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unitop AI agents

AI agents for multi-step business processes in and around unitop.

unitop AI agents make it possible to use Artificial Intelligence wherever key business processes are taking place: in the ERP system, in Microsoft applications used in tandem, or in the data and process structures within your organisation. A unitop AI agent doesn’t only provide assistance with individual tasks. Depending on the scenario, it can extract information from the unitop context and other sources, prepare steps within a process, evaluate interim results and initiate defined actions. To do that, it operates with clearly defined permissions and its output undergoes specialist verification by your employees. This therefore creates a new type of process support – one that is closer to the ERP, closer to the data and closer to the tasks performed by your specialist departments.

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What makes unitop AI agents so special

unitop is more than just a collection of data. As an end-to-end, sector-specific software solution based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, unitop displays structured business data, documents, roles, releases and specialised logic. Precisely this context is decisive in the case of AI agents. A unitop AI agent doesn’t work in isolation from the system, but within the Business Central environment and sector-specific unitop processes. It can evaluate data, give instructions, prepare procedures or initiate actions. The precise tasks that an AI agent takes over will always depend on the defined functions and the permissions put in place. Decisions and critical process steps remain controllable and, depending on the scenario, can be actively confirmed by the users.

unitop AI agents do more than conventional AI assistants

AI assistants help your teams carry out individual tasks. They answer questions, summarise information, help analyse data or provide suggestions. unitop AI agents, on the other hand, are more suited to handling multi-step processes and procedures. They can use information from the ERP context, link multiple steps together and prepare or initiate tasks, as long as the tasks themselves are technically possible and are permitted by the organisation. More process support doesn’t mean less control. In an ERP environment, permissions, business logic, verification and releases play a key role. Results that are critical are checked before taking effect.

Making AI technology usable

AI solutions in a unitop context

1. Copilot in Business Central

Copilot in Business Central provides users with direct support in Business Central, for example in using the application, while carrying out analyses or when dealing with specialist questions.

2. Business Central agents

Microsoft provides agent functions in Dynamics 365 Business Central that can assist with or monitor defined business processes. Whether and how these functions will be usable in your environment will need to be checked in each individual case.

3. AI basics add-on with unitop AI framework

The AI basics add-on expands unitop by adding AI functions for specific application scenarios. Its key feature is the unitop AI framework, which allows AI services to be integrated within unitop in a targeted way and to be used to assist processes.

4. unitop BC agents

unitop BC agents work closely with Business Central and unitop. They operate in the context of the data model, interface, business logic, clients and permissions. This makes them particularly suitable for tasks involving documents, datasets, validations and releases within unitop.

5. unitop 365 agents

unitop 365 agents are deployed based on Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform or Azure AI Foundry. They can link unitop data to additional sources and support multi-platform processes, via Microsoft Teams, web interfaces or linked workflows, for example.

Two routes for your processes

Two implementation routes for unitop AI agents

Whether an agent works particularly closely with unitop or links multiple systems together will depend on the specific process concerned. The key factor is not the technology alone, but the benefit it brings for your organisation.

Their close integration within Business Central and unitop is the key feature of unitop BC agents. The agent operates in the immediate ERP context, in other words with clients, permissions, datasets and business rules. This route is particularly relevant whenever AI agents need to be linked directly to ERP transactions, documents, validations or specialist logic. For example, an agent can prepare information in connection with a particular document, check plausibilities or prepare possible actions. 

The benefit lies in its proximity to the state of the system at the time: the data model, interface and business logic don’t need to be rebuilt outside the ERP system, but are used instead from within the existing Business Central and unitop context

Typical scenarios are tasks directly linked to datasets, documents, validations or releases. For example, a unitop BC agent can put together information within a document context, check plausibilities, mark any differences or discrepancies or prepare possible actions.

unitop 365 agents go one step further and have been specifically designed to operate across systems. They can connect Business Central and unitop with a whole host of additional systems and applications and can therefore display end-to-end processes that extend beyond the boundaries of individual systems. They are able to do this thanks to the extensive integration capabilities of Power Platform in conjunction with Copilot Studio or Microsoft AI Foundry, with over 1500 connectors available, and as a result of their close connection to additional Dynamics-365 applications. In many cases, dialogue-oriented interfaces are provided, such as via Microsoft Teams, web interfaces or other channels. This route makes particular sense whenever unitop processes need to be connected to additional Microsoft services, specialist applications or external data sources. Typical scenarios include dialogue-oriented processes, in which unitop data are combined with additional information. For example, a unitop 365 agent can be launched via Microsoft Teams or via a web interface, can bring together information from multiple sources and prepare and initiate defined steps via connected workflows.

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Implementing unitop AI agents sensibly & safely

To use unitop AI agents successfully, the starting point is not the technology, but clearly defined tasks, reliable data and a security framework that’s suitable for your processes.

What robust unitop AI agents need

ERP processes demand reliability. unitop AI agents must therefore work within clear limits: Which data is an agent allowed to read? What actions is it allowed to prepare or initiate? When is release required? How are results verified? In the case of critical process steps in particular, specialist verification remains crucial. Interim results are verified, suggestions evaluated and decisions confirmed by your employees. That way, AI agents can be used without surrendering your authority as a specialist. The key principles are as follows:

  • Defined roles and permissions
  • Actions must be traceable and comprehensible
  • Errors must be dealt with reliably
  • Verification and release by specialists
  • Clear record-keeping
  • Agents must be integrated securely in Business Central, unitop and Microsoft technologies.

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How we work

How we work with you to develop unitop AI agents

Select a suitable process

We check to see which tasks in your unitop environment are suitable, from a content, technical and organisational point of view, to be used with an AI agent.

Clarify data, actions & permissions

We establish what information is needed, what actions are possible and which roles will be given access.

Choose a suitable technological approach

Depending on the scenario, we decide whether a unitop BC agent or a unitop 365 agent will be correct way to go.

Test & develop further

We work with you during conception, implementation, tests and introduction. That will also include checkpoints, releases and traceability.

Contact

Your contact for unitop AI agents

Are you looking to use AI agents in your unitop environment in a way that makes sense? 

We can help you identify suitable processes, select the appropriate technological route and develop an implementation method that is reliable and secure.

Frequently asked questions about unitop AI agents

What is a unitop AI agent?

A unitop AI agent is an AI solution that is able to help with the processes in and around unitop. Depending on the scenario, it can extract information from the unitop context and other sources, prepare steps within a process, evaluate interim results and initiate defined actions. The precise actions an agent can perform will depend on data access rights, permissions and the technical implementation.

How do unitop KI agents differ from Copilot in Business Central?

Copilot in Business Central primarily helps users perform individual tasks in Business Central, such as questions, analyses, summaries or suggestions. unitop AI agents, on the other hand, are more suited to performing multi-step processes and ERP-related process support in a unitop context.

What is the difference between unitop BC agents and unitop 365 agents?

unitop BC agents work in particularly close proximity to Business Central and unitop alike. They use the immediate ERP context including the data model, business logic, clients and permissions. unitop 365 agents have been designed to operate across platforms and can connect unitop data to additional Microsoft services, applications or data sources.

Which unitop AI agents solution suits your needs?

That will depend on the process. If an agent is meant to work in close proximity to Business Central and unitop, using a unitop BC agent may make sense. If multiple systems, Microsoft 365 applications or additional data sources need to be included, a unitop 365 agent may be the better way to go.