Infor SunSystems/Infor SunSystems Cloud is an agile and secure financial management/ERP solution designed to streamline finance and business operations. While it already offers excellent value, here at Eclipse we are committed to helping our clients achieve even greater savings—maximising your return on investment without compromising performance.
This is where UniFi comes in.
UniFi is a comprehensive business process platform designed to modernise and automate accounting, finance, and operational workflows. It is a one-stop solution encompassing all the add-ins and enhancements that a finance or ERP solution requires, including: Intercompany Accounting/Procurement/Next-Gen Optical Character Recognition (OCR)/Expense Management/Making Tax Digital/Analytics and many more. Built with efficiency at its core, UniFi helps organisations to save both time and money by streamlining processes and eliminating unnecessary complexity.
If your organisation uses SunSystems (regardless of which release, although we recommend all organisations should upgrade (ideally to SunSystems Cloud) if they are on a release prior to v6.4 due to security concerns) and is seeking ways to reduce costs without sacrificing on functionality, UniFi offers an attractive, cost-effective option, and integrates seamlessly with SunSystems.
Proven strategies to optimise SunSystems with UniFi
- Reduce costs on user licences
Infor’s user licencing model is one cost to monitor, especially if you’re paying for full licences for employees who may not necessarily require them. With UniFi, your team can perform essential tasks without requiring additional Infor licences. This means fewer full-access licences, leading to immediate cost savings. - Consider reporting and analytics options
Many organisations using SunSystems utilise the Infor Query & Analysis (Q&A) reporting tool for their reporting and analytics requirements, a separate tool which is integrated with and licensed as part of the SunSystems ecosystem. It depends on your business requirements, but if you require advanced reporting and functionality, UniFi provides a cost-effective alternative with powerful business intelligence and reporting capabilities, which can provide deep insights into your business data. This is at the fraction of a cost of other business intelligence and reporting tools on the market. - Simplify integrations to avoid extra costs
Integration with third-party tools often leads to additional costs, not just with SunSystems, but with finance/ERP and business systems in general. Many organisations rely on costly middleware, custom development, or third-party integration tools just to connect their finance/ERP system with HR, CRM, or other software. UniFi simplifies this with built-in data connectors that integrate SunSystems with your existing systems without the need for expensive middleware or complex configurations. This results in lower costs, fewer technical challenges, and a more streamlined setup.
UniFi’s robust Data Connectors enable seamless connections to third-party applications via its ‘Application Programming Interface’ (API). This enables you to:
Retrieve Data Dynamically: Populate external dropdowns (e.g., lists of suppliers or customers) or calculate external fields (e.g., budgets or forecast figures).
Send Data Effortlessly: Push data into external systems or pull data for integration into your processes.
These connectors are created and managed in the ‘Data Connector’ section of UniFi, included as a standard feature at no additional cost. UniFi’s flexible data connector builder allows you to integrate with popular accounting, ERP, CRM, HR, and other business systems. It simplifies processes such as:
Examining workflows and automatically creating journals.
Posting journals directly into your accounting system for streamlined double-entry bookkeeping. - Reduce manual data entry to save time and money
Perhaps your team is still manually entering data into SunSystems, and you’re spending more than necessary on labour and risking costly errors. UniFi can automatically extract and sync data with SunSystems, eliminating the need for re-keying information. This improves accuracy and frees up your team for higher-value tasks. - Ensure you are only paying for used features
SunSystems provides a wide-range of modules, but not all organisations need every feature. It is worth regularly reviewing your subscription and removing unused capabilities in order to lower costs. - Consider a hybrid approach
Instead of relying entirely on SunSystems for every function, it could be worth exploring complementary solutions like UniFi that reduce dependency on SunSystems features. For example, using UniFi for reporting, integrations, and workflow automation can help you get more from SunSystems while lowering your overall ERP expenses.
Reduce costs without sacrificing efficiency.
SunSystems expenses don’t have to be overwhelming. By optimising licences, streamlining integrations, reducing manual data entry, eliminating unused features, and choosing cost-effective reporting tools, your organisation can significantly lower costs—without compromising performance.
If you’re looking for a smarter way to manage SunSystems expenses and optimise your finance system investment, UniFi can help streamline your processes while saving you money.
For more information, please call +44 (0)203 866 8800, send an email, or register for our upcoming 'UniFi: An Introduction' webinar:
N.B. This repurposed blog post originated on the UniFi website.
