Setup

This section describes the setup of the TRASER Rental 365 x Digando interface. Please follow the instructions in below sections in the order defined to be able to send service item master, price, and utilization data to Digando for rent and manage rent contracts in TRASER Rental 365.

• Basic Interface Setup
• Job Queue Setup
  • Product Patching Job Queue
  • Booking Update Job Queue
• Rent Location Setup
• Rent Class Setup
  • Price Code Setup
  • Graduated Price Setup
• Product Type Setup

Basic Interface Setup

To perform the setup for Digando in TRASER Rental 365, please proceed as follows:

• Open the Interface Card page via the quick search (ALT+Q), and open the DIGANDO entry.
  For more information about the Interface Card page, please check this site.
• In the General FastTab:
  • Optional Customize the Description to make it easier to identify, if needed.
  • Activate the Interface Log toggle switch to fill the Digando Transactions table which is opened via the Log button in the interface menu bar.
• The Authorization FastTab can be ignored for now.
• In the Parameters FastTab, enter the following information in the Value field to prepare the interface:
  • AutomaticCreationOfDocument: Specifies whether the document is created automatically.
    Select 0 if you do not want documents to be created automatically and 1 if you do want them to be created automatically.
  • BookingOption: Specifies the booking option that is used.
    Possible values: Quote, Contract
  • ContractOrderType: Specifies the rent order type that determines how rent contracts are generated from a Digando booking.
  • DigandoURL: Specifies the unique URL assigned to the customer for accessing Digando services.
  • PickUpAgentCode: Specifies the shipping agent code for pickup bookings.
  • ShippingAgentCode: Specifies the shipping method code which is used in the document creation.
  • UserName: Specifies the user that is used for authentication for communication with Digando.
  • UserPassword: Specifies the user password that is used for authentication for communication with Digando.
• The Mapping Setup FastTab can be ignored for now.

When all requirements are met (green Parameter values in the Parameters FastTab), enable the interface via the Activate Interface button in the menu bar.

Job Queue Setup

To update service item and rent contract data, 2 job queue entries must be created as described in the following subsections:

• Product Patching Job Queue
• Booking Update Job Queue

Product Patching Job Queue

This job queue is used to send reservation dates, changed attributes, or updated prices to Digando. This should avoid double-bookings and, at the same time, ensure that all service item data is up to date.

The job queue entry is automatically created during the Basic Interface Setup, so it is not necessary to create it manually. When activating the Digando Interface, a notification is displayed from where the job queue could be opened directly, if necessary.

In case the job queue was changed or reset, please follow below instructions to recreate the recommended settings:

• Open the Job Queue Entries page in TRASER Rental 365 using the search (ALT+Q).
• Click on the New button to create a new job queue entry.
• In the General FastTab of the Job Queue Entry Card, do the following:
  • In the Object Type to Run field, select the Codeunit value.
  • In the Object ID to Run field, select the 70251048 value.
  • Optional In the Description field, enter a unique job queue description, if needed, e.g., Digando Product Patching.
  • Optional In the Earliest Start Date/Time field, enter the date and time the job queue should run the next time. If no value is selected, the job queue will run as soon as Status = Ready.
• In the Recurrence FastTab of the Job Queue Entry Card, do the following:
  • Activate the toggle switches for all weekdays.
  • Leave the Starting Time field empty as the job queue should run all day long.
  • Leave the Ending Time field empty as the job queue should run all day long.
  • In the No. of Minutes between Runs field, enter a value which suits your processes best. We recommend a value between 30 and 60.

The job queue entry is finished and has Status = On Hold.

Booking Update Job Queue

This job queue is used to send rent booking information and updates from Digando to TRASER Rental 365 and the other way round as well as delivery and return notifications. This should ensure that any status update is available in both systems.

The job queue entry is automatically created during the Basic Interface Setup, so it is not necessary to create it manually. When activating the Digando Interface, a notification is displayed from where the job queue could be opened directly, if necessary.

