The Data Import / Export option allows ProHelp® EPM to be easily connected with third-party ERP systems like SAP, BAAN, Oracle, MIcrosoft, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, DTR (Made2Manage), and others. Job and Machine Schedule information can be extracted from external systems, written into an ASCII text file in a Mattec-defined format and imported into ProHelp® EPM. Data can also be exported from ProHelp® EPM into an ASCII text file and then read into external systems.

Advanced users may utilize the database stored procedures and database views that are used by the Data Import / Export program to create a highly-customized, highly-integrated interface between ProHelp® EPM and your ERP system.

This process is described in great detail in Mattec's Data Exchange Manual.

Data That Is Available for Import

The following data types may be imported from external systems into the ProHelp® EPM system via the Data Import / Export option:

• Machine Schedules


• Job Descriptors


• Part IDs


• Tool IDs


• Process Sheets

Data That Is Available for Export

The following ProHelp® EPM data is available for export to external systems via the Data Import / Export option:

• Production (Shift) History


• SPC History


• Job Descriptors


• Part IDs


• Tool IDs


• Process Sheets


• Operator Login/Logout


• Machine Schedules

The Made2Manage/DTR Data Export Option for ProHelp® EPM allows the ProHelp® EPM system to be easily integrated with Made2Manage's The Manufacturing Manager™ (TMM) software. It allows ProHelp® EPM shift history data to be exported using the TMM Standard format (revised February 3, 1999). Users will still need to purchase the Data Import/Export option if they need to import data into ProHelp® EPM or to export Production History, SPC History, Job History, Process Sheets, Part IDs, or Tool IDs.