DDI System Training by Advantive
Explore the many training options available for DDI System users of all levels.

Enhance Your DDI System Solution
Our leading-edge ERP technology and industry-specific experience equips distributors with the ability to drive operational excellence, improve margins, and thrive in today’s competitive marketplace. Take your user skills to the next level with helpful resources and training options developed by talented DDI System experts.
DDI System trainers conduct training at your location throughout the entire implementation process of your software solution, not just on one day. Our team of experts provides training in both a classroom-style setting, as well as side-by-side with your employees to help increase their knowledge base and get you maximizing profits sooner.
With so much going on in the digital economy, it is our mission to provide technology that helps distributors compete within the digital marketplace. Custom training and workflow consultation help us tune your DDI System to fit your company’s resources and workflow.
Advantive provides an extensive collection of video training and tutorials for DDI System. Find what you need by searching through our video library and keep an eye out for upcoming webinars hosted by our experienced staff.
Boost your knowledge and quicken your return on investment by getting involved in our active online community and taking advantage of our interactive user portal.
What to Expect
- Honest conversation about your training requirements
- Discover what training programs best fit your team
- Instant access to free, on-demand product training and documentation
DDI System: ERP Software for Wholesale Distributors
Inform ERP provides distributors with the ability to drive operational excellence, improve margins, and thrive in today’s competitive marketplace. It incorporates critical modern distribution requirements with the capacity to handle most supply chain integrations like CRM, eCommerce, advanced inventory forecasting, and a powerful price matrix.


