IBM i Automation for Manufacturing
Your technicians fill out repair orders and service reports on paper. Your operators type those into IBM i (AS/400). One by one. Every day. LegacyBridge eliminates that step — connecting directly to your IBM i (AS/400) over TN5250 and entering data automatically from scanned documents, exactly as your operator would. No RPG changes. No software on your system.
The Problem
Field technicians complete paper repair orders with repair codes, serial numbers, and service dates. Back-office operators manually re-key every field into IBM i Work Order and Inventory Management menus.
This creates two problems: transcription errors that cause warranty disputes and audit failures, and a single point of failure — when your operator leaves, the workflow stops.
How It Works
- 01
Upload or scan the repair order
A photo, PDF, or scan of the document is uploaded to the LegacyBridge console. No special format required.
- 02
AI extracts the fields
LegacyBridge reads the document using vision AI — pulling repair order numbers, serial numbers, technician signatures, service dates, and any other configured fields.
- 03
Data enters your IBM i via TN5250
The agent navigates your IBM i menus, locates the correct fields, and types the data — exactly the same way your operator does. Every keystroke is logged.
- 04
Human review on exceptions
If confidence is below threshold or a field is ambiguous, the agent stops and flags it for human review before writing anything to your system.
What You Get
Automated Extraction
Repair Orders (e.g. RO-7800644-000), Serial Numbers, service dates — pulled directly from field technician documents.
Audit-Ready Validation
AI cross-references technician signatures and dates. Full SHA-256 audit chain on every entry.
Legacy Sync
Automatically populates Work Order and Inventory Management menus without manual typing or human error.
See It on Your IBM i
Show us your repair order screen. We'll demonstrate LegacyBridge automating that exact workflow in 15 minutes.