Order management systems and accounting systems are additional examples of where data warehousing can be leveraged. Order management and accounting systems typically need to work together, while their information may reside in different systems. For example, a customer placing an order might trigger the balance of a given account to be credited or debited in an accounting system. In your post, respond to the following questions:
- How might a data warehouse solution facilitate information flow from an order management system to an accounting system?
- Why is some sort of interface between these two types of systems frequently necessary?