CONNECTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY
Connect weighing data to your existing systems
Integrate weighing with ERP, MES, WMS, LIMS or custom software. Agree data, transfer direction and error handling with your IT team or integrator.
- Less duplicate entry
- Records linked to business events
- Agreed and tested data flows
Send data in the right direction
The Scale Monitor REST API supports several exchange patterns. Select the approach according to where the business event originates.
- Your system retrieves weighing records from Scale Monitor.
- Scale Monitor sends weighing data to your web service.
- An external system saves weighings in Scale Monitor.
- The API also supports imports into agreed databases.
Give scale data business meaning
Link measurements to an item, order, batch, vehicle or another identifier in your system. Define what constitutes a successfully completed transfer.
Define the data source and transfer event.
Agree fields, units, identifiers and timestamps.
Specify authorisation and permitted actions.
Test successful transfers, errors and connection loss.
Confirm retry and duplicate-record handling.
Exchange records or communicate with the scale
Use the Scale Monitor API to exchange weighing records and database information. Use ScaleWebLink for direct communication with a connected scale.
Preparing for the technical discussion
Send a description of the required data flow and target-system documentation. Production passwords and access to your data are not needed.
- Which event triggers weighing or transfer?
- Which system owns item and order data?
- Which fields does the receiving system need?
- What must remain local during a connection outage?
GOOD TO KNOW
Answers to your questions
Can you connect to our ERP?
We implement the connection through your ERP interfaces, agreeing the exchange of items, orders and weighing results with your IT team.
Can our IT team implement the integration?
Yes. We agree the data model and access and assist with testing. ScaleWebLink also provides a simulator for developing scale communication.
Can we import product data?
Yes. The API can import product information into Scale Monitor databases for use during weighing.
START WITH ONE WEIGHING STATION
From your workflow to a proposed solution.
Send the scale model, a photograph of its connections and a brief workflow description. We will check connectivity options and propose the next step.