Migrating your CRM solution is a big deal no matter what software you’re moving to or from. Get it right, and your business will reap the rewards. Get it wrong, however, and you could be forced to deal with a lot of problems. It’s a complicated manuever that requires extensive... Continue Reading
Generating StarfishETL Cross-Reference Files from MSCRM Picklists
When using Starfish to migrate from Microsoft Dynamics CRM to a different CRM system, you may need to create cross reference files that translate picklist codes to actual text values. This is particularly true if you don’t have a full Dynamics CRM instance setup for the database you are... Continue Reading
Easier connection setup, bpm'online connector & more
We're extremely proud today to be announcing the release of StarfishETL 4.0. In recent versions, a number of connectors have been redeveloped from the ground up including Salesforce, SData, Email, and Sage CRM. In this release, we've taken this opportunity to remove the old/deprecated versions... Continue Reading
Deciding Which Dynamics CRM Objects to Migrate Based on Associated Activity
When migrating data from Dynamics CRM, there might be a need to determine which specific objects have Activities such as "Tasks" associated with them. This is especially important in the context of data cleansing because one might not want to migrate data that has not had any activity(tasks)... Continue Reading
The Power of Indexing
We recently had a migration from ACT to Salesforce. One of the migration steps was to create Account records in a staging database from ACT Contacts. The source had 24,000 records and there were matching rules on three fields: Address1, City, and Company Name.
It took 15 minutes to get... Continue Reading
Infor CRM Date Offsets With StarfishETL
We recently ran into an issue in our StarfishETL data integrations between a back-end ERP system and Infor CRM. We noticed that Date/Time fields were imported successfully via the OLEDB provider but displayed incorrectly inside the CRM application.
Infor CRM was doing the GMT adjustment... Continue Reading
StarfishETL: Assignment Notification When Importing Data into SugarCRM
When importing data into SugarCRM using Starfish, users will generally want to disable the Assignment Notification functionality in the Admin -> Email Settings area of SugarCRM.
New QuickBooks and Exchange Connectors
We're celebrating the release of StarfishETL 3.0 with the addition of 2 brand new connectors. It's been several months in the works and we hope it's been worth the wait.
Enhance your ETL jobs with C# Scripting
Now setting up even the most complex system integrations can be simplified with the added power of C# as a scripting language! We're excited to announce now with Starfish ETL 2.9, you can use C# scripting at all levels of your data integration and migration jobs. With the full power of the .NET... Continue Reading