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Scope the business transaction, data ownership and operational support before connecting systems.
Map the transaction from end to end
Describe what starts the process, which records move and what counts as completion. For a website enquiry entering CRM, identify the required fields, owner and acknowledgement. For an order reaching ERP or POS, define stock, price and status responsibilities. A successful API request is not the same as a completed business workflow. Build acceptance scenarios around outcomes people can verify.
Agree data contracts and permissions
Record identifiers, formats, mandatory fields and the source of truth for each record. Identify the supplier controlling each API and check current documentation, access conditions and usage limits. Grant only the access the integration needs. Define how duplicate records and conflicting updates are handled. Keep sensitive data out of development logs unless its use is explicitly approved and protected.
Design interruptions and retries
Specify what happens when a service is unavailable, a record is rejected or a request is repeated. Decide which failures are retried automatically and which need a person. Provide a visible queue or report so the team can investigate incomplete work. Test with safe examples of errors and duplicates, not only the easiest successful request. A silent failed integration can create missing orders or misleading customer messages.
Plan release and support ownership
Use staging and representative test data before enabling live transactions. Agree who approves cutover and who can stop the integration. Store configuration, credentials and source under controlled business ownership. Record monitoring, supplier changes and ongoing maintenance in the support scope. The handover should let the business understand where a transaction failed and which team is responsible for restoring the process.
Before you request a proposal
✓ End-to-end transaction and success condition
✓ Identifiers, source of truth and permissions
✓ Duplicate/error/retry behaviour
✓ Staging and cutover approval
✓ Monitoring, source access and support owners
Discuss your business requirements
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