MDI is easily integrated
with a variety of systems
MDI has extensive user exits to facilitate data exchange with external systems. MDI supports multiple file extract/transfer methods to exchange data in mutually-agreed-upon data exchange formats, such as ASCII, delimited files, or XML. MDI can also read directly from other files, or connect directly to other databases, if needed. External systems may access data from MDI via ODBC or via delimited files. If you are using Sybase, Oracle, or another RDBMS with MDI, external systems have direct access to the data via the RDBMS. Any data in the appropriate format can be exchanged between MDI and an external system.
MDI Interfaces
All MDI clients have integrated MDI with one or more of their corporate, departmental, or standalone systems, such as:
- MSA, ISA, SOTAS, and other General Ledger packages
- Mainframe administration systems, such as CFO, LifeComm, or Life/70
- Specialized systems for proposals, valuation, reinsurance, or Alpha Index
- External Premium Collection (lockbox or EFT)
- Third-party policy accounting systems
- PC-based applications, such as actuarial rate table spreadsheets
- Document management, imaging, and workflow systems
- Health claims adjudication systems
- Specialty or internally developed applications
- Web-based data collection application accessed through an XML interface
Extensive user exits are available throughout MDI to call programs written in current industry-standard languages (C, C++, Rust), as well as legacy languages like COBOL, Fortran, and BASIC. This simplifies the exchange of information and integration of functions between MDI and specialized, internally developed applications.
