[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New Purchase Order Created from Megaventory API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Megaventory trigger and Formatting action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Purchase Order Created trigger
1. Connect your Megaventory account
2. Configure Polling schedule
Configure the [Data] Convert JSON to String action
1. Connect your Formatting account
2. Configure Input
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Purchase Order Created on Megaventory

Description:Emit new event when a new purchase order is created. [See the docs](https://api.megaventory.com/v2017a/documentation/index.html#!/PurchaseOrder/postPurchaseOrderPurchaseOrderGet_post_2).

Version:0.0.1

Key:megaventory-new-purchase-order-created

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Megaventory Overview#

Megaventory is a robust inventory management API allowing for detailed tracking of products, orders, and the supply chain. You can automate the updating of stock levels, manage sales and purchase orders, and generate detailed reports. With Megaventory and Pipedream, you can craft automation workflows to streamline inventory operations, synchronize data across platforms, and trigger actions based on inventory changes.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/polling.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "megaventory-new-purchase-order-created",
  name: "New Purchase Order Created",
  description: "Emit new event when a new purchase order is created. [See the docs](https://api.megaventory.com/v2017a/documentation/index.html#!/PurchaseOrder/postPurchaseOrderPurchaseOrderGet_post_2).",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.1",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getResourceName() {
      return "mvPurchaseOrders";
    },
    getResourceFn() {
      return this.app.listPurchaseOrders;
    },
    getCreatedAtFieldName() {
      return "PurchaseOrderCreationDate";
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      const {
        PurchaseOrderId: id,
        [this.getCreatedAtFieldName()]: createdAt,
      } = resource;
      return {
        id,
        summary: `New Purchase Order: ${id}`,
        ts: this.extractTimestamp(createdAt),
      };
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Megaventory	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Megaventory app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the API

Trigger Authentication#

Megaventory uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Megaventory account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Megaventory APIs in both code and no-code steps.

You can generate an API key for each user of your Megaventory account from Admin -> Users -> Display all -> Click on the user name. You can also copy-paste this link -https://[YOURDOMAIN].megaventory.com/inventory/default.aspx?data=editUser&id=[YOURID]&name=[YOURNAME]

Important: Megaventory user access permissions do apply, i.e. each API key carries the permissions of the user who created it.

About Megaventory#

Web-based software for online inventory management, order fulfillment and manufacturing using bills of materials.

Action#

[Data] Convert JSON to String on Formatting

Description:Convert an object to a JSON format string

Version:0.0.4

Key:formatting-convert-json-to-string

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Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import app from "../../app/formatting.app.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    name: "[Data] Convert JSON to String",
    description: "Convert an object to a JSON format string",
    key: "formatting-convert-json-to-string",
    version: "0.0.4",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        app,
        input: {
            label: "Input",
            description: "An object to be serialized to a JSON format string.",
            type: "object",
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        try {
            const result = JSON.stringify(this.input);
            $.export("$summary", "Successfully convert object to JSON string");
            return result;
        }
        catch (err) {
            throw new Error("Error serializing object to JSON string: " + err.toString());
        }
    },
});