Integrations

Crows Nest requires integration with your engineering and accounting applications.

  • Import data from engineering apps (CAD/CAM drawings, tables, documents, etc.)

  • Export data to accounting apps (labor records to payroll, invoices to A/R, purchase orders to A/P)

Estimating can be done either with Crows Nest or with your own external software or spreadsheets and imported.

Crows Nest integrates with many other applications (see table).

  • Database managed by Microsoft SQL Server, exchanges data with standard queries.

  • External applications are engaged through built-in Application Programming Interface (API).

  • Imports and exports Excel spreadsheets.

  • XML data exchange is limited, under development.

 

Applications

Type

Integration status

Applications

Type

Integration status

Microvellum

engineering

 

Cabinet Vision

engineering

 

Keytrix

engineering

 

AutoCAD

engineering

 

SolidWorks

engineering

 

QuickBooks

accounting

export labor records (payroll), purchase orders (A/P)

Xero

accounting

export purchase orders (A/P)

ADP Workforce Now

accounting

export labor records (payroll)

Foundation

accounting

export labor records (payroll), purchase orders (A/P)

Sage 50

accounting

export labor records (payroll)

Sage 100

accounting

export purchase orders (A/P)

SimplePay

accounting

export labor records (payroll)

(Generic)

accounting

export invoices (A/R)

Alliance Millsoft

estimating

 

Prime 6400

estimating

 

Takeoff

estimating

 

Tradesoft

estimating

 

Bluebeam

document markup

 

Schedlyzer

job shop scheduling