It’s here now …. It’s been sometime that our customers have been asking us for an API to operate our DBSync Cloud Replication for Salesforce. While we had a Java and a SOAP based call, it was missing a ReST interface. Beginning of this year we worked on a platform for building and exposing API’s […]
How to download attachments outside Salesforce
Many times we were asked from various social media platform including Linkedin, Twitter, Pinterest but not limited to tech forums like Salesforce Stack Exchange, Stack Overflow for a Salesforce app to download attachments. I remember one question from a user where he posted asking: “Is there a possibility of getting associated attachments of opportunities, quotes […]
Speed up connectors’ turnaround with Swagger Specification
What is Swagger Swagger is the world’s most popular and largest framework of API’s developer tools for the open API specification, enabling development across the entire API lifecycle, from design and documentation to test and deployment. How Swagger Specifications Have Revolutionized API Ecosystem In the developer community, with the growing popularity of RESTFUL web services […]
Best Practices For API Testing
What is API Testing ? API Testing is entirely different from GUI testing and mainly concentrates on the business logic layer of the software architecture. This testing won’t concentrate on the look and feel of the application . API Testing requires an application to interact with API. In order to test an API, you will […]
Cloud integration- EDI and API ?
There are an ever growing number of companies offering EDI + API that stirred up some thought: Having worked with GXS, one of the leading EDI VAN services, I felt I should provide my readers with some background – EDI or Electronic Data Interchange is a B2B protocol used by major business to automate their supply […]
When you want more from your 2020 Spaces and QuickBooks Integration
If you are not in home construction space, probably you haven’t heard of 2020 Spaces. They are the leading software in home construction and most likely be used by your contractor when, suppose you decide to remodel your kitchen 🙂 But if you are a construction firm and user of 2020 Spaces, looking forward to integrate […]
8-year Journey and 8 things I learned running DBSync
On DBSync’s anniversary I decided to write about what has brought me and my team where we are today. What follows isn’t a “walk down memory lane” but a brief summary of the key lessons I’ve learned in getting the company to its 8th birthday. Let’s dig in! #1. Customers are our heart We’re happy […]
Optimize Wine Distribution Software Automation with Sage 100 through DBSync iPaaS
Most of the wine distributors in the United States use specially designed order management systems in their day-to-day operations. These order management systems are used by sales reps on the field, processing daily orders for wine, beer and spirits. Using an iPad, iPhone, or PC, sales reps do not need an internet connection to […]
Working with files and modern cloud apps – Part 1
Recently we got a request from a large manufacturer to help them with some file processing. Their specific requirement was to have Fixed width file formats converted into XML and pushed into Amazon S3 for the further processing. While going through the conversation with them I felt it would be a good idea to layout […]
Accessing & Exporting Salesforce files to use with your other App
One of the common questions that we often get is “I have attachments or images in a document folder, how can I publish it on our website or web application?”. There are some easy ways to do it using one of our tools DBSync Cloud Replication for Salesforce. DBSync Cloud Replication for Salesforce helps data […]