AI for IFS Applications
IFS Applications is the Swedish enterprise system from IFS, used in manufacturing and asset-heavy industries for orders, production, maintenance, and projects. Versions 9 and 10 are still widely run on the Windows Enterprise Explorer client, known for deep, multi-tab screens where a single task can span several forms. Incredible drives IFS by voice, handling the order entry, work reporting, requisitions, and lookups a planner or clerk would otherwise click through tab by tab.
Last updated July 2026
In short
- Enter orders, work reports, and purchase requisitions in IFS by voice.
- Look up stock, work order status, and project cost by asking.
- Works with IFS Applications 9 and 10 and the Enterprise Explorer client.
- Pauses for approval before posting, and keeps a record.
- Reaches 3,000+ other apps, on Mac and Windows.
What you can say
“Create a customer order in IFS for customer 4400, 20 of part R-905.”
Fills the order and pauses before you release it.
“What’s the on-hand and available-to-promise for part R-905?”
Reads the stock and ATP figures from IFS.
“Report 4 hours against work order 30122.”
Enters the time and waits for your approval.
“Raise a purchase requisition for 20 units of part R-905.”
Drafts the requisition and leaves it for your review.
“Which shop orders are behind schedule this week?”
Lists the late orders with part and date.
“Receive purchase order 71230 into the main store.”
Matches the receipt lines and stops before posting.
“Show the cost so far on project P-118.”
Pulls the project cost figures and reads them back.
“Close the completed maintenance work orders from yesterday.”
Lists them and waits for your go-ahead before closing.
How it works
- Hold the key and say what you need done in IFS.
- Incredible works through the IFS screens the way your team would, tab by tab.
- It shows you each posting, order, or requisition and waits for approval.
- Every action is recorded, so you can trace what went into IFS.
Incredible vs IFS Applications’s own AI
| Incredible | IFS Applications on its own | |
|---|---|---|
| Work and order reporting | Spoken, then confirmed | Clicked through tab by tab |
| Deep, multi-tab screens | Followed by voice on your behalf | Navigated by hand each time |
| Lookups | Asked and answered aloud | Open the client and drill in yourself |
| Enterprise Explorer client | Driven directly on screen | Manual entry only |
| Approvals | Pauses before posting, keeps a record | Relies on the user |
| Other apps | One voice reaches 3,000+ apps | Separate tools and logins |
Does this work on IFS Applications 9 or 10 and Enterprise Explorer?
Yes. Incredible operates IFS through Enterprise Explorer, the Windows client used across Applications 9 and 10, reading the screen and entering data the way a person does. These versions are known for deep, multi-tab screens where a single task can span several forms, and much of the daily work is manual clicking.
IFS does offer integration routes, and where your site has them set up they are more robust, so Incredible can use them. Where a task lives only in the thick client, Incredible drives that client directly, so the work still gets automated without waiting for a move to IFS Cloud.
How does it learn one of our IFS routines?
You record it once. Walk through a work-order report, a customer order, or a receipt with Incredible watching, and talk through each tab and field. Incredible learns the sequence of steps, not the screen positions, so it repeats the routine afterward.
IFS tasks often span several tabs, so recording the whole path once and replaying it saves the click-through every time. When a screen changes between releases, or in a move toward the Aurena web client, the recorded steps still describe the task, so it keeps working.
What keeps it from releasing or posting the wrong thing?
Incredible asks before anything that commits. Reading a stock figure or a project cost is safe and runs straight through. Releasing an order, posting a receipt, or closing a work order changes your records, so Incredible pauses, shows you the exact action, and waits for you to approve.
Everything is logged, so a planner or controller can see what was posted, against which order or project, and when. If the target is wrong, you stop it before it commits.
Questions, answered
Is Incredible an official IFS integration?
No. Incredible is a separate assistant and is not built, certified, or endorsed by IFS. It operates IFS Applications the way your staff do.
Does it replace IFS?
No. IFS stays your system of record. Incredible handles the repetitive entry, reporting, and lookups people do inside it.
We are on Applications 9 with Enterprise Explorer. Will it work?
Yes. Incredible drives the Enterprise Explorer client on screen, so it does not depend on the version having a modern API.
What about a move to Aurena or IFS Cloud later?
The same voice control works on the web client too. You would re-record any task whose screens changed in the move.
Will an upgrade break it?
Recorded tasks follow steps rather than fixed screen positions, so most upgrades do not break them. You can re-record a step if a form changes.
Does it respect our permissions?
Yes. It works inside the same IFS login as the person using it and cannot reach anything that account cannot.
Put it to work in your apps.
Download Incredible for Mac or Windows, or see everything it can do.