In case the job queue was changed or reset, please follow below instructions to recreate the recommended settings:

• Open the Job Queue Entries page in TRASER Rental 365 using the search (ALT+Q).
• Click on the New button to create a new job queue entry.
• In the General FastTab of the Job Queue Entry Card, do the following:
  • In the Object Type to Run field, select the Codeunit value.
  • In the Object ID to Run field, select the 70251049 value.
  • Optional In the Description field, enter a unique job queue description, if needed, e.g., Digando Booking Updates.
  • Optional In the Earliest Start Date/Time field, enter the date and time the job queue should run the next time. If no value is selected, the job queue will run as soon as Status = Ready.
• In the Recurrence FastTab of the Job Queue Entry Card, do the following:
  • Activate the toggle switches for all weekdays.
  • Leave the Starting Time field empty as the job queue should run all day long.
  • Leave the Ending Time field empty as the job queue should run all day long.
  • In the No. of Minutes between Runs field, enter a value which suits your processes best. We recommend a value between 15 and 60.

The job queue entry is finished and has Status = On Hold.

Rent Location Setup

In order to specify rent locations which are also managed in Digando, please set up your rent locations as follows:

• Open the Rent Location List table in TRASER Rental 365 using the search (ALT+Q).
• For all rent locations which are also available in Digando, select the Digando Active Rental Location checkbox. This is only to show that the rent location is also set up in Digando. There is no synchronization between the two systems.
• Open your Digando account in a web browser and navigate to the Mietstationen (Rent Locations) page.
• In the upper right corner of the page, click on the Vermietstation anlegen (Create Rent Location) button to create the rent locations defined beforehand in the Rent Location List table in TRASER Rental 365.
• Enter the following data:

• Save the information by clicking on the Mietstation aktualisieren (Update Rent Location) button, and the rent location is available in Digando and mapped to the same rent location in TRASER Rental 365.

Rent Class Setup

Rent classes must be created for automatic rent contract creation as soon as a rent booking is coming in from Digando.

• To create rent classes, please proceed as described in the Rent Classes/Rent Class Packages section.
• All charges (e.g., insurance, delivery, return inspection, etc.) available in Digando must also be available in the rent class. To achieve this, please proceed as follows:
  • On the Rent Class page of a Digando rent class, map each line in the Standard Description column of the Price Lines FastTab to the corresponding value in the Digando Identifier column.
    The service item in the rent class must not be mapped!

Price Code Setup

It is possible to define separate price codes for Digando which are only applied to Digando rent classes. This is useful to define special prices for Digando rent contracts only. To achieve this, please proceed as follows:

• Open the Rent Class page of the Digando rent class fow which you want to set up a different price code.
• In the menu bar, click on the Prices > Price Codes button.
• Select a rent price code or create a new one with Revenue Type = Rent in the Price Setup FastTab.
• In the Digando Interface FastTab, activate the Active for Digando toggle switch to make this rent price code available for Digando only.

Graduated Price Setup

It is also possible to set up graduated prices which are applied in Digando (Staffelpreis). The graduated prices are shown in Digando when editing a product under the Preise (Prices) header.

To create different pricing intervals, please proceed as follows:

• Open the Rent Class page of the Digando rent class fow which you want to set up graduated prices.
• In the menu bar, click on the Prices > Price Codes button.
• Select a rent price code or create a new one with Adv. Price Type = Duration Based and Revenue Type = Rent in the Price Setup FastTab.
• In the Digando Interface FastTab, activate the Active for Digando toggle switch to make this rent price code available for Digando only.
• In the Intervals FastTab, enter the intervals and the prices to apply beginning from Day = 1. For more information, check the Creating Price Codes for a Rent Class section.
• After running the Product Patching Job Queue, the graduated prices are available in Digando for the selected products.

Product Type Setup

Product types are needed to categorize and map the service items from TRASER Rental 365 to the models (products) defined in Digando. To set up the product types, please proceed as follows:

• Open the Digando Product Types table in TRASER Rental 365 using the search (ALT+Q).
• Click on the Update Product Types button in the menu bar to retrieve all product types from Digando.
• Open the Service Item Models table in TRASER Rental 365 using the search (ALT+Q).
• For each service item model to be rented out in Digando, map the corresponding Digando product type in the Digando Product ID column.