Vendor data.

ID Integrator for Vendors can be used to

1. Create a single repository containing all the enterprise Vendor reference data. The application can become the "single point of truth" for all the Vendor data within the organization
   
   
2. Support Data Warehouse and Data Mart Projects, by reducing the manual effort required to extract Vendor reference data from hundreds of data sources.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES?

ID Integrator for Vendors creates the following deliverables

1. A comprehensive, integrated list of all Vendors across the enterprise.
   
   
2. A cross-reference table that relates the Vendor IDs in the enterprise with each other.
   
   
3. An enterprise Vendor ontology defining the important information that is associated with the Vendor
   
   
4. Multiple taxonomies associated with the Vendor object
   
   
   1. Vendors by Geography
   2. Vendors by Profitability
   3. Vendors by Demographics
   4. Vendors by Product
   5. Vendors by Product by Region
   6. Other classification schemes
      
      
5. A synchronization mechanism that updates the Vendor Reference Data Repository with the changes in the data landscape.

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