1. G-Invoicing System Integration Bill Schmidt Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Intragovernmental Transaction (IGT) Day Thursday, April 7, 2016

2. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 2 G-Invoicing System Integration Why is System Integration important? How do the data standards apply? When does data flow into and out of G-Invoicing? System Integration The process of bringing together the component subsystems into one system and ensuring that the subsystems function together as a system. Wikipedia

3. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 3 On-Line Entry vs. System Integration The demo showed how to manually transact IGT buy/sell via user interface But 85% of IPAC buy/sell transactions are reported in “bulk” –Transaction volumes necessitate system-to- system integration –Assumption: Bulk data originates from an Agency’s ERP system or their SSP For example, the DoD will enter GT&Cs manually, then exchange order/receipt/invoice data between partners through integration with G-Invoicing

4. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 4 Conceptual Model

5. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 5 Data Standards Treasury has defined Federal data standards for IGT buy/sell –This answers several questions for each data set (i.e., GT&C, Order, Invoice), including: a.Which data elements must be supported? b.What are the definitions of these standard data elements? c.Which of these data elements are required? d.What is the source of each data element?

6. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 6 Standards by Data Type Invoice Data Stds Order Data Stds

7. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 7 Next Steps for Standardization Other questions to answer before system interfaces may be built: 1.When will these data flow in/out of G-Invoicing? Extension to/from agency procurement process 2.What is the content and possible format(s) for each interface? Requirements for each data exchange 3.How will these data flow in/out of G-Invoicing? System integration technologies –Connectivity options –Batch files versus transactional flow

8. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 8 G-Invoicing As-Is Data Flows

9. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 9 G-Invoicing Integration Options Today Integration techniques for IPP-IGT today and G-Invoicing 1.0 later in 2016 –XML file-based transmissions –System-to-system integration IBM-Sterling – Connect:Direct –Manual file drop and pick-up Axway – Secure Transport –E-mail notifications (outbound only) Future Integration Technologies: TBD

10. L EAD ∙ T RANSFORM ∙ D ELIVER Page 10 Potential G-Invoicing Flows (in Future)