Microsoft
Use Projektron BCS in a Microsoft environment
Whether you have Microsoft 365 applications such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel, the ERP Microsoft Navision or server solutions such as Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint: Projektron BCS goes hand in hand with your Microsoft environment.
Microsoft Exchange
Interface performance
The interface between Projektron BCS and Microsoft Exchange (2019, 2016) provides you with the following possibilities for bidirectional synchronization:
- Synchronisation of appointments and notes between both systems
- Synchronisation of Microsoft tasks and Projektron BCS reminders
In addition, the interface provides you with the following possibility for unidirectional synchronization:
- Automatic transmission of Projektron BCS contact data as well as changes thereof in public files of the Microsoft Exchange Server
Program information
With Microsoft Exchange, you can organize data within networks, for example, for the maintenance of intranets or for the administration of e-mails and appointments.
Microsoft Active Directory
Interface performance
The interface between Projektron BCS and Microsoft Active Directory provides you with the following possibilities:
- Importing and automatic updating of all or selected objects from the Microsoft Active Directory including the Mapping on the Projektron BCS structure.
- User authentication via direct checking of the login data on the Microsoft Active Directory
- Direct login of a user in the Windows domain via Kerberos (Single Sign-on)
Program information
With the directory service Microsoft Active Directory, administrators organize and manage objects - for example login data or address books - and their access rights in networks.
Microsoft SharePoint - On Premise
Interface performance
Projektron BCS offers an interface to Microsoft SharePoint - On Premise via WebDAV with the following options:
- Access to documents and directories which are located on a Microsoft SharePoint platform,
- uploading, blocking, editing and deletion of
documents and directories which are located on a Microsoft SharePoint platform
Program information
With SharePoint from Microsoft, you can create, manage and maintain platforms - such as an information portal for your company. Microsoft SharePoint can also be used on the web, for example for your internet presence.
Microsoft Outlook
Interface performance
The interface provides several ways to transmitting data between Projektron BCS and Microsoft Outlook:
- Export of Projektron BCS appointments, Reminders and notes in standard formats iCalendar (ICS)
- Deployment of the Projektron BCS calendar via subscriptions
- Synchronisation of appointments, Reminders and notes via Microsoft Exchange
Program information
With Microsoft Outlook, you can organise personal data such as e-mails, appointments, tasks and notes.
In order to show information from other calendars, you can import data in the standard iCalendar format or subscribe to other calendars. In contrast to imported data, the subscribed calendars are automatically updated.
Microsoft Outlook can be used individually as well as in combination with Microsoft Exchange Server.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Performance
Within the scope of our workshops, we develop just the right interface solution for smooth data exchange with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central together with you.
We use our flexible import/export module for interface configuration, which allows us to read, load and modify almost any objects from Projektron BCS.
Program information
With the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can plan and control the company-wide deployment of resources and business processes.
The following Microsoft 365 applications are also compatible with the Projektron BCS.start version.
Microsoft 365
Interface performance
The interface between Projektron BCS and Microsoft 365 provides the following options for bidirectional synchronization:
- Synchronization of appointments, recurring appointments and appointments with multiple participants between both systems
Program information
Projektron BCS logs in as an authorized app in order to communicate with Microsoft 365. Setting up Projektron BCS as an app is simplified through the use of a shell script.
Microsoft Excel
Interface performance
Projektron BCS provides you with the following possibilities for exchanging data with Microsoft Excel:
- Export of almost all Projektron BCS evaluations in the standard CSV format
- Export of reports in XLSX format
- Import of data, for example from offline time recording, in the standard CSV format
Program information
With Microsoft Excel, you can create tables in order to analyze and present data.
Microsoft Excel supports the standard CSV format.
Microsoft Word
Interface performance
You can generate all Projektron BCS reports in the Microsoft Word DOCX format.
Program information
With Microsoft Word, you can prepare and process texts.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Interface performance
You can generate Projektron BCS reports for Microsoft PowerPoint up to Office 2019.
Program information
With Microsoft PowerPoint, you can prepare and process presentation slides.
Microsoft Project
Interface performance
The interface provides you with the following possibilities for exchanging data with Microsoft Project:
- Export of Projektron BCS project structure data
- Import of Microsoft Project data in the CSV format
Program information
With Microsoft Project, you can plan and control projects.
Carsten Münch
First Business Partner & Team Coordinator Application Management, TÜV Rheinland Service GmbH
"We use an Outlook interface to import appointments from Outlook to BCS so that they can be taken into account for resource planning."
Koen Spekreijse
Head of Application and Process Management, CAL Consult Nederland BV, Software Development
The automatic import of emails and interfaces to other applications that we use in our company are easy to implement. For example, we were able to implement a link to our Microsoft Exchange environment, the Active Directory and our payroll and financial accounting. We also use Power BI to create KPIs and dashboards on the data we receive from BCS via automated exports. This gives us clear insight and transparency into our processes and results.
Lutz Klickermann
Managing Director, ic-solution GmbH
"In addition to BCS, we are currently primarily using Microsoft 365. We are completely capable of working with these two tools. Therefore, the dovetailing of both tools is an important topic for us. What I personally really appreciate is the appointment synchronization of BCS with Microsoft 365 and the associated possibility to book times to an appointment."
