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I must be missing a trick here. I've emailed support and its a flat no so I'm keen to know how others manage this.

We run MTB / Running events - have a great bespoke admin system which caters very well for our needs. At the mo we use Quickbooks and looking to migrate over to Kashflow or another similar system.

With QB if a new event is created in our admin system when I import the transactions it recognises this item doesn't exist and creates a new one. We can reguarly report what income we have for particular events.

Although Kashflow allows for the creation of items and this list can be called upon by API - there is no means to create an item (or an event in our case) outside of Kashflow.

How on earth do shopping cart systems like Cube Cart / OS commerce etc work with the likes of Kashflow - do people just don't use kashflow to report on income for an item or sales type.

Confused.. seems a big ommision to an API.

James

Blimey did you just sort that or did I miss these API instructions? sorry about the confusing post - been looking at other services to see if they can do the job and they all use a different term for a product. The only thing I can't see is how you set the price on the sub product with this API. But before you answer let me have a look to make sure I'm talking the same language. Its kind of cart before the horse - normally I guess we would set up our accounts then the API and hence understand how this all works but I'm keen not to do that until I know the API can do the job.

Thanks again for the prompt reply.
James

Oops Happy Christmas.

Duane or other support people - I seem to be getting muddled on language here. I've searched the help files and played with the settings but I get conflicting use of terms.

There are Sales Types - for me I've collated a series of events and used that as a header for a sales type. This enables me to then add products, here I have added the each of the events we run.

However the API refers to Sub Products is this the same as a product?
Searching the Help file it also comes up with a term Sub Type is this also the same as a product?

Assuming this is the case the API is lacking the ability to add a cost.
As an aside one handy thing with QB is it allows you to enter the VAT inc cost for item and it will work out the VAT ex cost. Whereas KF effectively wants you to do the conversion - not a worry if we get the API working as our entry system can do the math but a pain for those who deal with consumers rather than trade.

Thanks again.

I guess we are unique in that I want to set the price of the products in our admin system and then where a customer (usually competitors sponsored by brands) want an invoice we would generate this in Kashflow. Hey hoo.. Has got me thinking of another solution. Thanks again.