subject: Advantages Of Using Flex For Erp Development [print this page] As the companys details and data are maintained in a single database it becomes fairly simple for the Resource manager to allocate them effectively. ERP also makes business processes faster by managing a companys data in a single database.
Adobe Flex depends on four other technologies to perform that task of a ERP system. The components are:
Adobe Action Script
MXML
Adobe Flash Player
Flex SDK
These components make sure that the User Interface is highly evolved and simple for navigation which is the most important aspect of an ERP System. The Enterprise Resource Planning System developed by the Flex developer for a company provides extensive information on the companys various data and the resources required for processing a task. There are various advantages in using Flex for developing an ERP system.
Client-end technologies are the base in which Flexs developments are based on. With the help of Adobe Flex these client end technologies can be merged with server related technologies like PHP, HTML, CSS3, ASP.NET, Java etc by Flex programmers. The highly evolved 3D aspects available in Adobe Flex enables in the inclusion of such 3D animations in the ERP system that is being built for the company. As 3D is considered to be the next generation of web development it is safe to assume that the Flex developers have to equip themselves with the latest technologies of it.
Flex programmers build ERP systems on the platform of web and because of this the ERP systems can be run on any web browser. Though the Operating System in which the browser is working on is of no concern, the platform should consist of certain plug-ins such as Adobe Air and Adobe Flash Player. By integrating the system with technologies like ASP.NET, java and PHP, real time updates can be obtained in the system from various departments in the enterprise.
Flex programmer can also utilize the efficiency of Flex and develop online dashboards. Online dashboards enable users, administrators and webmasters to analyze the business model of a company. And using this quick glance the strategies and content of the website could be added, manipulated and deleted by the user. Using the dashboard developed by the Flex developers the data present in the system can be analyzed. The analyzed data can then be represented in various graphical formats for easier comprehension. Pictorial representation of statistical data about the various types of content and its uses can be very useful for an Enterprise Resource Planning system.
The quotient of interactivity is also high when a system is developed using Adobe Flex as the language in which the system is built is ActionScript. This also helps in the integration of other Flex modules which the Flex developer does not have to include in the project individually.
These are the various advantages in developing an Enterprise Resource Planning System using the Adobe Flex platform.
