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Managing Cloud CSV File Sharing with StarfishETL
Using CSV files for customer data may be an old school strategy, but many businesses still prefer the format. Before we get into how StarfishETL can help manage CSV file sharing, especially over the cloud, let’s take a moment to understand why businesses choose these types of files over another medium, and the challenges they must overcome to effectively put them to work.
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How to Decide Which Version of StarfishETL is Right for You
Everyone loves options, right? As you prepare for your data project, you may notice StarfishETL offers several options for moving your data. How do you know which version of the platform is right for what you need, though? The first thing you must consider is what you’re using StarfishETL for: integration, migration, data clean up, process automation, or other uses. Here are some descriptions and guidelines to help you choose the best StarfishETL instance for your next project.
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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.
Scripting a Field and Using a Global Script with StarfishETL
In this video we look at using a script to transform origin data into another format for use in a destination system. We also look at using a Global Script to create a helper function to handle the possibility of our origin returning a null object for an origin data point.
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Fixing the "Unable to translate bytes..." Error When Using the "CSV via Upload" Connector in StarfishETL
This error message is generally caused by “unknown, unrecognized, or unrepresentable characters”. You can find out if there is an issue with your file by opening the file in a text editor.
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Introducing StarfishETL’s MS Exchange Graph API Connector
The wait is over! We are happy to announce a new connector for StarfishETL: the Exchange Graph API connector is now available. This will be a faster, more-secure connector for your Microsoft 365 integrations using StarfishETL.
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How to Create a Connection in StarfishETL
The connection is what allows you to have read/write access to the modules you need. It tells your connecting solutions, “Hey! I want StarfishETL to be able to access your data. Grant it the permissions it needs to do this migration or integration correctly.” Once the connection is in place, you can create your data map or use a pre-built map to build your project the way you prefer. The data map is the plumbing that determines how your data flows.
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Integrate ERP Through Your Firewall with the StarfishETL Ray
Many companies want full Cloud adoption, but simply aren’t “there” yet, so they must strike a balance between their locally hosted systems and the Cloud software. However, when it’s time to integrate the two, things can get complicated. Your only options to integrate ERP through a firewall are to either work locally or expose the software over the firewall – neither of which are desirable approaches.
Expert Integration Tips: StarfishETL Error Handling
Try as we may, many of us still run into unexpected errors when executing integrations. In the world of unpredictable data, these errors are inevitable. They can occur from human miscalculations, incorrect information, malfunctioning systems, or any other number of random events.
Introduction to StarfishETL Designer
Watch this quick overview to learn the basics of the StarfishETL Designer.
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Starfish User Interface Overview
This video provides a basic overview of the StarfishETL user interface.
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3 Unique Ways to Use StarfishETL
StarfishETL can do more than simple data migration and integration. Here are just three of its many uses.
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StarfishETL Intro
Watch this quick video for an intro on the power of StarfishETL.
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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 migrating from. In such as situation, the database returns numeric codes for picklist values instead of their actual text. This makes it hard to work with because of the need to manually translate each number to…
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StarfishETL Demo
What does a StarfishETL data migration look like? Take a look at this demonstration as we show a sample CRM data migration.
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