API
Integration - what does it mean?
During the course of a working day, you visit several different systems, each representing a different part of the work you need to do. You may have to enter the same information in several places, making it feel repetitive and cumbersome.
With system integration, we can create links between the different systems so that they are able to talk to each other and function as a coordinated whole.
We simplify and improve the workday
IN 4human We started early with integrations and the first ones we set up exchanged information in file format. A file with selected information is automatically generated, sent and picked up via a secure connection and read in on the receiving side. This is a simple and often cost-effective way to exchange data between two systems and the method is still used either alone or as a complement to an API integration.
API integration
The technology has moved more towards creating application integrations where we use an API - an Application Programming Interface - to transfer information securely and quickly over the internet.
API is a programming interface used to exchange data between systems or apps. It handles the rules for interaction; how the data should be structured and what is allowed, as well as the actual transfer between the application on the one hand and the server and database on the other. The APIs make it possible to create more flexible and customized solutions than before. For example, there may be controls during integration, more flexible management of the time window for completing integration - once a day, every hour, etc.
Open APIs
4human has an open API. This means that the technical information is open and available to creative developers. An open API invites other players to see what opportunities exist with us and lowers the threshold for interaction.
Integrations simplify and streamline your daily work
Systems that are integrated with each other share key information and reuse data across them.
There are three key benefits to integrating:
Profitability
Time spent manually entering the same data into multiple systems can now be spent on other tasks.
Quality
The integration works the same all the time. You can trust the data being transferred and avoid human error.
The future
The future is in the cloud. Cloud-based solutions are available, always up to date and with good opportunities for integrations.
Integrations with all the solutions they can offer provide a competitive advantage.