SmartConnect eConnect
Tech Tuesday: Using Binary Stream eConnect procedures with SmartConnect
I often talk to customers using Multi-Entity Management from Binary Stream. They have written some eConnect procedures that you can utilize from within SmartConnect. Typically there are 2 steps to getting these nodes installed. You first need to get the installer from Binary Stream. They have an installer that creates their eConnect procedures in all the…
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Tech Tuesday : What Data Can SmartConnect Integrate in Dynamics GP (eConnect)
A question that comes up many times each month is whether SmartConnect can integrate to specific tables or tables in Dynamics GP, whether it’s Human Resources, Manufacturing, Void Payables, Apply Payables, and many other modules. Typically, we will point them to the eConnect documentation, the Microsoft API for data integrations, but it probably doesn’t provide…
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SmartConnect Office Hours: Understanding eConnect Nodes
If you missed out on SmartConnect Office Hours last week, here is a quick summary of what we covered on Friday, December 13th, 2019:Our topic of the day was Understanding eConnect NodesWe discussed:What nodes are available?Node MaintenanceCustom NodesHere is the link to the recording.If you want to read more about eConnect nodes:Check out our blog: What Data Can…
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Finding and fixing the Unbalanced GL Entry Distribution. eConnect Error Number = 944
One of the most fun (insert sarcastic emoji) items to troubleshoot is eConnect error 944, Unbalanced journal entry, the credits do not equal the debits. The difficulty with this error is eConnect cannot not show which distribution(s) causes the transaction to be out of balance and with large Journals, searching through a source file or…
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Tech Tuesday : Write Back Error Message
While doing an integration into Dynamics GP, have you ever wanted to be able to write back the error message returned by Dynamics GP to the source system? However, the error message is “too confusing”, so you would rather just show the error description to make it easier to read. For example, here is the…
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Tech Tuesday: Understanding Dynamics GP eConnect Errors
It’s inevitable that when creating an integration to Dynamics GP there are going to be errors returned at some point in the process due source data differences, mapping data incorrectly or differences in eConnect business logic. We might have missing vendors or customers or distributions amounts don’t match documents amounts or we haven’t provided a…
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Tech Tuesday: Tips for Troubleshooting a Scheduled Map
We have multiple articles on how to troubleshoot a scheduled map. I have consolidated all these tips into this week’s Tech Tuesday Article. The first step you need to do is make sure that you have a schedule server setup and that the service is currently available on the network. The link below shows you how…
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