BoltWise Integrates with
The Business Edge ERP

AI-Powered Quoting Built on Your Business Edge Data

BoltWise is an AI-powered quoting and catalog intelligence platform designed to integrate seamlessly with The Business Edge ERP by Computer Insights. Together, BoltWise and The Business Edge help distributors quote faster, standardize product data, and reduce manual work — all while preserving existing ERP workflows.

Purpose-Built for The Business Edge Distributors

BoltWise was designed to work with modern distribution ERPs like The Business Edge, leveraging existing item masters, pricing logic, and customer data to accelerate quoting and improve accuracy.

Because BoltWise integrates directly with The Business Edge, distributors can modernize quoting without replacing their ERP or re-architecting their systems.

Streamline Quoting Across Your Organization with BoltWise

Before BoltWise

  • Manual interpretation of customer emails and spreadsheets

  • Searching through inconsistent or incomplete item descriptions

  • Slow quote turnaround and rep-to-rep inconsistency

After BoltWise

  • Faster quote creation using existing Business Edge workflows

  • Cleaner, searchable product data

  • Consistent quoting across the sales team

Is BoltWise Right for Your Business Edge Environment?

If you answer yes to any of the below statements, book a demo today with our team of experts to learn more.

  • Do you run The Business Edge ERP today?

  • Do you quote frequently from emails or spreadsheets?

  • Do you struggle with inconsistent or hard-to-search item data?

  • Do you want faster quoting without disrupting ERP workflows?

Common Business Edge ERP Challenges BoltWise Solves

Slow, Manual Quoting

Sales teams spend too much time interpreting customer requests instead of responding quickly with accurate quotes.

Inconsistent Item Data

Variations in descriptions, abbreviations, and attributes make searching and matching inefficient.

Reliance on Tribal Knowledge

Only certain reps know how to interpret customer language or map requests to the correct items.

Limited Visibility Into Quoting Activity

The Business Edge stores data — but quoting insights are often difficult to surface without additional tooling.

How the BoltWise + The Business Edge Integration Works

BoltWise enhances The Business Edge ERP without requiring replacement or major IT effort. Most teams see value in weeks, not months.

Week 1: Catalog Refinement
Catalog Refinement
We’ll attribute and clean your catalog, making part searches fast, accurate and intuitive.
Week 2: Your Team in Action
Catalog Refinement
Get started using BoltWise. The more you use it, the better it gets at learning your patterns and preferences.
Week 3: Insight that Improves the Bottom Line
Catalog Refinement
Start uncovering insights and trends in your business to help drive faster, smarter decision making.
Implementation Timeline
Week
Week 1: Catalog Refinement
Secure data connection and catalog ingestion
Week
AI refinement and quoting workflow setup
Week 2: Your Team in Action
Week
Week 3: Insight that Improves the Bottom Line
Sales team live with quoting and analytics.

How the BoltWise + Prophet 21 Integration Works

IT leaders and technical experts love that no ERP replacement is required. Instead, our fast, simple implementation cycle means your team sees value faster. Stop leaving money on the table and utilize BoltWise.

Implementation Timeline

Week 1

Prophet 21 data connection and catalog ingestion.

Week 2

AI refinement and initial quoting workflows.

Week 3

Sales team is already live with quoting and analytics.

Integration Flow
(Step-Based)

What steps are involved in BoltWise and
The Business Edge ERP integration?

  • Data Sync from Prophet 21
    Items, descriptions, pricing, customers, and historical data are securely synced.

  • AI Catalog Refinement
    BoltWise normalizes item descriptions and learns how your customers describe products.

  • Quote Creation & Matching
    Sales inputs (emails, spreadsheets, free text) are matched to Prophet 21 items.

    NEED ONE MORE BLOCK ADDED 
    Quote Output Back to ERP
    Clean, structured quotes are created using Prophet 21 pricing and logic.

Data Sync from The Business Edge

Items, descriptions, pricing, customers, and historical data are securely synced.

AI Catalog Refinement

BoltWise normalizes item descriptions and learns how your customers describe products.

Quote Creation & Matching

Emails, spreadsheets, and free-text inputs are matched to Business Edge items.