Maximizing Efficiency and Accuracy with Inform WMS
Learn how Inform WMS can enhance efficiency, reduce errors, and improve visibility in your distribution operations.
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Leading-Edge ERP Software Made for the Wholesale Distribution Industry
DDI System’s connected ERP technology and industry-specific functionality provide distributors with the ability to drive operational excellence, improve margins, and thrive in today’s competitive marketplace. Our easy-to-adopt distribution management system meets the changing nature of the wholesale distribution industry. From daily operations to mobile workers, DDI System incorporates today’s critical distribution requirements with the capacity to handle almost any supply chain integration including CRM, eCommerce, advanced inventory forecasting, and a powerful price matrix.
Take control of your accounting and financials with DDI Systems:
- Get intelligent insight into account and financial reports that enable distributors to drive out costs.
- Easily reconcile bank accounts and statements and view details of underlying transactions for any item with drill-down capabilities.
- Eliminate time-consuming end-of-day/month postings while maintaining access to all of your historical accounting data.
- Save time and money with paper and file-free workflows plus reprint, fax or email documents on demand.
Make smarter decisions with accurate inventory insight and demand forecasting tools in DDI System. Our distribution ERP solution includes powerful forecast algorithms, easy-to-use exception management, and unique, intuitive purchasing screens to help you reduce inventory levels and carrying costs, eliminate dead stock, increase inventory turns and order fill rates, streamline multi-location inventory, and combat variable supply and demand.
Complete the entire order entry process in just a few clicks for maximum profitability. With DDI System, you can easily move from quote to order, or order to quote, expedite order processing, check stock, research linked purchase orders, verify shipping preferences and more in one single sales order control panel.
- Increase your speed of sale when handling orders with quick search capabilities.
- Streamline the order process with automated proof of delivery, signature capture, and advanced POS processing components.
- Easily manage warranty claims.
For a distributor, pricing is by far the most powerful lever for increasing profits. DDI System delivers multi-dimensional price flexibility, allowing your sales force to be more efficient and effective by tailoring pricing to each customer and situation. Our solution includes:
- Strategic Margin Protection – Effortlessly build individual customer pricing and automatically maintain sell prices based on the previous sales’ profit margin without the need to set up contracts or matrices.
- Built-in Price Matrix – Quickly import hundreds of products, update list prices and costs, and easily set up unlimited scenarios using our multi-tiered price matrix to maximize profitability and support customer-specific promotions.
- Customer Rebate Tracking – Manage customer net pricing, vendor rebated costs, and vendor rebated cost load. Contract/rebate costs can be used in conjunction with a separate sell price matrix or with separate margin-based customer prices for a uniquely low-maintenance rebate management system.
Save costs and increase efficiency across your entire organization by streamlining paperwork flow with electronic document scanning and signature capture. DDI System safely stores important documents online and includes simplified document scanning and automatic signature capture to help distributors evolve to a paperless operation and reduce time spent processing orders.
Having the right information at the right time strengthens customer relationships, fosters loyalty, and allows your team to provide superior service over competitors. With DDI System’s embedded CRM, wholesale distributors gain a 360° view of department-specific operations, can track detailed contact engagement, rank customers for growth, identify growth opportunities and resolve business issues with live reporting. Our unique calendar with related transactions, contacts, and activity tracking helps sales reps manage their territory, grow their business, and continually track performance levels.
DDI System’s intuitive, drill-down reporting capabilities and role-specific dashboards keep you aware of trends while diving into every aspect of your business for complete operational and financial awareness. Avoid potential pitfalls and give your team the confidence to make actionable business decisions based on deep insight into key business metrics with:
- Hundreds of pre-built reporting templates developed by wholesale distribution experts.
- Easy-to-create custom reports and KPI graphs in a few clicks.
- Tailored dashboards to fit every user’s needs, including sales, inventory, and receivables.
- Quick report sharing and collaboration, automatic scheduling, and instant access to mobile reports from anywhere.
DDI System’s extensive warehouse management module combines all the essential functionality you need to efficiently dispatch trucks, keep inventory in check, track multiple PO container shipments, and simplify workflow automation. Our solution includes:
- A drag-and-drop delivery truck dispatch system to streamline the daily task of building efficient delivery routes.
- Scheduled cycle counting to maintain visibility and control over your inventory at all times.
- Technology to monitor, manage, and receive multiple containers.
- Workflow automation and label printing to automate the process of special order items and streamline warehouse activity tasks.
Realize ROI Faster with Advantive
DDI System is a flexible ERP solution that strengthens the most successful distributors with an integrated suite of order fulfillment, strategic pricing, customer relationship management, and demand forecasting tools. As part of the Advantive family, DDI System users can fully leverage our extensive distribution industry expertise, reliable support, and seamless integrations to drive profitability and cost reductions in an ever-evolving, customer-connected environment.
Extend Your DDI System Software with Advanced Functionality
Leverage the latest technology trends to reach the next level of success. DDI System offers advanced modules that deliver automation, productivity, and control to better meet your company’s growing needs.
- Connected B2B and B2C eCommerce
- Wireless Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Mobile Solutions
- Electronic Signature Capture
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Integrations
- Vendor Management Inventory


Case Study: Johnstone Supply Grows Sales Through the Versatility of Inform ERP Software
It’s amazing to have all the tools that can be used to help our company grow. We find something new everyday that has helped us with our sales team.
Barb Redinger, Credit Manager
What to Expect
- Free 20-minute call with a product expert
- Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
- Discover what products best fit your needs
- No games, gimmicks, or high-pressure sales pitch
Retail Fulfillment Distribution Software
- Insightful ERP software to simplify retail fulfillment distributor operations.
- Optimize inventory and warehousing capacity with easy-to-use kits and assembly bundles.
- Gain clarity to better analyze your performance and profitability.


