Flat File / CSV
Σύντομη απάντηση
A simple data-exchange format (CSV, TXT, Excel) often used for integrations with systems lacking an API.
Βασικά συμπεράσματα
- Lack of strict structure → format errors
- Sync via folder polling (not real time)
- Careful mapping of columns and codes
What a flat file is
Flat file (CSV, delimited TXT, Excel) is a simple tabular data-exchange format. It remains common for integrations with classic ERPs or partners that offer no modern API.
Why it matters
Many local systems (legacy desktop ERPs, older applications) exchange data via file export/import. A pragmatic integration must support flat files, not only elegant APIs.
Challenges
- Lack of strict structure → format errors
- Sync via folder polling (not real time)
- Careful mapping of columns and codes
How CRMconnect helps
CRMconnect consumes and produces flat files (CSV/XML) through scheduled folder monitoring, maps columns to the internal format and turns them into clean flows - including for API-less ERPs.
Πραγματικό παράδειγμα
A distributor on a legacy desktop ERP exported customers, products and stock to CSV daily. CRMconnect consumed them via folder polling and synced automatically with marketplaces, without touching the ERP.
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Συχνές ερωτήσεις
Are flat files obsolete?+
Not in practice. Many legacy systems and partners still use them. A good integration platform must support them alongside API and EDI.
Flat file vs EDI?+
A flat file is a simple, neutral format; EDI is a structured standard for commercial documents. EDI can be delivered as a file too, but with strict semantics.
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Σχετικοί όροι
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
A process where data is extracted from a source, transformed to the target format and loaded into the destination system.
ΤεχνολογίαEDI mapping
Translating between the standard EDI message structure and your ERP's data format, for automatic processing.
ΤεχνολογίαiPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service)
A cloud platform that connects applications and data via connectors, flows and transformations managed centrally.
ΤεχνολογίαReal-time vs batch syncing
The two ways of moving data between systems: instantly on each event, or grouped at scheduled intervals.