This option entails the need to build an interface
program that will translate the Financial System’s output
code into one that the new Customer Service System can understand.
This interface program will need to do the same translation but
reverse direction for the customer information in these two
systems. The cost is thirty percent of option
1.
6.2.1 Advantages
The costs are thirty percent of option
1.
6.2.2 Disadvantages
This option increases the probability of errors or
setbacks due to many moving parts. Coding schemes and translation
programs must be compatible and have the potential to cost more
when problems arise.