Accelerate Your Growth as a Retail Fulfillment Distributor Leader
Get ahead of the competition in today’s challenging, fast-paced retail fulfillment market with a custom ERP solution built to fit your unique industry and supply chain requirements. Advantive provides wholesale retail fulfillment companies with the latest distribution ERP software that combines essential ERP functions (accounting, reporting, order management, etc.) with relevant modules like warehouse and inventory management, shipping integrations, and margin-based pricing.
Leading-Edge Retail Fulfillment Software Built for Agile Distributors
Advantive’s purpose-built distribution ERP solutions deliver the functionality retail fulfillment companies need to enhance supply chain visibility, optimize inventory, efficiently process orders, and save costs. Core features include:
Eliminate bottlenecks and errors that drag down operations with powerful tools designed to streamline warehouse workflow, control inventory, generate reports, and create full transparency with real-time data.
Complete the entire order entry process, easily manage warranty claims, and increase your speed of sales with one easy-to-navigate control panel.
Conveniently bundle inventory items with uncomplicated kitting and assembly options.
Improve forecasting and accuracy, take charge of variable supply and demand, and maximize your return on investment sooner with advanced business intelligence and inventory insight.
Easily access documents online, drive out costs and inefficiencies, increase productivity and maximize profitability with electronic document scanning and signature capture, and a modern, paperless workflow.
Never miss a sales opportunity with impressive customer-centric features built right into our software. From nurturing leads to multidimensional customer rankings, strategic pricing, and advanced analytics, we help you to create an unforgettable customer experience.

Case Study
Learn why a fast-growing retail distributor relies on Distribution One for accuracy, stability, and its vast EDI capability.
What to Expect
- Free 20-minute call with a product expert
- Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
- Discover what products best fit your needs
- No games, gimmicks, or high-pressure sales pitch
Door Safety Hardware Distribution Software
- Dynamic distribution ERP software solutions to manage intricate inventory and warehousing workflows.
- Utilize highly tuned pricing models built for wholesale door safety hardware distributors.
- Uncover powerful data and gain full transparency across your entire operations.


Yield Higher Profits by Modernizing Your Industrial Distribution Operations
To help you streamline your operations while maximizing profits, Advantive delivers leading-edge ERP solutions for active door safety hardware distributors. Our affordable, scalable ERP solutions combines key financial and operational functionality with industry-specific features, custom-tailored to your specific industrial hardware distribution needs.
Practical ERP Software Built for Today’s Door Safety Hardware Distributors
Our leading-edge ERP software provides door safety hardware distributors with the ability to track demand, control inventory, save costs, and drive revenue growth. Core features include:
Reduce order time and errors with vendor-managed inventory, fabrication, systems integration, service, or repair.
Optimize inventory levels and easily adapt to market changes by automatically tracking demand trends, sales exceptions, and lead times.
Broaden warehouse capabilities and sales with easy-to-assemble kitting options, including light manufacturing, de-kitting, and modifications as you go.
Offer anytime shopping for your customers with ERP-integrated inventory and pricing. Our eCommerce solutions for B2B and B2C seamlessly connect to your ERP software so that you can offer an accurate, up-to-date webstore to your customers with the convenience of pickup in-store, SMS order ready messaging, and online payment. Easy to use and learn, our proven eCommerce solutions allow you to enrich product pages with detailed descriptions, specifications, images, and videos.
Meet the unique needs of your industrial wholesale customers with flexible, highly-tuned pricing models.
Provide fast, modern, and personalized service with quantity first, or product first entry, and a variety of integrated point-of-sale tools.
What to Expect
- Free 20-minute call with a product expert
- Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
- Discover what products best fit your needs
- No games, gimmicks, or high-pressure sales pitch
Bearings and Power Transmission Distribution Software
- Reliable distribution ERP software for bearings and power transmission leaders.
- Reduce redundancies with improved workflows by automating key inventory and warehousing tasks.
- Gain a competitive advantage with increase operational visibility and process efficiencies.


