Scribe Software released Scribe insight 7.0 this morning. Read details of the release on the Scribe blog.
This is a major new release of Scribe Insight. There are many improvements, but in my opinion, the most significant new features are:
- Support for Windows 2008 R2. This is a must have if you are running R2.
- Support for multiple targets—no longer are you limited to just two data connections, one for target and another for source. With Scribe 7, you can have multiple data connections. This is a game changer that makes some really great things possible, such as:
- For integrations taking records from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 to another system, such as an ERP, we will now be able to update the records in CRM one the integration is complete, providing validation that the integration has happened. This will make the integration more reliable, as you can verify which records have been integrated without “jumping through hoops.”
- This is going to make it possible to combine multiple DTS integrations into fewer steps—for example, an integration that sends a value to Microsoft GP and then another process updates CRM with the GP record id—this can now be combined into one DTS.
- Multiple targets makes you think that it’s just an improvement for writing data to multiple connections; however, it also means that we can do DBLOOKUP and SQLQUERY formulas from multiple connections. This means that integrations that currently have complex pre operation steps to bring supporting data into the source database or internal database can be simplified, and you can retrieve the data directly from the other database. Kind of makes it multiple sources.
So if you already use Scribe 6.5.2 or earlier, get the new version. Your existing processes will work fine, but I would recommend re-evaluating your existing integration processes to identify areas where you can use the new capabilities of Scribe Insight 7.0 to make your integration faster and more reliable. If you would like some help tuning up your integration, contact Customer Effective.
I plan on posting a more detailed review of Scribe Insight 7.0 in a few days.
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