How to fix conflicting automations between systems
When independent rules in different systems contradict each other, they produce outcomes nobody wanted, like an ERP releasing an order the credit system put on hold. Because neither system is technically broken, these conflicts usually surface only after the damage is already done. Teams then waste time just trying to figure out whose problem it is to fix.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Escalating the conflict to the business side to decide which rule wins, then having IT make the systems enforce it
- 2Doing manual data imports to multiple systems weekly
- 3Using alternative tools like Airtable to format and handle data imports
- 4Relying on IT support for SFTP connectivity, credential management, and security validation
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“We are mid-integration and so I am doing manual data imports to multiple systems weekly.”source ↗
“Power Automate is not the best tool. Just refreshed all my SFTP folders and passwords and took considerable amount of time switching IT users and SMEs when reattaching.”source ↗
“The problem shows up in the space between them. The ERP releases an order the credit system has on hold. A pricing rule in one system undercuts a margin rule in another. Neither system is broken, but together they produce an outcome nobody wanted.”source ↗
“these usually surfaced on a Monday morning, after the damage was done, and the first hour went to figuring out whose problem it even was.”source ↗
Where this came up
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