Question 1

Who is Workist a good fit for?

Accepted Answer

For manufacturers and wholesalers who receive orders, inquiries and follow-up questions by email, PDF or phone every day and want to process them automatically.

Question 2

Who is Workist not a good fit for?

Accepted Answer

Pure transport companies. Workist does not currently process transport orders.

Question 3

What is AI-powered order entry?

Accepted Answer

Classic OCR only recognizes characters on an image. Workist uses Document Language Models that understand the meaning behind them. In practice: the agent reads orders from emails, PDFs, Excel sheets, or iDocs, regardless of the supplier's layout. It then matches every data point against the master data in your ERP, including customers, items, pricing conditions, and delivery addresses. Typically, 60 to 90 percent of orders run fully automatically. The rest is reviewed by a team member before anything lands in the ERP. The agent doesn't guess.

Question 4

Which ERP systems does Workist support?

Accepted Answer

We currently have native integrations for most common ERP systems: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics NAV, Sage 100, Sage 200, proALPHA, ABAS, weclapp, and Global Shop Solutions, more than 40 systems in total. If your ERP isn't on the list, we'll clarify it in the initial call. Standard interfaces like REST, OData, SOAP, BAPIs in SAP, SuiteTalk in NetSuite, or classic EDI can usually be connected meaningfully.

Question 5

How does Workist differ from OCR, RPA, and EDI middleware?

Accepted Answer

Workist covers the entire path from inbox to booked record and validates against your master data along the way. OCR software recognizes characters on a document but has no context. As soon as a supplier changes their order form, the maintenance work begins. RPA bots click their way automatically through the ERP interface and break with every UI update. EDI only really works cleanly when all suppliers speak the same standard, which is rarely the case in practice.

Question 6

What are the benefits of Workist?

Accepted Answer

Your team no longer types up documents. Transactions run through faster, and errors are caught before they reach the ERP.

Question 7

How long does it take to implement Workist in our ERP system?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the ERP. NetSuite and Business Central are usually live in a week. SAP S/4HANA and ECC take about six weeks, because the Z-program package is deployed through our partner Syncwork via transport request into your tenant. As an alternative to the API or native connector approach, Workist can also be connected classically via EDI through SFTP or AS2. The process stays similar: kickoff, master data alignment, configuration of document types, end-to-end test in the sandbox, then go-live. We don't need custom code in the ERP core, and there is no template training per customer.

Question 8

Where is the data processed?

Accepted Answer

Hosting in the EU. We are SOC 2 Type II audited and GDPR-compliant, and a data processing agreement is included at no extra cost. Your data doesn't end up in the training of external AI models, neither at OpenAI nor at any other provider. The platform runs multi-tenant, but every customer has a strictly separated environment.

Question 9

How much does Workist cost?

Accepted Answer

Workist is a SaaS solution with a monthly subscription. The price depends on how many documents you process and which use cases or ERP tenants are connected. We discuss concrete numbers in the value assessment, which is free. For orientation: at a mid-sized customer with around 50 orders per day, it usually pays off after three to six months. Four hours of manual order entry per day are eliminated.

Question 10

How does Workist prevent incorrect data from reaching the ERP?

Accepted Answer

The Workist AI agent validates all extracted data against the master data in your ERP system. If errors or uncertainties come up, the team is proactively involved to ensure error-free transfer.

Question 11

Which AI agents does Workist offer?

Accepted Answer

Four. The Inbox Agent answers inquiries in your inbox, the Order Agent captures orders, the Phone Agent takes calls and the ERP Automation Agent handles workflows directly in your ERP. All of them run on the same platform and use the same master data.

Question 12

Can I start with one agent?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Most customers start with order entry and add more agents later.

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96% less processing time per order at EVG

78.5% less entry time at BACHL

43 working days saved per quarter at Wero

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