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Frequently Asked Questions What is AgIntegrator®? AgIntegrator is the integration solution for agribusiness. AgIntegrator allows critical information including futures fills, contracts (cash and futures), contract amendments, standard shipments, and direct shipments to be electronically transferred within and between companies. AgIntegrator creates a seamless flow of information that delivers an integration solution linking companies in the futures, grain, feed, and processing industries. What are the financial benefits of using AgIntegrator®? The financial benefits of AgIntegrator are derived from almost every area within your organization. Feedback we have received has shown that the average cost of processing a truck, rail car, or barge is $12.50. AgIntegrator will help you reduce that cost by: the removal of duplicated data entry the removal of data entry errors the reduction of traditional information transfer costs: voice, fax, mail, overnight significantly reducing the time and effort of settlement significantly reducing the time and effort of end-of-period book closing cost-of-time savings from a more up-to-date position, allowing you to take better advantage of the market Compare those savings with the average $.60 cost of a transaction using AgIntegrator: the financial benefit and return on investment is immediate. Start transacting with your trading partners today and see greater profitability tomorrow. Will AgIntegrator® work with my Commodity Accounting System? Yes. AgIntegrator is designed to work with any commodity accounting system. If we currently do not have an adapter for your commodity accounting system, we work with your software provider to quickly get you up and running on AgIntegrator. How does AgIntegrator® get data from my Commodity Accounting System? The method AgIntegrator uses to extract data from and insert data into your commodity accounting system depends on the best method for that system. These methods can be as diverse as direct reading and writing from/to your commodity accounting system's database to importing and exporting text files. Why use AgIntegrator® instead of another platform? AgIntegrator is more than a messaging server, it is an end-to-end solution for agribusiness. AgIntegrator understands the specifics of agribusiness transactions and systems. AgIntegrator offers: custom built adapters for commodity accounting systems ability to translate from commodity accounting system terms to your partner's system's terms document control by partner, commodity, and transportation mode document linkage (example: futures fill to futures contract to priced cash contract to shipments against contract) direct shipment ticket-matching to ease direct truck shipment woes real-time monitoring of transactions ability to keep your position more up-to-date What is the difference between AgIntegrator® and AgXML? AgXML defines a standard structure for electronic documents that contain grain and oilseed related data. AgIntegrator is an end-to-end solution for transferring and integrating electronic documents that contain grain and oilseed related data. In other words, AgIntegrator is the transportation mode and AgXML is the payload. AgIntegrator can transfer AgXML documents with the same financial, security, and other benefits as its own data structures. Is AgIntegrator® secure? AgIntegrator offers the highest level of security available. AgIntegrator uses customer-specific encryption which ensures your information can only be received by you. Who do I contact to get more information on this product? Contact 1stAg at 888.507.9921 or email sales@1stAg.com.