Web Connect General Setup

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Swedish Business Central view name: Web Connect Inställningar

The Web Connect General Setup page defines all global settings required before any integration can run.
This is the foundation of the entire Web Connect platform in Microsoft Business Central. No integrations, objects or incoming/outgoing processes can function until this setup is completed.


Copy & Automation Actions #

ActionDescription
Copy Setup to CompanyCopies the entire Web Connect setup to another company within the same Business Central environment. Useful for multi-company deployments.
Set Up Integration Job QueuesAutomatically creates all recommended job queue entries for handling incoming, outgoing, triggering, validation and cleanup processes.

General Settings #

Core activation and global behaviour.

FieldDescription
Integration ActiveEnables Web Connect globally. Must be ON for any integration to run.
Monitor ActiveEnables monitoring of integrations. Recommended for production.
Monitor Email ListComma-separated list of emails receiving monitor alerts.
Auto-Create Job Queue ProcessingAutomatically creates job queue handlers if missing.
Deactivate Auto-Delete of Web EntriesDebug mode. Prevents cleanup of Web Entries. Only for temporary troubleshooting.
Content No. SeriesOptional No. Series for generated content entries. Usually left blank.
Content Creation RetriesNumber of retries for processing content.
Web Entry RetriesRetries for creating/inserting Web Entries.
Process Entry Max CountMax entries to process per job execution.
Skip ValidationSkips validation steps. Recommended OFF in standard setups.
Full Process Per EntryForces full processing per entry. Recommended OFF.
Disable Upgrade ScriptsStops upgrade scripts from running during app updates. Only for controlled environments.
Enable Incoming Data v.2Routes all incoming data to the v2 processing engine (beta).

Retention Policies #

Keeps Business Central database size under control and essential for performance.

FieldDescription
Retention Policy EnabledActivates automatic cleanup of logs and queues. Strongly recommended.
Retention Run TimeTime of day when cleanup job runs (once daily).
Delete Values and Underlying AfterDeletes underlying values for OK Incoming Data. Keeps object tree for logging.
Delete OK Content AfterFully deletes OK Incoming Data after a specified period.
Delete Error Content AfterDeletes error records. Use with extreme caution.
Delete Outgoing Blob Data AfterDeletes outgoing blob content but keeps entry. Disables duplicate detection.
Delete Synced Outgoing Data AfterDeletes synced outgoing entries to reduce DB size.

Note: All date formulas must be negative (e.g. -1M).


Automatic Processes #

These settings control whether Web Connect automatically processes incoming and outgoing data or if the customer prefers manual/semi-manual operation.


Downloads (Incoming Data) #

FieldDescription
Auto Download Web EntriesAutomatically creates download entries when new data is available.
Auto Create Request Download Web EntriesAutomatically creates “request” entries for systems requiring fetch-before-process.
Auto-Read ContentReads and interprets incoming payloads automatically.
Auto-Validate ContentRuns validation automatically after reading.
Auto-Create ContentCreates or updates BC records automatically after validation.

Uploads (Outgoing Data) #

FieldDescription
Auto Populate Outgoing Data from TriggersActivates all sync triggers and populates Outgoing Data automatically.
Auto-Calculate Triggered InventoryRecalculates inventory for items where “Trigger for Update” is enabled.
Auto-Calculate Triggered PriceRecalculates price exports based on triggers.
Auto Web Entries From ChangeConverts Outgoing Data entries into Web Entries automatically.
Auto Upload Web EntriesSends Web Entries automatically via job queue.

Item SKU Settings #

Controls how SKU identifiers are generated and interpreted across integrations.

FieldDescription
Integration Stock Keeping Unit OptionDefines how SKU is constructed: Item No / Item No + Variant / Item No + UoM / all combined.
Stock Keeping Unit DelimiterSeparator used in SKU construction (e.g. - or _).
Auto-Set Integration SKUIf enabled, Web Connect auto-generates SKU based on selected logic.
Integration SKU Flow FieldDynamic FlowField allowing custom SKU logic when variant/UoM combinations are insufficient.

Ready Integration Features #

Vendor-provided integration modules that can be activated:

  • Centra
  • Norce
  • Negative Inventory
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