The platform for business-specific applications
Some applications need their own rules, workflow and pace of change, while still using ERP and CRM data. DataFlex brings data access, business logic and the interface into one platform, so your team can deliver a complete application with fewer moving parts. Hands-on experts help your developers or existing SI build, run and scale the application, with IT in control.
See a connected application in action and how the team behind it builds and changes it.
Your ERP and CRM systems cover the standard processes. Then the business needs an application for something specific: a customer portal, an approval flow or a process the standard systems do not support. A focused business request can turn into a much larger delivery challenge:
Selecting and connecting tools for data access, business logic and the interface.
Coordinating specialists across different languages and frameworks.
Working out how the new application will connect to existing systems.
Keeping the application understandable and supportable after the original developers move on.
The business is waiting for a working application. Your team also has to make sure it supports what comes next.
The hidden cost
Under pressure to deliver, a quick fix can become another piece of duct tape software: business-critical, but without clear ownership, documentation or change control. When it breaks or the developer moves on, your team has to untangle how it works before it can move forward.
DataFlex is a business-specific application platform. It brings data access, business logic and the application interface into one development environment, so a small team can work across the application with a shared approach.
Build around the rules, roles and exceptions the business needs. Connect to ERP, CRM, databases and APIs. Carry that same development model into later changes and subsequent applications, so the team can build on familiar foundations.
Deliver the business application with your team or existing SI, backed by hands-on DataFlex expertise. You lead the project. We help your team gain and apply the skills needed to build, run and govern the application.
Local specialists include Front IoT in the Nordics and DataFlex Solutions in the Netherlands.
DataFlex platform
Screens and workflows built around the roles and exceptions the business needs.
The rules, approvals and exceptions, written in the same language.
One way to reach your data in ERP, CRM and databases.
Take the business application from request to daily use:
Build
Take a business requirement through to a secured, connected application with your team or existing SI. DataFlex experts work alongside them on architecture, integration and implementation.
Run
Deploy on-prem, with your preferred cloud hosting provider or through DataFlex Cloud Services. Use WebApp administration to monitor and manage your applications, with expert support where needed. Data Access maintains the platform and supplies updates your team can adopt when ready.
Scale
Build each new application on what your team already knows and has developed. Reuse components and integration patterns, with consistent development, release and support practices across the portfolio. Bring new developers or partners into that shared approach as the portfolio grows.
Control
Keep ownership of access, releases and changes with IT. Use CI/CD integration and the Package Manager to manage builds and dependencies, supported by agreed review, approval and documentation practices. Your team decides what changes and when it goes live.
Demos
Explore short recorded demos from two perspectives: the people using the application and the team building and maintaining it. Follow one business request through a connected application, then see a small change to a rule or screen reviewed, tested and released under the team's own change process.
See where the data, business rules and interface of a connected application come together in DataFlex.
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After watching, see how this approach could fit your next application.
[TO DEVELOP: an approved customer case showing the business application delivered and what it achieved, including how the team gained the required skills, where experts helped and how the application is run and governed.]
[What the business needed and why the existing systems did not meet it.]
[How the IT manager led the project, how the team got up to speed and where hands-on specialists contributed.]
[What went into use and what changed for the business and IT team. Include team size, elapsed time or support outcomes only when evidenced.]
[Who runs the application, how changes are controlled and how the team has reused its knowledge on later work.]
[TO ADD: an approved quote from an IT leader about delivering the application the business needed, supported by team skills, expert help and clear operational ownership.]
How it works
Watch a working business application and the development approach behind it. See how data, rules and the interface fit together.
Lead an interactive session with DataFlex experts and your in-house team or existing SI. We combine a relevant demo with a first understanding of the business process, existing systems and team capabilities. Together, identify the skills and expert support needed to deliver and run it. Bring the business or process owner into the conversation.
Agree what the application needs to do, which systems it will connect to and how it will be delivered. Define the work for your team or existing SI and the DataFlex expertise needed to complete it. Licences, hosting and ongoing support are included in the proposal.
Your team or existing SI builds the application with hands-on support from DataFlex experts. Put the agreed CI/CD, hosting and application management setup into use, with IT retaining ownership of releases and governance. Continue to develop the application as business requirements change.
No. DataFlex applications work alongside your core systems and connect with them. The first session establishes what the application should own, which systems remain the source of data and which connections are needed.
Yes, DataFlex becomes part of your application landscape. Its value is bringing data access, business logic and the interface into one development model for the applications you build with it. One platform for all business applications.
Yes. The starting point is the team you already work with. DataFlex has its own language and development environment, so we help identify the onboarding and hands-on guidance your developers or SI need. Experienced specialists support them through the project while they build the capability to maintain and extend the application.
Your IT requirements set the direction. Start with the systems, data flows and access needs, then assess integration and deployment with support from Data Access and relevant specialists. Agree security responsibilities, release controls and operating requirements within your own governance process.
That depends on the application scope, connections and the support your team needs. The initial session provides the starting point for a plan covering onboarding, specialist involvement, application delivery, platform licences and ongoing support. We can then assess what later applications could reuse.
Your in-house team or existing SI, supported by experts under the agreed operating model. IT retains ownership and governance. Define who handles monitoring, incidents, maintenance and releases, when to escalate and what specialist cover is needed. Data Access and local specialists such as Front IoT in the Nordics and DataFlex Solutions in the Netherlands can support that model.
The business is waiting for a working application. Explore the demos to see how DataFlex can help your team deliver it. Then bring your requirements to an interactive session with DataFlex experts.
Watch the application and development walkthroughs at your own pace. No form required.