Pushing/Pulling Data To/From Other Systems

Owned by Keith Mangold
Last updated: Aug 08, 2016

One of the key features of Aeros COLLECT is the ability to "push" and "pull" data between Aeros COLLECT and other systems/services.

This enables you to build apps and functionality that features live business data such as jobs, clients, products, projects, contacts etc.

Having access to this data in the field can make all the difference and empowers dynamic line of business functions.

There are two key ways that you can integrate with other external systems/services:

  1. Use one of our built-in Connectors.
  2. Create your own integration using our fully featured API

Connectors

These are essentially "baked in" integrations that allow you to "push out" and pull in" data between Aeros COLLECT and others.

  • Pushing Data
    To "push" data that has been captured on the mobile app, you can setup Connectors on form screens. These can do everything from emailing PDFs, updating Google Spreadsheets all the way through to sending SMS text messages. See the "connectors" page available on every Form screen. 
  • Pulling Data
    "Pulling" data is achieved by adding a Connector to a data source.  This will mean that your data source is refreshed regularly with changes made on the external system's data rows.  You can connect to a variety of services such as Google Drive, One Drive, GeoOp and more. 
  • Connections
    Depending on the connector you want to use, you may need to set up a Connection first.  The connection setup page is found under the "Your Account" menu in the secure website.  Once on the Connections page, click on the "Add Connection" menu on the right-hand side. You can then choose the desired platform or service that you want to connect to. You may need to go through an authorization process to grant Aeros COLLECT access to your external account. 

Integration API 

Our integration API is aimed at software developers and so you will need to ensure you have access to such personnel. We also have a small services team that may be able to assist if you do not have such technical staff available.  You can find full documentation on our API under the Integration section of our documentation website. The integration API allows you to put together a completely custom integration that does exactly what you want it to do.  This opens up many different options that may not be possible using Connectors.

Collect Sync

The Aeros COLLECT Sync application will help you with the pushing/pulling of data between the Collect servers and your database servers. Work with your Professional Services Implementation Specialist for additional information.