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<style>p { margin: 0; }span.fr-emoticon.fr-emoticon-img { background-repeat: no-repeat !important; font-size: inherit; height: 1em; width: 1em; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; display: inline-block; margin: -0.1em 0.1em 0.1em; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle; } span.fr-emoticon { font-weight: normal; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "NotoColorEmoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", "EmojiSymbols"; display: inline; line-height: 0; } blockquote { border-left: solid 2px #5e35b1; color: #5e35b1; margin-left:0; padding-left:5px;}blockquote blockquote{ border-color: #00bcd4; color: #00bcd4;}blockquote blockquote blockquote{ border-color: #43a047; color: #43a047;} table.grid{ border-collapse: collapse;} table.grid td, table.grid th { border: 1px solid #ddd;} .fr-fic.fr-dib{ display: block; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fir{ text-align: right; margin: 5px 0 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fil{ text-align: left; margin: 5px auto 5px 0;}.fr-fic.fr-dii{ float: none; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fil{ float: left; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fir{ float: right; margin: 5px auto;}img.fr-dib.fr-fir { margin-right: 0; text-align: right;}img.fr-dib.fr-fil { margin-left: 0; text-align: left;}img.fr-dib { margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none;}img.fr-bordered { box-sizing: content-box; border: solid 5px #CCC;}img.fr-shadow { box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px 0px #cccccc;}img.fr-rounded { border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -moz-background-clip: padding; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box;}</style><p><strong>In this guide we will cover:</strong></p><p><strong>- What is the ArrowSphere Integration?</strong></p><p><strong>- Connecting to ArrowSphere</strong></p><p><strong>- Importing Customers</strong></p><p><strong>- Importing Subscriptions</strong></p><p><strong>- Halo Integrator</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What is the ArrowSphere Integration?</span></strong></p><p>The ArrowSphere integration can be used to import customers and their subscriptions into Halo. This is a multi-tenanted integration, so multiple instances of ArrowSphere can be connected.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Connecting to ArrowSphere</span></strong></p><p>In Configuration &gt; Integrations, hover over the ArrowSphere module and click the &quot;+&quot; icon to enable it.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImNhMGRmMzk3LWQzMTYtNDM3My1hNjUzLWVjZDc4NDczYjFlYyJ9.yz_RFqSs2xBmdFo3wSLnPQJe16ayhcjSju0a_PCd9Xo" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="131" height="147"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 1. Enabling the module.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Clicking into the module will bring up a list of connections if you already have any. Click the &quot;New&quot; button to create a new connection.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjFmOTQ4YzNkLWJmMzctNGIyZS04ZjZhLTI2ZjNkOGQxYjQ3YyJ9.3ZMae2rKrA1_q710leJUqoRgTgSkeCp8IlIL_F8u_N0" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1220" style="width: 1222px; height: 113.729px;" height="114"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 2. List of connections.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>You will then see a screen to connect to ArrowSphere. Enter a relevant name for the connection, and paste in an API key. To generate this key, go to ArrowSphere &gt; API &gt; API Keys.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImIyOWM5MjBjLTA5MTgtNDNjZS04NDJkLTVlZWNiNzZhZDdiNSJ9.8cw_eOkIBr81Xl6cLWvw6MudksjOfD1k_-YqquvwlEo" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="554" height="357"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 3. Connecting to ArrowSphere.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Upon saving, a button to &quot;Test Configuration&quot; will appear.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImZmOWMwMGJjLTk5YzYtNGRhMy04ZTA3LTdmMzZjMTkxZmUzZCJ9.4FEpTs72mRCj8RSNfbzNfYZXxtSqtFA6w_adNWLI_Os" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="556" height="363"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 4. Test Configuration button.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>When clicked, a popup will show. If the credentials are correct, the following message will show. If there is a issue connecting, an error message will show to help troubleshoot.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImNhNzA0ODQ1LTExMTctNGZiZC05ZmMzLTAyYjMwMTgxYjYzMyJ9.7ohNa5acjPeyVmd89WA6mUcmxe0F9m-nnfZQRuep52Q" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="164" height="113"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 5. Test popup.