SafetyChain introduced three new tools – the Documents API, the Record Attachments API, and Power BI Connector v3.1.0 – designed to connect the business systems on a manufacturing site, such as an ERP, a warehouse platform, a lab system, or a reporting tool and extending coverage into documents leaving SafetyChain for external reporting and analytics tools, and supporting files coming into SafetyChain records from other systems.
“Manufacturers shouldn't have to choose between specialized systems and operational visibility," says Geoff Nelson, VP of product development at SafetyChain. "Critical information often lives across multiple applications across the business. By expanding the ways SafetyChain connects with those systems, we're helping manufacturers create a more connected technology environment where quality, food safety, production, and supplier data can come together to support better visibility, faster decisions, and stronger operational assurance."
Key takeaways:
· Manufacturers that currently store documents within in the SafetyChain platform, such as supplier certifications, compliance records, uploaded files, and quality questionnaires, will now be able to leverage the Documents API to give reporting platforms, dashboards, and data warehouses a direct line into their document library, pulling the right records automatically and on a schedule. This will allow teams preparing for an audit to pull all documents for a specific supplier or location in a single step.
· Upon completing a quality check, the Record Attachments API will allow the paperwork that goes with it to be matched automatically with the correct quality record on SafetyChain’s system. This is particularly useful for manufacturers running label verification programs. A label verification application can capture the images it needs, do its comparison, and file the results straight into the SafetyChain record. The same pattern works for lab results coming from a testing platform, production documents from an ERP, or supplier files from a procurement system, ensuring that quality records arrive complete, with all supporting evidence already in place.
· Power BI Connector v3.1.0 strengthens the connection between SafetyChain and Microsoft Power BI, making it easier for manufacturers to bring quality, production, food safety, and operational data into a single reporting environment. By combining SafetyChain data with information from ERP, maintenance, warehouse, and supply chain systems, teams can build broader operational dashboards and gain a more complete view of plant performance.
