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Rapid deployment, data import, vendor onboarding, and systems integration

Because eBid eXchange is Software as a Service (SaaS), there is no software to install so that you can be up and running in as little as a few days without taxing your existing information technology resources. A web browser is all you need as your gateway to eBid eXchange.

 With eBid Systems we don't need to fight through the priority of in-house IT priority lists. They host and maintain the system for us and the reliability has been excellent. 

Craig Weddle
Support Services
Grant County Utilities

Setup measured in days not weeks

A typical implementation process will include the following steps:

  • Through a questionnaire and telephone conversation with our experts, we will define what optional features you plan to use, user interface desires, and custom field requirements.
  • Based on your input, we will configure your website and make it available for your final acceptance testing.
  • We will make any final modifications you desire, conduct online training session, and you are ready to go!

From the time we receive your input to our setup questionnaire, we will have your website ready to go the next business day.

Easily import your existing vendor data

We can help you quickly populate your system with vendor data, either by having your vendors create a new profile at your supplier portal or by directly importing vendor data from your database. If you can provide your existing vendor records in Microsoft Excel, we can easily import your existing vendor records.

If you suspect that your existing vendor database is out-of-date, we recommend using an email blast, supplemented by fax or regular mail announcement, to direct your vendors to the new eBid eXchange website. This will ensure that their data is current and allows you to capture additional information about them at your supplier portal. We can help send the email announcement and process bounced email messages.

If you have a large vendor database that has related sourcing and contract data, we can do a direct import of your data into our database. We have experience working with many different databases and file types. Additionally, we can work with your internal information technology staff if they have the capability to export and cleanse your vendor data.

Integration with your accounting, project management, and estimating systems

Just because eBid eXchange is a hosted application doesn't mean it has to be disconnected from your on-premise business applications. Many of our clients share information between eBid eXchange and their accounting, project management, and estimating software applications.

With current clients using financial applications from SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, and Peoplesoft, we understand the points of integration between eBid eXchange and your accounting software. We have built integration services that allow sharing of vendor data between these applications.