CatalogueLINK for Text File (Setup and Configuration)

CatalogueLINK for Text File (Setup and Configuration)


Text File Connection Requirements

The following is required to facilitate a connection between CatalogueLINK and Text Files

  • Input Directory: will contain files exported from your accounting system

    • Data from these files are imported into CatalogueLINK Upload

    • These text files are: Customers.txt, Prods.txt and Prices.txt

  • Output Directory: will contain files exported from CatalogueLINK

    • Data from these files are exported to your accounting system

    • These files contain web order and payment data


CatalogueLINK Upload Connection Settings

The following information is mandatory for CatalogueLINK Upload connection configuration:

IMPORTANT: Please supply the information below to Straightsell in order to have CatalogueLINK Upload connected to Text File

  • Folder path to the "Input" folder

The following settings are configurable in Setup - TextFile in CatalogueLINK Upload version 'CL 3.0.5.0 - TextFile 3.0.0.0'

Setup - TextFile

Setup - TextFile

In/Out Directories

Data Type

Example Data

Definition

Choose Input Directory

Drop down

C:\Text File\In

Location of files exported from accounting system

Choose Output Directory

Drop down

C:\Text File\Out

Location of files to be exported to the accounting system

 

The following settings are configurable in Setup - Catalogue Account Details in CatalogueLINK Upload version 'CL 3.0.5.0 - TextFile 3.0.0.0'

Setup - Catalogue Account Details

Setup - Catalogue Account Details

Account Details

Data Type

Example Data

Definition

User Name

Text

administrator

Your Straightsell username

Password

Text

password123

Your Straightsell password

Short Name

Text

UTEXT

Your Straightsell short name

Straight Sell SOAP Server

Data Type

Example Data

Definition

URL

Text

https://interface.straightsell.com.au:443/soap/soapserver_5_0.php

SOAP Server URL: Same for everyone

Email Settings

Data Type

Example Data

Definition

Mail Server

Text

yourmailserver.yourmailserver.com.au

The mail server of your email address(es)

Email Address

Text

email@emailadress.com.au

Your email


CatalogueLINK Download Connection Settings

The following information is mandatory for CatalogueLINK Download setup:

  • Output directory

The following information is mandatory for CatalogueLINK Download connection configuration:

IMPORTANT: Please supply the information below to Straightsell in order to have CatalogueLINK Download configuration to Text File

  • Account (debtor) code to use for test of order and payment export to Text File

  • Folder path to the "Output" folder

The following settings are configurable in Setup - TextFile in CatalogueLINK Download version 'CL 3.0.2.0 - TextFile 3.0.0.0'

Setup - TextFile

Setup - TextFile

In/Out Directories

Data Type

Example Data

Definition

Choose Input Directory

Drop down

C:\Text File\In

Location of files exported from accounting system

Choose Output Directory

Drop down

C:\Text File\Out

Location of files to be exported to the accounting system

 

The following settings are configurable in Setup - Catalogue Account Details in CatalogueLINK Download version 'CL 3.0.2.0 - TextFile 3.0.0.0'

Setup - Catalogue Account Details

Setup - Catalogue Account Details

Account Details

Data Type

Example Data

Definition

User Name

Text

administrator

Your Straightsell username

Password

Text

password123

Your Straightsell password

Short Name

Text

UTEXT

Your Straightsell short name

Straight Sell SOAP Server

Data Type

Example Data

Definition

URL

Text

https://interface.straightsell.com.au:443/soap/soapserver_5_0.php

SOAP Server URL: Same for everyone

Email Settings

Data Type

Example Data

Definition

Mail Server

Text

yourmailserver.yourmailserver.com.au

The mail server of your email address(es)

Email Address

Text

email@emailadress.com.au

Your email