Challenge Overview
We are looking to build some sort of client or server-side application to allow a user to easily export their contacts from Outlook (either from their Desktop or Server) and insert them into Salesforce.com.
What technologies would be the best fit per the items below?��Java client running on the desktop accessing the PST file? Something in the cloud? Is there any type of open source softare that would be applicable?
Some of the features we'd like to see in the design include:��
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What technologies would be the best fit per the items below?��Java client running on the desktop accessing the PST file? Something in the cloud? Is there any type of open source softare that would be applicable?
Some of the features we'd like to see in the design include:��
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- Provides a one way push of contacts from Outlook into salesforce
-��Associates Contacts to Accounts from a single interface
-��Provides Exception reporting for duplicates
-��Provides some rudimentary data cleansing before contacts are uploaded to SFDC (i.e. certain required fields), this should be configurable by the SFDC administrator
-��Solutions should NOT require user to "export" and then "import" from one system to another.
- Runs on both Mac and PC
-��Does not utilize��Connect for Outlook or Salesforce for Outlook
- Runs on both Mac and PC
-��Does not utilize��Connect for Outlook or Salesforce for Outlook