Department of Finance & Administration
Dave Goetz, Commissioner

What is Edison?

State employees have discussed Edison, attended meetings about Edison, and answered questions about their agencies’ business processes for the Edison project team. But what, exactly, is the Edison system? Edison is the State of Tennessee’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. An ERP system is an integrated software package that is used to perform administrative business functions such as financials and accounting, procurement, payroll, benefits, and personnel administration. While systems like STARS and TOPS rely on separate databases, Edison modules use a common database that allows the system to share information between business functions within an agency, and across agencies statewide. In other words, human resources, financials, and procurement/logistics staff will now work under a common system and share common data. This integration enhances the integrity of information by greatly decreasing the need to re-key data and gives managers access to real-time information when making business decisions.