4 benefits of using RunMyJobs and JSCAPE for end-to-end process automation

As a RunMyJobs by Redwood customer, you’ve witnessed firsthand the benefits of automating business processes. But while your workload automation solution has likely been your go-to solution for connecting and integrating applications, servers and systems, as well as automating workflows that involve these various components, we won’t be surprised if you’re using other tools for exchanging files across your organization or with your customers, suppliers and other trading partners.

We’d like to suggest you consider JSCAPE by Redwood, a managed file transfer (MFT) solution that natively integrates with RunMyJobs.

JSCAPE enables highly secure, reliable and compliant file transfers for intra-organizational and B2B file exchanges. With JSCAPE, you can easily integrate those file exchanges with your RunMyJobs workflows to achieve highly secure and verifiable end-to-end process automation. 

Here, we’ll cover the key benefits of combining these two solutions and explain why it’s a big step in driving your organization’s automation maturity.

1. Improved efficiency

One of the biggest benefits of combining RunMyJobs with JSCAPE is and increase in efficiency. Let’s say you run a chain of retail stores across the country, and you want to update the process of pulling in sales data from store outlets, updating inventory and sending out purchase orders for stock replenishments.

You can use JSCAPE to transfer files containing sales data from all your store outlets into a central location and then upload those files to a folder in your internal network. JSCAPE can perform these tasks on a regular schedule, say every Friday at 8 PM, or in response to specific events, like once the files have been updated at their respective outlets.

At the same time, you can use RunMyJobs to integrate this process with your inventory system so your inventory data automatically updates based on the sales data collected by JSCAPE. You can even use RunMyJobs to integrate these further with your ERP system, which initiates purchase orders for stock replenishment based on inventory levels. 

While you can perform all these tasks manually, automating the entire process from start to finish can eliminate human errors and significantly reduce completion time. Also, even if you can assemble a similar system using RunMyJobs and other file transfer solutions, they won’t be as trouble-free as a RunMyJobs-and-JSCAPE environment.

2. Minimized workarounds and custom code for integrations 

To incorporate file transfers with RunMyJobs-enhanced business processes, some organizations integrate RunMyJobs with a third-party MFT solution or even multiple disparate file transfer solutions. Some teams believe they must use multiple disparate solutions because different trading partners may have different file transfer protocol preferences.

To carry out integrations with different file transfer solutions, you’ll have to employ workarounds and custom coding for every single solution — a method that’s not only time-consuming but also prone to incompatibilities and process errors. Even if you only need to integrate with a single MFT solution that supports multiple file transfer protocols, that integration will still require workarounds and custom code and, hence, is still susceptible to incompatibility and process error risks.

The sheer complexity of non-native integrations can be a major challenge from a development standpoint. Non-native integrations are more expensive to develop and can take a substantially longer time to deploy. Furthermore, these integrations are difficult to document and maintain. If you want to implement changes later on but the person who built those workarounds or wrote the customized code is no longer with your organization, you might have to start all over again. 

RunMyJobs and JSCAPE, on the other hand, integrate with each other natively. That means linking all these different tasks and systems is more akin to just plugging them in instead of stitching them together.

3. Easy-to-maintain compliance with built-in security 

For businesses operating in highly regulated industries like healthcare, financial services and payment processing, using RunMyJobs in conjunction with JSCAPE can greatly simplify compliance initiatives. RunMyJobs and JSCAPE, as a powerful duo, provide end-to-end security and visibility. 

For example, in healthcare, which is governed by the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), many healthcare providers already use RunMyJobs to automate several compliance-related tasks such as:

• Encrypting and decrypting electronic protected health information (ePHI)
• Generating workflow-related audit trails for future HIPAA compliance audits  
• Integrating with security tools and kicking off security-related tasks such as vulnerability scans, incident response and data loss prevention (DLP)

These healthcare providers can integrate RunMyJobs with JSCAPE and use the latter for file transfer-related tasks such as:

• Running scheduled file transfers involving electronic health records (EHRs) between hospitals and clinics or between healthcare providers and insurance companies
• Facilitating large file transfers involving medical images (e.g., X-rays and MRIs)
• Transferring sensitive patient data from an EHR system located in one building to a billing system located in another building

For the two non-scheduling examples outlined above, RunMyJobs can be used to trigger events that would fire off the JSCAPE file transfers. For example, RunMyJobs can monitor the imaging system and then prompt JSCAPE as soon as an image is produced. 

JSCAPE is also equipped with a host of security features that ensure covered entities meet HIPAA compliance requirements during file transfers. 

4. Reduced issue resolution time 

Finally, another advantage of using both RunMyJobs and JSCAPE is that they come from the same vendor — Redwood Software. That means you gain the convenience of having practically one solution and one point of contact for customer support. A single point of contact for support can also significantly reduce resolution times should a problem arise.

This setup can be particularly valuable if you don’t have a dedicated IT department and have to rely on a vendor’s tech support team for every problem. With a single point of contact, you can avoid the hassle of coordinating with multiple vendors and support teams, which can lead to business-impacting delays due to bouts of finger-pointing. 

Envision your full automation tech stack

Using RunMyJobs with JSCAPE is a big step in improving your process automation initiatives. By integrating these two solutions, you can boost efficiency, minimize the risk of process failure, further ensure regulatory compliance and cut down issue resolution times. 

If you’re already a RunMyJobs customer, we invite you to schedule a demo so we can show you exactly why the addition of JSCAPE will build the strongest combination for process automation.