Connect Edifact and AFAS

Connecting Edifact and AFAS for a company could enable the automated exchange of business documents, such as invoices or purchase orders, between the two systems. This integration could support more efficient data transfer and reduce manual data entry, helping to maintain accuracy and consistency across financial and operational processes.

You can build this integration on the System2System platform. We design the connection between Edifact and AFAS around the way you work — not as an off-the-shelf connector, but to fit your systems.

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Why connect Edifact and AFAS?

A company that operates both Edifact and AFAS could benefit from enabling these systems to exchange data, as this could help ensure that business information is consistent and up to date across the organization. Without such a connection, staff may need to enter the same data into each system separately, which increases the risk of errors and wastes time. There is also the possibility that records could become inconsistent if updates are made in only one system, leading to situations where decisions are based on outdated or incomplete information. When data does not flow between systems, it can be difficult to maintain an accurate overview of business operations, which could impact both efficiency and compliance. The types of data that could be exchanged between Edifact and AFAS would depend on the role each system plays, but in practice, companies often look to share information such as invoices, order details, customer data, and payment status. This could reduce manual effort and help ensure that both systems reflect the same reality. However, the specific data that can be exchanged would depend on what each system makes available through its API and would need to be determined according to the requirements and technical capabilities present in each situation.

How System2System builds an integration

Connectors

We connect to each system through the interface it offers — an API, a database, a file exchange or a webhook — and handle authentication, rate limits and retries.

Mapping

Fields rarely line up one to one. We map and transform the data so both systems receive it in the shape they expect.

Workflow

We define what triggers an exchange, in which direction data flows and which system takes precedence when the two disagree.

Monitoring

Every exchange is logged. Failures are flagged and can be replayed, so nothing disappears without anyone noticing.

What can actually be exchanged?

That depends on what Edifact and AFAS make available through their APIs, on the licences and modules in use, and on the version each system runs. Which records are synchronised, in which direction and how often, is something we determine together before any work starts.

We are happy to look at your specific situation and tell you what is feasible — including when the answer is that it is not.