The document outlines the capabilities and benefits of the Lightwell B2B framework, emphasizing its proven technology and extensive experience in processing B2B and MFT transactions for major companies worldwide. Key features include role-based access, 360° lifecycle tracking, and tools for efficient trading partner onboarding and management, which reduce costs and improve operational efficiency. Additionally, it highlights seamless integration with SAP and enhanced visibility and control for users, ultimately streamlining B2B operations.

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A Proven,
Mature Technology
10
Years
+ A proven, mature
technology that has been
developed and refined for
over a decade
Plays a critical role in some
of the largest companies
across the globe, including
many of the Fortune 100
Backed by customer
support and R&D teams to
ensure the best experience
for our customers
Has reliably processed
hundreds of millions of B2B
and MFT transactions
100,000,000+
Leveraged by leading companies
across numerous industries,
including Retail, CPG,
Pharmaceuticals, Financial,
Logistics, Healthcare, and more
Easy
re-processing
or re-sending
• Make it easier for your partners
to work with you
• Reduce the time and costs of
lost or failed transactions
Time and effort required to fix
errors, re-send an order or
remediate a failed transaction
360° life cycle
tracking
Difficulty determining the status
of a transaction and related
transactions in a workflow
Role-based access
and visibility for
internal business
users
• Empowers internal business
users to quickly and securely
review transactions—and
even resolve issues on their
own—without IT involvement
• Reduces costs, increases
efficiency across departments
and frees up IT staff
Difficulty managing and
responding to inquiries and
requests from customer
service, sales, marketing,
and accounting personnel
Self-service,
role-based access
for customers and
partners
• Empowers customers and
partners with greater visibility
into their transactions
• Increases efficiency and reduces
the burden on your IT staff
• Improves satisfaction through
increased responsiveness
Time and delays involved
responding to customer and
partner status inquiries
WHAT B2B
FRAMEWORK
PROVIDES
BENEFITS
Simplified trading
partner onboarding
and management
• Reduce trading partner
onboarding time from days or
weeks to minutes
• Reduce or eliminate custom
business process development
• Improve responsiveness to
partner needs
Challenges onboarding trading
partners, accommodating
their needs, and managing
their requests
Individualized
dashboards and
reports for
technical managers
• Empowers each user to
configure reports for their
specific needs
• Provides managers 24X7 access
to detailed reports needed to
identify trends and address
performance issues
• Administrators benefit from
detailed reports that help to
identify and address errors
Lack of visibility into data
needed to manage and
optimize B2B operations
Highly
configurable,
role-based
dashboards for
business users
• Empowers select executives,
customer service, logistics, and
sales personnel with direct,
real-time insight into the areas
that made most to them
• Individuals can choose what they
see, and how they want to see it
– and easily change it on the fly
• Empowers them to quickly
identify trends, address issues
and make better decisions
—without involving IT staff
Time and effort required
to fulfill the numerous
reporting requests from
business executives,
managers and staff
CHALLENGES
AND NEEDS
Centralized
visibility & control
• Increase efficiency by quickly
accessing, tracking, and reporting
any and all transactions processed
by the system
Excessive time spent digging
through multiple systems to
manage B2B transactions
End-to-end
visibility
• Save time and effort required to
locate the how, when, and where
details from a centralized source
Identifying the status of
transactions as they flow
to/from partner systems
Enhanced visibility
and control for IBM
Transformation
Extender (ITX) and
IBM Transformation
Extender Advanced
(ITXA)
• Enables rapid identification
and remediation of errors in a
high-throughput environment
• Reduces time spent researching,
tracking and reprocessing
transactions
• Helps to ensure compliance
while reducing risk of penalties
Difficulties identifying and
addressing issues when
processing high volumes of
complex data
Out-of-the-box
integration
between B2B
Integrator and SAP
• Exchange a full range of SAP IDoc
status messages, with no custom
business development required
• Quickly see status details in one
place, versus searching through
multiple interfaces
• Avoid the time, effort and potential
errors associated with creating and
maintaining multiple map sets for
multiple SAP clients
Inefficiencies, costs and
poor visibility due to lack
of integration between
B2B Integrator and SAP
A single interface
for managing IBM
Sterling B2B
Integrator, ITX,
and ITX Advanced
• Benefit from the powerful
capabilities of each solution while
centralizing management tasks
and reporting
• Gain enhanced visibility and
control across multiple solutions,
helping to better manage and
optimize operations
Complexity and cost of
managing multiple B2B
integration solutions needed to
meet industry requirements
Over 300 pre-built
processes, maps, style
sheets, and services
• Reduce up-front implementation
time and cost by up to 70%
• Simplify ongoing management
Need to implement IBM
Sterling B2B Integrator quickly
and minimize disruption
• Easily find and track all
transactions, regardless of type,
that pertain to the life cycle of
any workflow
Over 300
pre-built components
and assets
Pre-defined, configurable
rules-based processes
for most common
communication, translation,
and routing needs
Centralized visibility and
control of documents
and processes
End-to-end
visibility and 360°
life-cycle tracking
Secure, role-based
access for business
users and partners
Simplified trading
partner onboarding
and management
Individualized
dashboards and
reporting for business
and technical users
Greater
efficiency and
control in their
B2B operations
Enhanced visibility
as they communicate
with their partners,
suppliers, and
customers
Faster
time-to-benefit
for IBM Sterling
B2B Integrator
A Powerful Toolset
That Helps Companies Achieve...
The Lightwell
B2B Framework Difference
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WHAT IT OFFERS
FRAMEWORK