Checking Module Possibility

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#1

Good evening guys,

I’m trying to check in on this to make sure that it can be done before I really dig in to try to learn about how it could be achieved.

What I’d like to do is connect the SuiteCRM to a separate mySQL database (or possibly upload tables into the SuiteCRM database and draw from those. It would display tables of the databases’ contents with forms to add/edit the rows with different view contents depending on their privlege level (like a heirarchy). And also the ability to convert those records into graphs and such so that we can chart and project.

Thanks,
SE

#2

What you describe sounds pretty much like standard SuiteCRM modules so yes it can be done but you will need to learn how to create custom modules for SuiteCRM. A good place to start is the module builder that’s built into Suite. You cant do anything fancy with it but it will allow to create a basic module and deploy it into your Suite instance. You can then go in and start editing the code to do what you want. Be warned though it is a very steep learning curve. Information on building SugarCRM and SuiteCRM module will be helpful to you.