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Sage 200 Legacy Integration: Connecting an Old Server to a Cloud Storefront
When the ERP lives on a server in a comms cupboard and the shop lives in a data centre someone else owns, the integration problem is as much about network design and write safety as it is about field mapping.
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Flat file integration: getting a nightly export onto a real-time footing
Nightly CSV drops are rarely replaced wholesale. This is how to move a batch export onto a near real-time footing in stages, keeping the file as a reconciliation control rather than throwing it away on day one.
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Replace or document: deciding on a legacy system integration
Not every ageing interface needs rebuilding. This is a structured way to decide whether an inherited integration should be replaced, documented and left running, or simply monitored until a genuine trigger arrives.
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Legacy WMS integration: bridging a bespoke warehouse system to a modern storefront
A bespoke warehouse system usually has no API, no documentation and no original author. Bridging it to a modern storefront is less about transport protocols and more about translating one operational vocabulary into another.
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Legacy integration takeover: assuming ownership of code nobody understands
Sooner or later someone has to take responsibility for the script that has been posting your orders for six years. This is the method for doing that safely, in the right order, without a finance outage in week one.
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Legacy SOAP integration: wrapping an old endpoint without breaking finance
SOAP endpoints often sit closest to the ledger, which is exactly why they are risky to wrap. This is a practical account of how to put a modern facade in front of one without introducing duplicate postings or silent rounding errors.