How do Connex scheduled tasks work?

A guide on tasks

Introduction

In the background, Connex performs scheduled tasks. You can close your browser because they are performed on a separate computer. Scheduled tasks are located on the left nav of the settings menu. Here are some tasks:

What do they do?

Here is a list:

• The orders to ecommerce task appears for QuickBooks Online users only. QuickBooks Desktop pulls orders from QuickBooks and syncs them, while the web connector runs. The task performs these functions:
  • Pull sales from QuickBooks Online.
  • Sync them to ShipStation.
  • Count sales towards your annual allotment.

• • Log the results.
• The inventory task appears for QuickBooks Desktop users. Since orders synced through the web connector, the sync works differently than QuickBooks Online. The inventory task performs these functions
  • Check the product updates table. This table has records, if the user syncs 75 or more items from QuickBooks to the selling channel.
  • Sync stock changes from QuickBooks to your selling channel, if the settings say to sync.
  • Log successes and failures.

• The orders task appears for QuickBooks Online users only. The orders task performs these functions:
  • Pull sales from selling channel.
  • Find matching customers and items in QuickBooks.
  • Create missing customers and items, if your settings say to create them.
  • Create or update sales in QuickBooks.
  • Count sales towards your annual allotment.
  • Log successes and failures.
  • Sync stock changes from QuickBooks to your selling channel, if the settings say to sync. The only way to sync stock changes is after the orders sync.