Connected control
iApprove™ Purchasing + iApprove™ Workflows
Purchasing, supplier onboarding, and scrap authorization connect to QAD through data-driven routing, validated transactions, direct QAD execution, and complete audit history.
Project SnapshotsTrividia Health
Trividia Health · Healthcare Diagnostics
iApprove™ Purchasing + iApprove™ Workflows
Workflow and Procurement Automation Beyond QAD
A shared SIG + ISS Group engagement showing how a QAD upgrade and complementary workflow and procurement solutions work together.
The Client
A regulated, quality-driven environment requiring stronger process control.
Trividia Health develops healthcare diagnostics solutions supporting diabetes management and patient care. The engagement centered on procurement, supplier management, operational approvals, and continued alignment with QAD.
Opportunity / Challenge
A QAD upgrade created a decision point — and exposed requirements beyond core ERP.
As SIG led the move to QAD 2023 Cloud, the team evaluated whether newer QAD procurement capabilities could replace the existing solution while supporting Trividia's approval, buying, supplier, and operational-control requirements.
01
Advanced Approval Routing
Flexible data-driven routing was needed beyond what QAD alone could easily address.
02
Supplier Onboarding Control
Supplier setup and changes needed structured intake, validation, and approvals.
03
Scrap Authorization Discipline
Scrap requests needed a formal path through review, approval, documentation, and reporting.
04
Modern Purchasing Experience
Users needed PunchOut, catalogs, mobile access, and consistent requisitioning.
05
MRP-Driven Buying
Buyers needed an easier path from QAD MRP messages to direct-material POs.
06
Continuity Through Upgrade
QAD 2023 Cloud needed to coexist with the ISS Group functionality already supporting the business.
Solutions Implemented
QAD modernization plus three complementary ISS Group solution areas.
SIG supported the QAD 2023 Cloud upgrade while ISS Group continued and expanded the QAD-connected workflow and procurement layer.
01 · iApprove™ Purchasing
Connect requisitioning and approvals directly to QAD purchasing.
Requisition creation, routing, PunchOut, Catalog, Mobile, MRP Action Center, and QAD PO create/update.
- Request
- Route
- Approve
- QAD PO
02 · Supplier Onboarding
Structure supplier setup and change activity around QAD.
Structured data capture, stakeholder coordination, validation, approvals, and controlled QAD supplier actions.
- Request
- Validate
- Approve
- QAD action
03 · Scrap Authorization
Formalize operational authorization, documentation, and control.
Request details, validation, approvals, controlled execution, documentation, and reporting.
- Request
- Validate
- Approve
- Execute
Why These Solutions / Key Capabilities
Capabilities that extend the process around QAD.
Data-driven routing, approved buying channels, mobile access, MRP-driven purchasing, direct QAD execution, and complete auditability support the connected model.
01Data-Driven Approval Routing+
Route by rules, roles, data, thresholds, and exceptions.
02PunchOut & Catalog Buying+
Use approved channels and contract pricing while reducing entry.
03Mobile Responsiveness+
Support review and action away from the desk.
04MRP Action Center+
Turn QAD MRP messages into an efficient buying process.
05Direct QAD Execution+
Create or update approved transactions without re-entry.
06Complete Auditability+
Retain users, approvals, history, and field-level changes.
Results / Benefits
A successful iApprove™ Purchasing go-live — with additional workflows advancing toward production.
The source confirms the purchasing go-live. Supplier Onboarding and Scrap Authorization were in final acceptance testing, so their impacts remain expected benefits.
125iApprove™ Purchasing users live
Dec 2025Purchasing go-live
2Workflows in final acceptance testing
Confirmed result
Successful Re-Implementation
Trividia went live with iApprove™ Purchasing for 125 users in early December 2025.
Confirmed implementation outcome
Value Through QAD Modernization
Advanced workflow and procurement capabilities continued alongside QAD 2023 Cloud.
Implemented capability
QAD-Centered Execution
Approved requisitions can create or update QAD Purchase Orders.
Implemented capability
Broader Purchasing Capability
PunchOut, Catalog, Mobile, and MRP improve the buying experience.
Expected benefit
Supplier Onboarding
Designed to improve coordination, visibility, and control over supplier changes.
Expected benefit
Scrap Governance
Designed to improve review, accountability, documentation, and audit support.
Implementation status: At the source date, Supplier Onboarding and Scrap Authorization were in final acceptance testing and targeted for go-live by the end of March 2026. No later confirmation is asserted.
The Takeaway
QAD modernization + complementary workflow + procurement automation
A coordinated SIG + ISS Group model.
