Formation Connect

Formation Connect is a database integration module add-on to Formation Software. It allows your business to integrate Formation Software into any existing management information (MI) system. This can be achieved via push integration or pull integration techniques. Formation Connect is designed to offer our clients simple, easy integration between Formation Software and your own reporting systems. There is no complicated code or developer support required. Instead, your Formation Reseller will arrange the integration for you, removing the hassle and ensuring you can reap the full rewards of Formation’s data capture technology across your business.

Formation Connect Features

• Full integration between SQL and MySQL systems
• Fully secure and encrypted integration methodology
• Integration is achieved without the need to write any code
• A single form can create data from multiple data sources and systems and then push data back to all of those systems
• Provides a one form, one screen overview of multiple systems
• Simply integrate Formation Software into an existing MI reporting solution

Formation Connect also works with the Formation API to offer a greater range of functionality.

Connect in 5 simple steps

Formation Connect provides the ability to push data into your existing systems and also to pull data from your existing systems into Formation Software. This is achieved via an integration between your business systems and Formation Software on the desktop and mobile versions of the forms software. Each method can be set-up in 5 simple steps.

Push integration in 5 steps

1

Deploy the web service

2

Configure your database connections

3

Map the form fields to your database fields

4

Set trigger statuses

5

Publish the form

Pull integration in 5 steps

1

Deploy the web service

2

Configure your database connections

3

Select the data sets

4

Deploy the data sets into the form

5

Publish the form to users

Want to add Formation Connect?

Formation Connect is an additional module to the standard Formation Software installation. If you are interested in having the benefits of Formation Connect within your business please speak to your Formation Reseller or call our friendly customer service team on 01924 669940.