ERPlisity + Infor VISUAL
Supplier collaboration for VISUAL that doesn't pretend you're in the cloud.
Your VISUAL runs on-premise on MSSQL — and most PO collaboration tools were built cloud-first and treat that as your problem. ERPlisity ships an on-prem appliance: read-only database user, outbound-only TLS, zero-login supplier responses written back to VISUAL and verified.
Why VISUAL shops get skipped by supplier collaboration tools
Infor VISUAL is a proven ERP for discrete manufacturing — that's why we built a first-class connector for it, not a workaround. But most VISUAL installs run on-premise on MSSQL, and cloud-first PO collaboration vendors tend to treat on-prem as an afterthought — search for "VISUAL supplier portal" and what ranks is mostly reseller pages and years-old forum posts, not a real product answer. Meanwhile, at a typical VISUAL shop:
- •POs leave as PDF attachments, and the supplier's reply — "we can ship the 14th, not the 7th" — lands in a buyer's inbox, not in VISUAL.
- •Someone re-keys new promise dates into VISUAL by hand. Or doesn't, and the schedule plans against dates the supplier never agreed to.
- •A middleware or iPaaS project to fix it means servers, inbound firewall rules, and a consultant — a non-starter for a lean IT team.
- •EDI-capable customers push you toward a VAN with per-document and per-partner fees that punish you for every transaction.
The problem isn't VISUAL. It's that nobody built the confirmation loop for shops that run it — on-prem, on MSSQL, with two people in IT. That loop is what ERPlisity ships. See the mechanics on our PO acknowledgment automation page.
From PDF-and-pray to a verified loop
1. Drop in the on-prem appliance
A small appliance sits next to your VISUAL database with a read-only MSSQL user and outbound-only TLS. No inbound firewall rules, no VPN, no middleware project.
2. POs go out with magic links
Every VISUAL purchase order reaches your supplier as an email with a secure magic link — instead of a PDF attachment dead-ending in an inbox.
3. Suppliers respond with zero login
One click to confirm, propose a new date or price, split lines, or attach a ship notice. No portal account, no password, free forever for suppliers.
4. Responses written back to VISUAL — and verified
Confirmations and date changes land in VISUAL automatically, then ERPlisity reads them back to verify they actually landed. Nobody re-keys anything.
What you get on top of VISUAL
On-prem native, IT-friendly
The appliance uses a read-only database user and outbound-only TLS. Nothing to open inbound, nothing to expose, no integration middleware to babysit.
Verified write-back to VISUAL
Every supplier response is written to VISUAL, then read back to confirm it landed. Your promise dates in VISUAL stay true to what suppliers committed.
EDI included in the price
Inbound 855/856/865/810 and outbound 850/860 ride the same rail as email. No per-document fees, no per-partner fees, no VAN fees.
Honest OTIF scorecards
Supplier performance measured against the original promise date as well as the renegotiated one — so a slipped-then-reconfirmed PO doesn't score as on-time.
AI order agents
Agents chase unacknowledged POs, read supplier replies, and recommend actions — so a lean purchasing team isn't spending Fridays on chase emails.
Zero-login supplier responses
Confirm, change dates and prices, split lines, attach ship notices — all from an email magic link. Suppliers never create an account.
Want the honest-OTIF math before you talk to us? Download the free Excel supplier scorecard template — it computes honest OTIF (original promise) and standard OTIF (current promise) side by side.
Mid-Market — built for VISUAL shops
from$15kper year
- Priced by active suppliers — bands to ~$45–60k, never per seat or per document
- On-prem appliance: read-only DB user, outbound-only TLS
- EDI included — no per-document, per-partner, or VAN fees
- Suppliers free forever, no accounts
Design partner program: 50% off year one for the first 5 customers.
Infor VISUAL + ERPlisity, answered straight
Does ERPlisity work with on-premise Infor VISUAL?
Yes — on-prem VISUAL on MSSQL is exactly what the ERPlisity appliance was built for. It connects with a read-only database user and speaks outbound-only TLS to the cloud, so there are no inbound firewall rules, no VPN, and no middleware project. Supplier responses and EDI documents are written back to VISUAL and then read back to verify they landed.
What does the ERPlisity appliance need from my IT team?
Two things: a read-only MSSQL database user for VISUAL, and outbound TLS to the ERPlisity cloud. That's the whole footprint — no inbound ports, no DMZ hosting, no integration server to patch. It's designed for VISUAL shops with lean IT teams where a firewall-change ticket is a non-starter.
Do my suppliers need a vendor portal account?
No. Suppliers respond to POs from an email magic link — confirm, propose date or price changes, split lines, or attach ship notices — with zero login and no account. It's free forever for suppliers, so there's nothing to roll out on their side and no adoption fight.
What does ERPlisity for Infor VISUAL cost?
The Mid-Market tier starts at $15k/yr, with bands up to roughly $45–60k by active suppliers — published on our pricing page. Pricing is by active suppliers, never per seat or per document, and EDI (855/856/865/810 in, 850/860 out) is included with no per-document, per-partner, or VAN fees. Suppliers pay nothing, ever. Design partner program: 50% off year one for the first 5 customers.
Stop re-keying supplier emails into VISUAL.
Drop in the appliance — read-only DB user, outbound-only TLS — and get every supplier response and EDI document written back to VISUAL and verified. Mid-Market from $15k/yr, published.