Connecting to Boulevard
Overview
Boulevard is an intelligent scheduling solution and comprehensive point of sale system that increases revenue and lowers costs for salons, spas, and other appointment-based businesses. You can use SkyPoint's built-in connector for importing data from Boulevard. SkyPoint Modern Data Stack Platform collects, analyzes, and provides a solution to transform data into meaningful information for generating valuable insights.
Prerequisite
You will need the following details to configure and import data:
- API Key
- API Secret
- URL
- Business Id
Import Data using Boulevard connector
Follow the below steps to create a new dataflow for the Boulevard connector:
- Go to Dataflow > Imports.
- Click New dataflow.
The Set dataflow name page appears.
- In the Set dataflow name page, enter Dataflow name in the Name text area.
- Click Next.
The Choose connector page appears.
To add Boulevard connector
- In the Choose connector page, select Boulevard connector.
❕ Note: You can use the Search feature too to find the connector. Also, the Boulevard connector can be found under Sales categories.
The Set dataflow name page for Boulevard appears.
- Enter the Display Name to identify your Dataflow.
- In the Description box, you can enter an explanation of the connector.
- Click Next.
The Connect to Boulevard page appears.
To configure Boulevard
Follow the below steps to configure the connection to Boulevard:
Enter your credentials such as API Key, API Secret, URL, and Business Id to configure with the Boulevard connector.
Click Connect.
The Table Details columns appear.
- Enter the Table Details to process the data.
Item | Description |
---|---|
Purpose | Option to assign a purpose (Data or Metadata) for each table. |
Loads customer data. | |
Loads Metadata. | |
File Name | Displays the name of the file that you imported. |
Table Name | Displays the imported table name. |
- Click Save.
Run, edit, and delete the imported data
Once you save the connector, the Boulevard connector gets displayed in the list of tables created in the Dataflow page.
Item | Description |
---|---|
Name | Displays the name of the imported Dataflow. |
Type | Displays connector type symbol. |
Status | Indicates whether the data is imported successfully. |
Tables Count | Displays the number of tables. |
Created Date | Displays date of creation. |
Last refresh type | Displays the refresh value. You can see the value is Full or Incremental after the last refresh of data. |
Updated Date | Displays last modified date. |
Last Refresh | Displays the latest refresh date. This date will get updated whenever you refresh the data. |
Group by | Option to view the items in a specific Group (For example, name, type, status). |
- Select the horizontal ellipsis in the Actions column and do the following:
If you want to | Then |
---|---|
Modify the Dataflow | Select Edit and modify the Dataflow. Click Save to apply your changes. |
Execute the Dataflow | Select Run. |
Bring the data to its previous state | Select Rollback. |
Delete the Dataflow | Select Remove and then click the Delete button. All tables in the data source get deleted. |
See the run history of the Dataflow | Select Run history. |
Next step
After completing the data import, start the Master Data Management (MDM) - Stitch process to develop a unified view of your customers.