What is

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How does IntegrationManager work?

Who would be using IntegrationManager?

What are the common uses of IntegrationManager?

What is IntegrationManager?

The main role of IntegrationManager (IM) within the Pricefx data integration strategy is to allow the uploading of data from external systems (ie. SAP, etc) into Pricefx and exporting data from the Pricefx environment so that they can be further used in the external systems.

This two-way exchange (inbound and outbound processes) uses a data format that suits best the given scenario (CSV file, XML file, JMS message, calling a web service). The most prevalent data format tends to be CSV files.

How does IntegrationManager work?

Industry standard data integration utilizes a three-phased strategy known as Extract Transform and Load (better known as ETL). Seen from this viewpoint IntegrationManager is the core component of Pricefx’s ETL implementation. Its role can be viewed from an inbound perspective where it is used to import data as CSV files, map the data file to a Pricefx entity (Product, Customer, etc) and then upsert (either insert new records or update existing ones). Additionally, it can export specific data from Pricefx, like a price list, in a format accessible to a 3rd party system.

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