Tag Archives: Plug-in

Lookup by constituent system id – a new free plugin

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There was a post on Blackbus recently where a Raiser’s Edge user was having trouble mapping the output of a third party system to RE. The other system had the constituent system id and did not have the import id or the constituent ids so importing the data directly into RE was proving to be a problem. It would also be difficult to do any kind of lookup natively in RE unless it was done manually through a query.

I suggested that this was a straight forward solution if you were to write a plugin. In fact I felt that it was so straight forward that I would just write it. So here it is a new plugin that takes a system constituent id and outputs the constituent and import ids appending them to a copy of the input file.

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Newly added plugins

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Thank you Steve Best for the following five new entries to the plugin directory. If there are any more that have been missed any then feel free to add them. Thank you to all those who have added over the past months.

  • CanadianUpdateRE
  • Fix for Missing Schedule Starting On Date
  • Fix Constituent Notepads Actual Notes
  • Fix Dupe Primary Banks
  • Fix Appeals For Delete

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    Additions to the Plugin Directory

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    Since we started the plugin directory new plugins have been added. Here are the most recent additions to the plugin directory. If we have missed any then feel free to add them. Thank you to all those who have added over the past months.

  • Repair Receipt Type
  • Unmark DNC
  • Regenerate Import IDs
  • Fix Key Position Data for IndRecords2
  • Clean Static Queries
  • Fix Trailing Spaces
  • Expire benefit fix
  • Update Pending Transactions
  • Define Patronymic Prefix Excludes
  • Match Applications and Enrollment
  • De-Duplicate Phones

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    In a .NET plugin “deleting makes Raiser’s Edge go backwards”

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    OK so the title can be interpreted in many different ways but what is says in essential the truth.

     I had a complaint from a client who was testing a plugin that I had created. She said that “deleting makes Raiser’s Edge go backwards and that the arrow keys were broken too”. Of course it took some probing for me to work out what she really meant but here is it is.

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    Top Plugins in November

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    Here are the most popular plugins for the month of November from the plugin directory. This is based on the click through for more information link.

    1. Audit Trail
    2. Action Reminder Updater
    3. Convio DataSync Connector RE
    4. Blackbaud NetCommunity Integration
    5. Constituent Document Linker
    6. Bank Checker Solution
    7. Create Preferred Address
    8. Alternate Address Deleter
    9. AFP
    10. Custom Reports

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    Plugin Directory Sort and Filter

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    The plugin directory has been upgraded to include the possibility to filter by product type e.g. Raiser’s Edge, NetCommunity, etc. This is slightly limited as it is currently only possible to give each plugin one product category even though some span two products.

     I have also added sort functionality so that you can sort alphabetically, by most highly rated and most highly viewed (based on the click through to more information).

     As previously if you have had any experience with any of the plugins add your comments as it will help others to decide their usefulness.

    Here is the link again: http://www.zeidman.info/php/plugins.php

    Plugin directory updated

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    I am pleased to announce phase 2 of the plugin directory!

    You can now rate the plugins and add your own comments about them. If you have had some experience of some of the plugins listed then please do add your comments. Unlike adding or editing the plugins listed comments are not moderated so feel free to add what you think about them. The average rating is also given.

    Adding ratings requires that you are “registered” this is so that plugin ratings are not skewed. Adding comments does not required any registration and can indeed be anonymous.

    Check out the new features here:

    http://www.zeidman.info/php/plugins.php

    Look forward to reading your comments!

    Phase 3 will include sorting and filtering by product, rating and date added. Watch this space…

    Blackbaud Labs RE7 code sample

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    I just noticed Blackbaud have added a code sample to their Blackbaud Labs site. This appears to be the same code sample as was released on CodePlex but it will no doubt get a larger audience here.

    My initial thought about this code are that it is unnecessarily complicated. Creating an embedded HTML resource, creating a specific control, putting in the correct GUID into to the HTML page and then getting it all to work seems to be somewhat of a long winded approach. Continue reading Blackbaud Labs RE7 code sample →