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Salesforce Connect with Sitecore 9 Data Exchange Framework. BY RAMA KRISHNA ILA. October 21, 2018. Agenda. Pre-requisites and downloads from Sitecore Salesforce configuration procedure Sitecore Configuration steps
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Salesforce Connect with Sitecore 9 Data Exchange Framework BY RAMA KRISHNA ILA October 21, 2018
Agenda • Pre-requisites and downloads from Sitecore • Salesforce configuration procedure • Sitecore Configuration steps • Create salesforce tenant and other required data access and mappings and pipelines in Sitecore. • pass data bi-directionally between Sitecore and Salesforce Sales Cloud. Rama Krishna ila
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Sitecore Requirements for Connectors • Sitecore Connect for Salesforce CRM 2.0.1 for Sitecore Experience Platform 9.0.1 (or greater) • Sitecore Connect for Salesforce CRM 2.0 for Sitecore 9.0 or greater • Salesforce Connect 1.4.1 (rev. 170818) for Sitecore Experience Platform 8.1 rev. 151207 (8.1 update-1 or greater) • Sitecore Connect™ 1.0 software for Salesforce Marketing Cloud for Sitecore Experience Platform 9.0 or later
Pre-requisites for Sitecore Connect for Salesforce CRM 2.0.1 • Sitecore Experience Platform 9.0.1 (or greater) • Access to Salesforce CRM • Network connectivity for salesforce instance. (May require salesforce firewall configurations) • Data Exchange Framework 2.0.1 (different modules to download available in next page) • Sitecore Configurations • Salesforce Configurations
INSTALLATION steps • Install Sitecore Installation packages • Deploy xConnect Model • Configure Salesforce authorization model • Configure Sitecore with salesforce connection string • Configure and enable Tenants and Endpoints • Test the connections between Sitecore and salesforce
Advantages of Sitecore Connect • Makes integration process quick and easy • The instant integration makes special IT projects • Achieve faster time to market with precision marketing access channels such as email marketing • Integrating allows the two platforms to exchange marketing information • Salesforce integration allows customers registered in CRM platform to log into Sitecore web site • With data flowing seamlessly into a central repository, it makes holistic marketing analysis much easier. • Marketers will no longer have to manually analyze connections across Sitecore, Marketing Cloud, and Google Analytics to identify trends. • Track visitor activity using campaigns from Salesforce
Limitations of Sitecore Connect for Salesforce CRM 2.0.1 • Support only Sitecore 9.0.1 or above versions • You can only push media items that store file types supported by Salesforce • According to Salesforce restrictions, the file size cannot exceed 3 MB • Item clones are not supported inside media roots
Capabilities • Provides the ability to read and write objects to Salesforce CRM • Provides the ability to read and write items to Sitecore content databases • Provides the ability to read and write data to the collection and reference data services of Sitecore xConnect. • synchronizing campaign membership from Salesforce CRM to Sitecore Experience Database • synchronizing contacts from Sitecore Experience Database to Salesforce CRM • Synchronizing email activity and tasks from Salesforce CRM to Sitecore Experience Database and vice versa • Interact with multiple Salesforce accounts • Caching and detailed logging of the interaction • Seamless connectivity between Sitecore and salesforce. • Bi directional data flow between Sitecore and salesforce • Interact with Sitecore Items, Marketing taxonomies and xDB. • Interact with Salesforce objects such as contacts and campaigns • Provides the ability to read and write objects to Salesforce CRM • Customize and extend the tool available for synchronizing the data between Salesforce CRM and Sitecore XP 9.0.1 • SDK provides the tool used to install the tenant update definition file and read from and write the data to Salesforce CRM • Sitecore Connect for Salesforce CRM 2.0.1
Capabilities Salesforce Contacts • Salesforce contacts can be created in Sitecore using Sitecore salesforce connect APIs • Salesforce contacts can be managed from Sitecore user manager • Salesforce contacts can be logged onto the Sitecore system • xDB stores Sitecore contact as contact Facet. • The contact data can be retrieved from the salesforce CRM once Sitecore contact is identified as a salesforce contact.
Capabilities Salesforce Marketing Cloud • Out of box, Move Sitecore media item structure to the corresponding asset structure in salesforce. • Integrate Sitecore managed assets into the salesforce campaigns and make the marketers ready for use • Optimize marketing campaigns for enhancing the complete customer journey • Real time consumer interactions • Use a push agent which runs for every 10 hours by default • The connector marks the assets it pushes to Salesforce with the Sitecore tag
Downloads • Required downloads Available from https://dev.sitecore.net/Downloads/Salesforce_Connect/2x/Sitecore_Connect_for_Salesforce_CRM_201.aspx • Data Exchange Framework 2.0.1 • Sitecore Provider for Data Exchange Framework 2.0.1 • xConnect Provider for Data Exchange Framework 2.0.1 • Salesforce Provider for Data Exchange Framework 2.0.1 • Sitecore Connect for Salesforce CRM 2.0.1
Sitecore Installation Packages Installation Steps
Sitecore Installation Packages Installation Steps
Deploy xConnect Collection Model Installation Steps
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