Streamline Your Operations Without Sacrificing Service or Profit
Realize the full potential of your bearings and power transmission distribution company with automated processes, demand tracking, and complete visibility and insight into your distribution lifecycle. Advantive’s ERP software includes fundamental financial management tools with industry-specific components built to improve wholesale distributor workflows while maximizing profits.
Powerful ERP Software for Keen Bearings and Power Transmission Distributors
Our modern distribution ERP software solutions combine essential financial and business management features with specialized functionality built for professional bearings and power transmission wholesale distributors. Core features include:
Maximize the capacity and efficiency of your warehouse with kitting and assembly options, including light manufacturing, de-kitting, and generating product bundles as you go.
Stay competitive with flexible pricing models in line with today’s industrial wholesalers.
Improve fabrication, service, or repair workflows, and report accurate product levels with vendor managed inventory (VMI).
Eliminate time-consuming errors, product losses, and re-ships with well-defined warehouse processes that deliver unprecedented ROI within weeks. Advantive’s warehouse management functionality includes visibility across your entire warehouse operations and a complete warehouse toolkit with structured workflows and task management.
Grow and maintain your customer base using valuable customer-centric functionality integrated directly into your ERP software. Our embedded sales, CRM, and POS tools help you provide fast, personalized customer service and boost your speed of sales.
Take charge of supply and demand by automatically tracking product demand trends, sales exceptions, and lead times.
What to Expect
- Free 20-minute call with a product expert
- Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
- Discover what products best fit your needs
- No games, gimmicks, or high-pressure sales pitch
Fastener Distribution Software Solutions
- Flexible distribution ERP software customized to fit the complex needs of wholesale fastener distributors.
- Increase your speed of sale when handling customer orders.
- Adapt and grow your distribution business with fine-tuned pricing models and ERP-integrated inventory.


Strategically Scale Your Wholesale Distribution Operations
Streamline supply chain workflows and adapt to the changing economy with Advantive’s world-class distribution ERP software for fastener distributors. Our highly specialized solutions provide the ERP and industry-specific functionality required to automate tasks, process more orders, manage inventory, and make data-driven decisions.
Integrated ERP Software Made for Fastener Distributors and Wholesalers
Transform your operations with a proven, user-friendly ERP solution tailored to the competitive fastener distribution industry. Advantive’s leading-edge distribution software is highly configurable and designed to streamline order processing, save costs, and enhance productivity and visibility across your entire organization. Core features include:
Gain full visibility into accurate sales, purchasing, inventory, and accounting details for deeper insight into your wholesale fastener distribution company. Make intelligent, actionable decisions based on easy-to-understand analytics, KPIs, and one version of the truth.
Take full control over the order process with our comprehensive end-to-end ERP distribution process software solutions. Our advanced order fulfillment functionality allows you to multi-task from a single screen, increase your speed of sale, easily manage warranty claims, and streamline the entire order process.
Reduce error-prone manual processes and save time and costs with Advantive’s VMI mobile app. Seamlessly integrated into our distribution ERP software, the VMI mobile app provides the functionality you need to get orders into the system and shipped to customers in the same day.
Provide quick yet exceptional customer service and fast counter sales through a secure point-of-sale (POS) system including PCI-compliant credit card processing, and eCommerce tools needed to compete, thrive, and impress customers in today’s competitive market.
Efficiently handle large amounts of products and pieces at various stages of assembly with our fastener distribution ERP solution. Our software includes light manufacturing functionality for de-kitting, on-demand kit modifications, related product, and assemblies on the fly.
Automatically monitor product costs and adjust individual customer prices with highly-tuned pricing models and a margin-based pricing manager to meet the unique needs of industrial wholesalers.

Case Study
Learn how a worldwide distributor of fasteners, consumable products, construction supplies, and tools helped their customers reduce their inventory investment and decrease production time with Distribution One ERP software.
What to Expect
- Free 20-minute call with a product expert
- Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
- Discover what products best fit your needs
- No games, gimmicks, or high-pressure sales pitch
Paper Packaging Distribution Software
- Innovative distribution ERP software to streamline the complexities of your wholesale paper packaging distribution company.
- Combat supply and demand with advanced inventory management capabilities.
- Make informed business decisions with real-time operational visibility and insights.


