For most businesses, the value of an ERP platform is not fully realised until it is connected to the rest of the technology stack. A finance team that has to re-enter data from a CRM into the ERP, or a warehouse operation that cannot see real-time inventory data because the ERP and the warehouse management system do not communicate, is not getting the full benefit of either system. Integration is what transforms a collection of capable software tools into a coherent operational platform. Acumatica is exceptionally well-suited to integration work. Its open API architecture, RESTful web services, and extensive published documentation make it one of the more accessible mid-market ERP platforms for developers building integration solutions. But technical accessibility does not automatically produce good integration outcomes — the design decisions made before any code is written determine whether the finished integration is robust, maintainable, and genuinely useful.…