Manufacturing, Life Sciences & Healthcare

    Extract, Transform & Move QAD Data — Your Way

    Extract data from QAD for archival, migration into any target ERP (Oracle, SAP, and more), or export as flat files — securely, quickly, and with full confidence.

    Why extract data from QAD?

    QAD is widely adopted across automotive, industrial, and life sciences supply chains — including medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare technology organisations like those building FDA-regulated organ care and transplant logistics systems. Whether you're consolidating onto a new ERP, archiving legacy QAD data for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 or EU MDR compliance, or exporting structured data for downstream analytics, Syntra automates the entire extraction, transformation, and delivery pipeline.

    • Standardize master data with governed crosswalks
    • Transform complex data structures using controlled mappings
    • Preserve historical transactions with reconciliation-ready controls
    • Support delta loads for staged migrations and repeatable cutovers

    About QAD Data & How Syntra Handles It

    QAD stores complex manufacturing and supply chain data including item masters, bills of material, production work orders, lot/serial traceability, quality management records, supplier and customer masters, purchasing and inventory transactions, and financial ledger data. For life sciences and healthcare clients — such as medical device manufacturers managing organ preservation technology, cold-chain logistics, or implantable devices — QAD also holds critical lot genealogy, device history records (DHR), and regulatory traceability data. Syntra extracts this data via QAD APIs or database-level connectors, normalises item and supplier hierarchies, maps regulatory attributes to target schemas, and sequences loads to preserve referential integrity across items, orders, and financial records.

    Introducing Syntra

    Syntra is a purpose-built ETL platform designed to extract and transform enterprise data from systems like QAD — then archive it, load it into a target ERP (Oracle Fusion, SAP, or others), or export as flat files. Automated extraction, transformation, validation, and loading ensure your project is fast, reliable, and audit-ready.

    Pre-built connectors with proven mappings
    Automated mapping & transformations
    Data profiling & cleansing
    Validation against target system rules
    Reconciliation & audit logging
    Delta and incremental load support
    Flat-file export (CSV, JSON, XML)
    Cloud archival & long-term retention

    How Syntra Handles QAD Data

    See how Syntra extracts, transforms, and delivers your QAD data — to an ERP, an archive, or flat-file exports — with reconciliation-first controls.

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    Scope

    Item masters, BOMs, work orders, lot/serial records, quality events, supplier/customer masters, purchasing history, inventory transactions, COA/segments, GL balances, device history records, and regulatory traceability attributes.

    2

    Transformations

    Item ID normalisation and BOM crosswalks; supplier/customer hierarchy mapping; lot/serial genealogy preservation; UOM standardisation; regulatory attribute alignment (FDA UDI, EU MDR fields); period controls and delta-load support; and validation against target system business rules or archival compliance schemas.

    3

    Results

    Validated manufacturing and supply chain data with consistent item masters, mapped supplier/customer hierarchies, and reconciled inventory and financial totals. Delivered in Oracle FBDI format, target ERP bulk-load files, archival-ready packages, or flat-file exports (CSV/JSON/XML). Full audit trails, lot genealogy reports, and variance analysis for operations and compliance sign-off.

    Where can you move QAD data?

    Syntra supports three target paths from QAD. Choose the right destination for your organisation's goals.

    Oracle Fusion Cloud

    Migrate QAD manufacturing and supply chain data directly into Oracle Fusion Cloud (SCM, ERP, or Procurement). Syntra maps item masters, BOMs, suppliers, and transactional history to Oracle-aligned structures, supports FBDI/HDL/REST load formats, and validates against Oracle business rules for a clean cutover.

    • FBDI/HDL-ready output
    • Item & BOM mapping
    • Lot/serial traceability preserved
    • Validation & reconciliation reports
    Discuss this path

    Archival & Compliance

    Archive complete QAD data to a compliant long-term store — essential for FDA-regulated medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare technology firms. Meet FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU MDR, GDPR, SOX, and industry-specific retention requirements while safely decommissioning QAD post-migration.

    • FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant archival
    • Device history record (DHR) retention
    • Lot genealogy & traceability preserved
    • Searchable records portal with audit trails
    Discuss this path

    Other ERP / Flat Files

    Extract and transform QAD data for import into SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Infor, or any other target system — or export as structured flat files (CSV, JSON, XML) for data warehouses, BI tools, regulatory submissions, or downstream integrations.

    • Configurable field mappings
    • Flat-file export (CSV/JSON/XML)
    • Cross-system item & supplier ID resolution
    • Reusable templates for re-runs
    Discuss this path

    Industry Focus: Healthcare & Medical Devices

    QAD is a trusted ERP across the healthcare and medical device industry — used by organisations manufacturing life-saving technologies such as organ transplant systems, surgical instruments, implantable devices, and cold-chain logistics platforms. Companies like TransMedics, which pioneered the FDA-approved Organ Care System (OCS™) for heart, lung, and liver transplantation, rely on robust ERP data for device traceability, regulatory submissions, and supply chain visibility. Syntra understands these requirements and delivers compliant data extraction, archival, and migration tailored for healthcare.

    FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant data handling
    Device History Record (DHR) extraction & retention
    Lot/serial genealogy and UDI traceability
    EU MDR & IVDR regulatory attribute mapping
    Cold-chain and logistics data preservation
    Quality Management System (QMS) data migration
    HIPAA-aware data handling for patient-adjacent records
    Audit-ready exports for FDA inspections and recalls

    Benefits of Syntra

    Accelerate QAD data extraction, archival, and migration while improving accuracy, auditability, and compliance.

    30–50% faster data movement

    Automated extraction and transformation accelerates your project timelines

    Improved accuracy & data integrity

    Validation against target system rules ensures clean, consistent data

    Full audit trails and compliance support

    Every transformation is logged for SOX, GDPR, and internal audits

    Flexible output options

    Archive to cloud storage, load into any ERP, or export as flat files — your data, your destination

    Scalable to millions of records

    Enterprise-grade infrastructure handles your largest datasets

    Reusable templates for future projects

    Once configured, templates accelerate subsequent extractions and migrations

    Reduced project costs & risks

    Pre-built connectors eliminate custom development overhead

    Ready to Move Your QAD Data?

    Tell us about your systems and timelines. Our experts will help you plan seamless data extraction, archival, or migration to your target system.

    Pair the QAD connector with the SyntraETL solution that matches your programme — migration, archival, or historical reporting.

    Popular Migration Paths

    Common QAD migration and archival journeys customers take.