Scribe 7.0 Released

When it comes to getting data into Microsoft Dynamics CRM, users and partners have a lot of options.  Including:

• Microsoft Data Migration Manager
  
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM Bulk Import
  
• Custom written migration tools (like our beloved "Dancing Monkey" framework)
  
• ETL tools like SQL Server Integration Services
  
• 3rd Party tools like Scribe

What's cool about all of these, is that they all make use of the same underlying Microsoft Dynamics CRM web services and thus are all supported ways of getting data into the system.

Depending on a number of factors, it is common for us to use Scribe Insight, especially for data migrations.  This post just highlights some of the new features in Scribe 7.0, with a few that I am particularly excited about called out.

You can read more about Scribe 7.0 here:
https://openmind.scribesoftware.com/download/ReleaseNotes700ScribeInsight

You can download the bits here:
https://openmind.scribesoftware.com/html/insight_download

Scribe 7.0 Release Themes

Scribe Insight 7.0 adds a number of significant pieces of functionality focused along the following themes:

1. Improved Productivity: Scribe Insight has always been based on a very simple concept - Moving data from a SOURCE to a single TARGET. Scribe Insight 7.0’s new Multi-Target capability allows users to design integrations (Scribe DTS files) which include 'steps' that can operate on multiple target data sources or applications. By breaking the current source/target paradigm Scribe users are able to develop sophisticated integrations much more simply and quickly than before.
   
2. Greater Flexibility: With the new paradigm of multiple target connections in Scribe Insight 7.0 operations that were challenging, if not impossible, previously can now be accomplished simply. For example, with a Sales Order integration between CRM and ERP systems Sales Order data can be passed from CRM to ERP and then the ERP-assigned order number can be immediately updated back into the CRM system in a single operation.
   
3. Streamlined Maintainability: Complex integrations can be developed with fewer moving parts in Scribe Insight 7.0. This means less time is required for development, modification and maintenance. Processes that previously consisted of multiple linked integrations (Scribe DTS files) now can be neatly organized into a single integration.
   
4. Simplified Cloud Connectivity: Scribe Insight 7.0's new multi-target capabilities coupled with the Scribe Web Services adapter provide a simple and convenient way to take advantage of commercial or custom web services during an integration process. Operations such as using a commercial web service to cleanse an address during an integration process are now easily possible in a single operation.

Stuff I am particularly excited by:

• Multiple connections and multiple data sources - One DTS can now connect to multiple systems - So if you need to make ETL decisions based on data in another system, that is now possible with making a bunch of messy daisy-chained DTS files.  They also added calling web services in the DTS, as well as making DBLOOKUP allow you to hit the different data sources.
  
• Automatically create required MSMQ Queues - This just makes things that much easier.
  
• Bug #32308 Fixed - Having to do with only parsing part of an XML file - We had run into this and I am glad to see it fixed.

Cheers,

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