Quote Output Aligned to ERP Workflows

Clean, structured quotes are generated using Business Edge pricing and logic.

BoltWise Enhances The Business Edge ERP to Maximize Value

What BoltWise Uses from The Business Edge


Item master and descriptions
Pricing rules and customer pricing
Customer records and historical quote data
Product attributes and categorization

This data enables faster quoting, improved accuracy, and cleaner catalogs over time.

Designed for IT Operations & Security

  • Secure API-based integration

  • Permission-scoped access aligned to quoting workflows

  • No disruption to core Business Edge logic

  • Compatible with existing customizations

  • Minimal IT involvement required

    BoltWise works alongside The Business Edge — not around it.

AI-powered search to find parts no matter the description

FAQs: BoltWise + The Business Edge ERP Integration

Find answers to common questions from distributors running The Business Edge ERP who are evaluating BoltWise’s AI quoting software.

Does BoltWise replace The Business Edge ERP?

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No. BoltWise enhances quoting and catalog intelligence while The Business Edge remains the system of record for items, pricing, customers, and transactions.

How does BoltWise connect to The Business Edge?

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BoltWise integrates using secure, API-based connections that allow it to:

• Read item master and pricing data
• Access customer and historical quote context
• Generate structured quote outputs aligned with ERP workflows

No core ERP logic is modified.

What data does BoltWise pull from The Business Edge?

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BoltWise typically uses the following data:

• Item master and descriptions
• Pricing rules and customer pricing
• Customer and historical quote data
• Product attributes and categorization

This data is used to improve matching accuracy, speed quoting, and normalize catalogs.

Does BoltWise write data back into The Business Edge?

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BoltWise can output structured quote data that aligns with existing Business Edge quoting workflows.

Read/write permissions are configured during onboarding and aligned with IT policies.

Can BoltWise handle messy or inconsistent item descriptions?

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Yes. This is one of BoltWise’s core strengths. BoltWise uses AI to:

• Normalize inconsistent descriptions
• Reduce duplicatesLearn customer language
• Improve matching accuracy over time

Will this disrupt our existing Business Edge workflows?

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No.
Sales teams continue working within familiar workflows. BoltWise removes manual interpretation and searching — without forcing process changes.

How long does implementation take?

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Most Business Edge customers are live within weeks, not months:

• Week 1: Secure data connection and ingestion
• Week 2: AI refinement
• Week 3: Sales team live

No ERP migration required.

Is BoltWise secure and IT-approved?

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Yes. BoltWise is built with enterprise security standards in mind, including:

• Secure API access
• Permission-scoped data usage
• No disruption to ERP core logic
• Compatibility with existing The Business Edge customizations
• SOC 2 Type 2 Security Compliance  

BoltWise works closely with IT teams during onboarding.

Who benefits most from this integration?

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BoltWise + The Business Edge is ideal for:

• Inside sales teams quoting frequently.
• Distributors receiving quotes via email or spreadsheets
• Teams dealing with complex or inconsistent catalogs
• Organizations looking to reduce tribal knowledge dependency

How does BoltWise improve over time?

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BoltWise learns from:

• Historical quotes
• Sales behavior
• Customer language
• Accepted and rejected matches
• Over time, this leads to faster quoting and higher accuracy without additional manual configuration
• Accepted and rejected matches

Over time, this leads to faster quoting and higher accuracy without additional manual configuration.

How do I see the integration in action?

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The best way is to book a live demo using real Business Edge ERP scenarios.

Trusted by Industrial Distributors Nationwide
Tanner Chaffin
Owner of Action Fasteners and Supply
The BoltWise team has been great to work with. Truly partnering with us to understand our challenges and developing solutions within the software to meet those needs. BoltWise is changing the speed at which we can identify & source products for our customers. We are excited about the future & direction that the BoltWise team is headed!”
David Byrne
CEO of The Olander Company
Working with BoltWise has been a breath of fresh air. We're consistently impressed with how quickly they adapt to our requests, helping us become more efficient. Quotes that used to take us days now get completed in no time, which ultimately has improved the experience for our customers. BoltWise provides a real edge for any distributor."
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