Infusion will examine business functions and processes to determine interactions and interdependencies.  Those discovered interactions and interdependencies are used to determine required automation of data and processes between line-of-business software. 

Data specifications are developed, application connectors are defined, transactional requirements are specified, workflow requirements are determined, data transformation requirements are identified and integration frameworks are recommended. 

An examination of informal systems and methods is undertaken to determine how information workers accomplish their jobs without automated methods.  Special consideration is given to data taxonomy, validation and purpose, as conflicts appear quite frequently in application integration projects.