Stay Lean and Successful in a Competitive Market
Effectively manage and grow your business with Advantive’s highly-configurable distribution ERP software solutions specifically made to fit the unique needs of paper and packaging distributors. Our software combines essential financial and sales functionality with fundamental inventory, warehousing, pricing, and purchasing capabilities you need to compete in today’s fast-changing retail market.
Reliable Paper Packaging Distribution Software Built for Growth
Our state-of-the-art distribution ERP solutions provide the tools for paper packaging wholesale distributors to strategically manage pricing, streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and drive operational excellence. Core features include:
Automatically monitor, set, and adjust product costs for individual customer prices with a margin-based pricing manager. Stay ahead of cost increases with continuous, pre-established price matrices. Improve margins and automatically adjusting prices to maintain margin using future costs
Make wise business decisions by gaining deep insight with real-time access to accurate data in sales, purchasing, inventory, and accounting. Our built-in reports and dashboards are intuitive and customizable while giving you easy-to-understand insight into every aspect of your company.
Fine-tune your warehouse with optimized putaway, customer labeling, performance analytics and paperless operations. With automatic backups, your data is accessible and accurate from your smartphone, tablet, or anywhere with dependable remote access.
Give your customers something to rave about. Make it easy to provide outstanding customer service with shared calendars, integrated task management and embedded CRM tools specifically built for the distribution industry.
Optimize your warehouse and inventory needs by automating key tasks to reduce costs, redundancies, and physical counting. Gain control over your inventory levels with vendor managed inventory (VMI), inventory planning and forecasting, and optimized shop floor management functionality. Our distribution ERP solutions help you quickly identify demand exceptions and achieve higher fill rates and turns.
Generate client trust and confidence with secure, automated proof-of-delivery, signature capture, and advanced point-of-sale (POS) components.

Case Study
Learn how an industrial distributor and supplier accurately tracks inventory and saves product costs with Distribution One ERP software.
What to Expect
- Free 20-minute call with a product expert
- Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
- Discover what products best fit your needs
- No games, gimmicks, or high-pressure sales pitch
HVAC Distribution Software Solutions
- Become more responsive and profitable with affordable HVAC ERP software from Advantive.
- Highly configurable and customizable solutions to optimize complex inventory and warehousing workflows.
- Gain real-time visibility and control over your operations.


Drive Process Efficiencies and Profitability Across Your Operations
We know what your customers want, and our HVAC ERP software can help you provide it while maximizing your profits. Built with HVAC wholesalers and distributors in mind, Advantive’s HVAC distribution solutions incorporate essential administrative, financial, and industry-focused functionality to help you increase customer satisfaction and realize your earning potential sooner.
Centralized Distribution ERP Software for HVAC Wholesalers and Distributors
Our scalable, leading-edge distribution ERP software solutions provide the essential tools for commercial HVAC distributors to efficiently track jobs, optimize resources, improve decision making, and increase revenue. Core features include:
Send and receive purchasing documents electronically with LBMX, American Standard, Goodman and more.
Easily track jobs, quotes, orders, sales, purchases, reports, tasks, events and active history based on real-time data in one platform.
Simplify work order creation and optimize utilization with functionality like vendor managed inventory, fabrication, systems integration, warranty management, service and repair.
Provide outstanding customer service and fast counter sales with a secure point-of-sale (POS) system including PCI-compliant credit card processing, as well as embedded CRM tools that provide shared calendars and integrated task management.
Create kits on demand and save for future use with our advanced inventory management functionality. Gain quick access to de-kitting, on-demand kit modifications, related products and related bundles.
Efficiently manage customer net pricing, vendor rebated costs and vendor rebated cost load.
What to Expect
- Free 20-minute call with a product expert
- Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
- Discover what products best fit your needs
- No games, gimmicks, or high-pressure sales pitch