Description - Smart.XChange

Smart.XChange is an interface which automates data exchange between LSM and a third-party system. It enables users to export datasets from LSM into other software and vice versa: import data into LSM. The data is exchanged using the CSV file format, i.e. a text file to save or exchange simply structured data.

The service runs fully automatically after one-time configuration (mapping) to assign data records is complete. In this context, mapping means that you need to link the columns in the table in the source file with the fields in the LSM database one time, so that Smart.XChange itself can transfer the data into the right fields in the LSM database.

Use cases

Smart.XChange is used for applications such as:

• Importing personnel data from a personnel administration system for employee management
• Synchronising door and building data with a computer-aided facility management system (CAFM)
• Exporting authorisation information: which people may use specific doors?

What benefits does Smart.XChange offer?

• Saves time thanks to automatic import instead of manual input, i.e. no need for duplicated data management
• Data consistency: Avoids mistakes due to individual synchronisation
• Standardises and simplifies recurrent tasks