Pacemaker in action at 

The import files presented by the AS400 could be provided in the required CSV format with UTF-8 encoding. One of the difficulties of the project was to extract the provided data into the different entities and present it in UTF-8 format. Therefore Pacemaker ensures that the conversion and import processes operate efficiently and helps to avoid functional conflicts.

Among other things, Pacemaker comes with libraries that offer the functionality to convert different import formats into the expected standard CSV format. During the conversion, the accumulated files are extracted from the AS400 system for the respective target entities, such as the customer data. 
The transformation itself was realized based on the Pacemaker libraries with an additional step and fitted seamlessly into the process by a simple adaption of the configuration of the workflow engine.

The conversion and import processes have been optimized for performance, while Pacemaker prevents collision with other procedures such as indexing. This avoids data inconsistency and guarantees that the products displayed in the Online Store are always up-to-date. The processing can be monitored within the Magento backend and is entirely transparent for the customer and the solution partner who manages the unified commerce platform.