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Importing Customers</span></strong></p><p>Switch to the &quot;Customer Mappings&quot; tab. The first button here is to &quot;Generate Mappings&quot;. Upon clicking this, if any customers in Halo exactly match the name of a customer in ArrowSphere, a mapping will be automatically created between them.</p><p><br></p><p>For any customers that do not match by name, mappings can be manually created by clicking the &quot;Add&quot; button.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6Ijk2YzhjNjBkLWM1YjAtNDUxZC05OWY2LWU2OGVmNzgzYzU5MSJ9.PWW3eMMammKKe5ShgTNMx1hmZK6jjc1-4qiHNmDPbD0" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1215" style="width: 1217px; height: 523.415px;" height="523"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 6. Creating mappings.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>A popup will show to select an ArrowSphere customer and a Halo customer.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjY1ODZkNmFlLWYwNTQtNGM5NC05YTE4LTUxNGI4M2ExMTZiOCJ9.Sfh_n5YlkfUMmK00Jx_UG2fvypHXJhruoVsuMQFMPpI" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="708" height="333"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 7. Manual mapping popup.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Scrolling down on this tab, there are a couple of options alongside an import button. If top levels are enabled in Configuration &gt; Users &gt; General Settings, you can set a top level for new customers to be imported under.</p><p><br></p><p>You can also update the address of the main site of a customer based on the ArrowSphere address.</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, once customers are mapped, click the &quot;Import Customers&quot; button to bring up the import screen and start the import. Any newly created customers will be added to the &quot;Customer Mappings&quot; table automatically.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjQxMWEzYWIwLWQzZTAtNDkwZi1hZGM2LTlkZGQ4MmRmY2YyYyJ9.pxP1j4MZYSptkegjSpsuiG1Ox-EudV41TNstaa552IA" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="666" height="207"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 8. Miscellaneous configuration and import button.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Importing Subscriptions</span></strong></p><p>Once customers have been imported, their subscriptions can then be imported. Switch to the &quot;Subscriptions Imports&quot; tab, and click the &quot;Import Subscriptions&quot; button.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjM3ZmRjZmRhLWQ2ZTMtNDg4MC05MzdjLTI2MzMzYzUwNjE5MiJ9._tQsRLDsMmDO3KS8VIQ4Y8g8gn654TdPZuNGLXniUko" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="682" height="288"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 9. Import Subscriptions button.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>A popup will show to set which subscriptions to import. This can be set to include all customers, or a specific one.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjVkNWZhNWQwLTY3YjQtNGRlZC04MDI1LTdmNmNhNDY5MWVkNCJ9.tF8PphhB6LKqC9rqOW0t8EuALqtErVBMxJSYlFwxnxI" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="707" height="251"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 10. Customer selection.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>The imported subscriptions will now show on the &quot;Subscriptions&quot; tab of their corresponding customer, stating &quot;ArrowSphere&quot; as the distributor.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImE5MmE0OWZmLWY3MDMtNDM1MC04YjNkLTNhZmM1YzZmZmVhOCJ9.gjVQxbI6VFrP1CviAtWO-VUuuw7VUYy2i5Fpr2Rk_TY" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1214" style="width: 1216px; height: 261.952px;" height="262"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 11. Subscription imported.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Halo Integrator</span></strong></p><p>The final tab is the &quot;Halo Integrator&quot;. If enabled, customers and/or subscriptions can be imported on a recurring sync, keeping details on both up-to-date.</p><p><br></p><p id="isPasted">If using the Halo Integrator to sync, all Customers and Subscriptions will be imported regardless of what was manually imported previously. You cannot restrict these.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjY2ZTUwODFlLTkzYWItNDQwYS04MzkwLTU1MjBlODc0ZGUwYyJ9.pgs7iDMnaagDcQKC0HidN1CPp6L60_illpj-gssCmZY" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="993" height="404"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 12. Enabling the Halo integrator.</span></strong></p><p><br></p>
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