Systems and methods for coupling structured content with unstructured content

A computer-readable storage medium having encoded thereon instructions to be executed by one or more processors for employing a method of coupling an enterprise resource planning system with an enterprise content management system, the method comprising:

• receiving mapping information relating at least one type of structured content with indexing data for at least one type of unstructured content, wherein the indexing data is configured to facilitate access to the at least one type of unstructured content when stored in the enterprise content management system;
• receiving unstructured content and indexing data associated with the unstructured content;
• using the indexing data and the mapping information to identify a structured content record in the enterprise resource planning system that is associated with the unstructured content;
• storing the unstructured content in the enterprise content management system as an unstructured content record;
• and
• linking the identified structured content record to the unstructured content record via the indexing data to allow access to the unstructured content record via the identified structured content record.

A computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute instructions for employing a method of integrating an enterprise resource planning system with an enterprise content management system, the method comprising:

• receiving mapping information relating at least one type of structured content with indexing data for at least one type of unstructured content, wherein the indexing data is configured to facilitate access to the at least one type of unstructured content in the enterprise content management system;
• receiving unstructured content and metadata associated with the unstructured content;
• using the metadata and the mapping information to identify a structured content record in the enterprise resource planning system that is associated with the unstructured content;
• storing the unstructured content in the enterprise content management system as an unstructured content record;
• and
• linking the identified structured content record to the unstructured content record via the metadata to facilitate user access to the unstructured content record via the identified structured content record.