Importing data from Armtracker
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:16 pm
Hi,
I'm using currently using Armtracker for tracking my sales. My software is protected by Armadillo, this is why I'm using Armtracker for the moment. However, I'm not incredibly satisfied with the product and I'd like to switch to something else, possibly RegKeeper. And of course, I have to import a lot of existing data that are not really compatible with RegKeeper.
One of the main problem I have is importing the registration code from the order notification emails (coming from Plimus, RegSoft and RegNow). The registration code is computed by the registration service and directly sent to the user. When importing from emails, it seems that there's no provision for specifying where the registration code can be found in the message and where it should go. This is a problem that is already irritating me in Armtracker because for each order, I have to generate a fake registration code and then replace it manually with the actual registration code I got in the notification email. Obviously, I'll have the same problem in Regkeeper. Or did I miss something?
Also, RegKeeper seems to assume that only one registration code can be attached to a given order. This is wrong:
- A customer may order multiple licenses
- New registration codes can be re-issued because the protection scheme has changed or for some other reason.
So the software should be able to manage multiple registration codes for a single order. RegKeeper doesn't seem to take this into account. Or am I wrong?
Otherwise it seems that RegKeeper is much more sophisticated than Armtracker but for the moment, I don't see any way to cleanly import my exisiting data.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance.
I'm using currently using Armtracker for tracking my sales. My software is protected by Armadillo, this is why I'm using Armtracker for the moment. However, I'm not incredibly satisfied with the product and I'd like to switch to something else, possibly RegKeeper. And of course, I have to import a lot of existing data that are not really compatible with RegKeeper.
One of the main problem I have is importing the registration code from the order notification emails (coming from Plimus, RegSoft and RegNow). The registration code is computed by the registration service and directly sent to the user. When importing from emails, it seems that there's no provision for specifying where the registration code can be found in the message and where it should go. This is a problem that is already irritating me in Armtracker because for each order, I have to generate a fake registration code and then replace it manually with the actual registration code I got in the notification email. Obviously, I'll have the same problem in Regkeeper. Or did I miss something?
Also, RegKeeper seems to assume that only one registration code can be attached to a given order. This is wrong:
- A customer may order multiple licenses
- New registration codes can be re-issued because the protection scheme has changed or for some other reason.
So the software should be able to manage multiple registration codes for a single order. RegKeeper doesn't seem to take this into account. Or am I wrong?
Otherwise it seems that RegKeeper is much more sophisticated than Armtracker but for the moment, I don't see any way to cleanly import my exisiting data.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance.