Supplier Integration

Octal8 BizPrac Suppliers can be imported into Framework as entities. The selection of which suppliers to integrate is done using the Framework Construction Logistics Desktop software.

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This process must be performed initially and wherever new Suppliers are created in Octal8 BizPrac and are required in Framework.

Orders Integration

Octal8 BizPrac Purchase Orders can be integrated into Framework in one of two ways:

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To have integration present the user with a step-by-step wizard of the integration process, the UseWizard setting in the profile file should be set to 1. For automatic integration this setting should be 0.

Performing Integration - Wizard

Note: To run the BizPrac Orders Integration Wizard, the UseWizard setting in the .ini file must be set to 1. If the UseWizard setting is set to 0, please follow the Performing Integration - Automatic procedure.

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1. From the File menu, select Open. The Select Location of Ini File dialog will be displayed.
2. Select the location of the .ini file.
3. Click the Open button.
4. At the welcome screen, click the Next button. The Data Source Names dialog will be displayed.
   
   
    
5. Edit the required settings.
6. Click the Next button. The Integration Criteria dialog will be displayed.
   
   
    
7. Enter the required integration criteria.
   1. Yield in Milliseconds: Length of time to pause the program in milliseconds.
   2. Criteria Method: Determines which data for BizPrac Orders is updated.
   3. Order Criteria: Criteria for selecting which jobs have their orders updated.
   4. Context: The Region Division ID if you only want to process Integration for a certain context.
   5. Only Integrate New (Orders): Instructs Integration to add or update orders to Framework that have been ordered or created in the client system for the date range supplied.
8. Click the Next button. The Email dialog will be displayed.
   
   
    
9. Enter the required email options.
   
   Note: Users can either use Microsoft Outlook (Mapi) or a selected mail server (SMTP) or choose not to email the output. Multiple email recipients can be sent by adding a semi-colon (;) after each email address.
    
10. Click the Next button. The Proceed with Integration dialog will be displayed.
    
    
     
11. Click the Next button to begin integration.
12. When the process has completed, the Integration Complete dialog will be displayed that contains the Integration Log.
    
    Note: The contents of the integration log is mailed to users on the email list.
    
    
     
13. Click the Finish button.

Performing Integration - Automatic

Note: To perform integration automatically, the UseWizard setting in the .ini file must be set to 0. If the UseWizard setting is set to 1, please follow the Performing Integration - Wizard procedure.

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