Working with Cross References (Xref files)

Working with Cross References (Xref files)

Working with Cross References (Xref files)

Xref files servermany purposes. The most common case is as foreign key lookups. Another common case is to use Xrefs as pick list lookups. Tables can be created manually. They can be created by importing the data. Or, they are created by the system using Starfish.XRefWrite() method.


Use the following steps to access sand modify an Xref table:




  1. Navigate to the Projects Xref Lists. Two lists will need to be updated to reflect process flow across each system.


  1. Select leadstatustype
  2. Modify the cross reference pairs as required to reflect your workflow


  1. Select Leadcycle Stage – Creatio to HubSpot
  2. Modify the cross reference pairs as required to reflect your workflow 

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