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[[RadiMation|{{RadiMation}}]] contains functionality to retrieve name and address information of customers from another external database. This external database could be your company's customer relationship management (CRM) database. The functionality to retrieve customer information from another external database is called '[[Customer database]]'.
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==== Introduction ====
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[[RadiMation|{{RadiMation}}]] can retrieve customer information (such as name and address) from external databases, for example from your company's customer relationship management (CRM) database. This option is called {{ScreenElement|[[Customer database]]}} and will reduce the need to manually enter large amounts of customer information in {{RadiMationLink}}.
  
We provide several different type of interfaces, to retrieve customer information from different type of databases. Some of the database that are supported are:
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{{ScreenElement|[[Customer database]]}} can interface with several external databases, such as:
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* [[ODBC text setup|text based files (through ODBC)]]
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* [[MySQL]]
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* [[MSSQL]]
 
* [[Microsoft Access database]]
 
* [[Microsoft Access database]]
* [[Act! 6]]
 
* [[MySQL]]
 
 
* [[ODBC]]
 
* [[ODBC]]
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* Act! 6
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==== Changing the customer database driver ====
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To configure {{RadiMation}} to support your customer database, go to the ''' 'Configuration' window''' in the ''' 'Configuration' tab'''.
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[[Image:Config configuration.png]]
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Go to the ''' 'Database' tab''' to select and/or change the '''Customer Database''' and '''Device Driver Databases'''.
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[[Image:Configuration Database.png]]
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To select a '''Customer Database''', select a database type from the pull-down menu.
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[[Image:Database customer.png]]
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To see and/or change more detailed settings (of the selected database type), click ''' 'Configuration' '''.
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The '{{WindowTitle|Customer database configuration}}' '''window''' will appear. (This window can differ depending on the selected database type).
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[[Image:Customer Database Configuration.png]]
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To confirm your changes, click ''' 'OK' ''', to cancel your changes, click ''' 'Cancel' '''. You will be returned to the ''' 'Configuration' window'''.
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For more detailed information on the Database Configuration settings, go to [[#Chapter 14|Chapter 14 “Database Configuration”]]. Information on the settings of the different database types can be found in the paragraphs that follow “Database Configuration”.
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To select a '''Device Driver Database''', select a database type from the pull-down menu.
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[[Image:Database device driver.png]]
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To see and/or change more detailed settings (of the selected database type), click ''' 'Configuration' '''. A dedicated window will appear. (This window can differ depending on the selected database type).
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[[Image:Database device driver config.png]]
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To confirm your changes, click ''' 'OK' ''', to cancel your changes, click ''' 'Cancel' '''. You will be returned to the ''' 'Configuration' window'''.
  
[[Category:Customer database]]
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Click ''' 'Close' ''' to leave the ''' 'Configuration' window'''.

Latest revision as of 12:34, 3 January 2020

Introduction

RadiMation® can retrieve customer information (such as name and address) from external databases, for example from your company's customer relationship management (CRM) database. This option is called Customer database and will reduce the need to manually enter large amounts of customer information in RadiMation®.

Customer database can interface with several external databases, such as:

Changing the customer database driver

To configure RadiMation® to support your customer database, go to the 'Configuration' window in the 'Configuration' tab.

Config configuration.png


Go to the 'Database' tab to select and/or change the Customer Database and Device Driver Databases.

Configuration Database.png


To select a Customer Database, select a database type from the pull-down menu.

Database customer.png


To see and/or change more detailed settings (of the selected database type), click 'Configuration' .

The 'Customer database configuration' window will appear. (This window can differ depending on the selected database type).

Customer Database Configuration.png


To confirm your changes, click 'OK' , to cancel your changes, click 'Cancel' . You will be returned to the 'Configuration' window.

For more detailed information on the Database Configuration settings, go to Chapter 14 “Database Configuration”. Information on the settings of the different database types can be found in the paragraphs that follow “Database Configuration”.


To select a Device Driver Database, select a database type from the pull-down menu.

Database device driver.png


To see and/or change more detailed settings (of the selected database type), click 'Configuration' . A dedicated window will appear. (This window can differ depending on the selected database type).

Database device driver config.png


To confirm your changes, click 'OK' , to cancel your changes, click 'Cancel' . You will be returned to the 'Configuration' window.

Click 'Close' to leave the 'Configuration' window.