Version 2008 - ABAS Software AG

7. Interfaces
More flexibility due to an open IT environment
You can use interfaces to connect abas Business Software to other
applications or add-on solutions like, for example, data warehousing,
OLAP databases, CAD, CAQ, PDC, EDI systems, systems for personnel
time recording and order times as well as archiving systems, wordprocessing
programs and spreadsheet programs.
You can create easy-to-use and secure connections by using
the following:
• DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange)
• ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) and JDBC (Java DataBase
Connectivity), optional, require a license
• MultiSite
• EDP (ERP Data Access Protocol)
- ActiveX
- Java-API
- Data export / Data import
• Object-oriented database interface for FOPs
7.1. DDE - Dynamic Data Exchange
abas Business Software offers a program interface to DDE (Dynamic Data
Exchange) compatible Windows programs (MS Excel, MS Word). This
interface can be used via abas ERP standard functions or your own
applications. Using the DDE technology user programs can dynamically
exchange data. abas ERP can be used both as a server and also a client
in a DDE connection.
7.2. ODBC - Open DataBase Connectivity
Optionally you can use the ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity)
standard interface - licence required! Many of the tools on the market for
generating valuations or for processing database data use this interface.
You can integrate archiving systems, word-processing programs,
spreadsheets, OLAP databases or report generators using ODBC. The
ODBC interface supports abas ERP keys so that sorting and selecting can
be carried out quickly and efficiently. Because the interface enables
communication via the standardized database language SQL - Structured
Query Language - many IT environments are available to you, e.g.
Microsoft applications: You can, for example, create standard letters
using the selection options of Microsoft Word or adopt abas ERP data
into an Excel spreadsheet.
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