Use cases
Same bottleneck, different paperwork
From the shop floor to the claims desk the pattern repeats: information arrives on paper, and someone has to type it into AS/400 (IBM i).
Book a demoTypical starting points
- Invoice entryRead vendor invoices, check required fields and prepare the transaction in your AS/400 (IBM i) finance or accounts payable system.
- Sales order entryTake incoming customer orders and prepare them in the correct AS/400 (IBM i) order screens.
- Purchase order entryRead supplier documents, identify product and quantity information and prepare the purchase order transaction.
- Insurance claimsExtract claim information, follow the required screen sequence and hold the transaction for employee review.
By process
The work that gets handed over first
Most teams start with one document type — usually the one that generates the longest queue.
Invoice entry
Read vendor invoices, check required fields and prepare the transaction in your AS/400 (IBM i) finance or accounts payable system.
Sales order entry
Take incoming customer orders and prepare them in the correct AS/400 (IBM i) order screens.
Purchase order entry
Read supplier documents, identify product and quantity information and prepare the purchase order transaction.
Insurance claims
Extract claim information, follow the required screen sequence and hold the transaction for employee review.
Work orders
Read work instructions, product details, dates and quantities and prepare the work order in the manufacturing system.
Shipping and receiving
Process bills of lading, receiving forms, shipment updates and warehouse documents.
Inventory updates
Read stock documents and prepare inventory movements or product updates.
Customer and account changes
Take information from forms or emails and prepare customer, policy or account updates.
By industry
Where it is used
If your business runs on AS/400 (IBM i) and paperwork, the shape of the problem is familiar.
Manufacturing
Work orders, materials, production records, bills of materials and inventory movements.
Distribution
Sales orders, purchase orders, supplier documents, product information and stock updates.
Logistics and warehousing
Receiving documents, bills of lading, shipment records and warehouse updates.
Insurance
Claims, renewals, policy changes and authorization forms.
Financial services
Account forms, transaction documents and reconciliation records.
Healthcare and pharmacy
Patient forms, insurance claims, lab information and pharmacy records.
Retail and wholesale
Orders, returns, supplier invoices, product updates and warehouse documents.
Companies with custom AS/400 (IBM i) applications
Packaged or custom AS/400 (IBM i) workflows that are available through supported terminal screens.
Formats
However it arrives, it can be read
Emailed
A supplier PDF in the inbox.
Scanned
A batch off the office scanner.
Spreadsheet
A file someone exported.
Phone photo
Snapped on the warehouse floor.
Portal download
Pulled from a customer portal.
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