Raiser's Edge NXT Need to do a global import

Mike Bowles
Mike Bowles
Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Participant Facilitator 1
in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®: General Discussions

I ran into an issue as I was importing transactions from NetSuite to RE. We transitioned about two years ago and have some residual transactions that we import each month. In order to make sure each Fundraiser receives the proper credit, I have been attaching the Fundraiser to the NetSuite transactions and all Soft Credits in RE. So, I have two imports. Unfortunately I pulled fundraisers for a donor, and it applied the first fundraiser for the donor, not necessarily the current one. Therefore there are transactions and donors with a fundraiser assigned that should not have a fundraiser. Therefore I need to correct my mistake. Here is the process I think I need to go through. If there is someone who could review this process and give me feedback, that would be awesome!

Query the actual list of today’s donor/fundraiser relationships

Query all NetSuite transactions that were imported (also soft credits?)

Delete all fundraisers from all NetSuite imports/transactions/gifts

Delete DonorCare as a fundraiser Query the list of fundraisers and their constituent ID.

Match/Vlookup the “today” donor/fundraiser list to the NetSuite transactions list.

Filter and delete all transactions/gifts that do not have a corresponding fundraiser

Import the GIFT import ID and the Fundraiser’s constituent Import ID into NXT.

I hope someone can help! Thanks!

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  • Austen Brown
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    @Mike Bowles - This is how I would approach this, it is relatively the same as what you've laid out.

    1. Query the list of donors/fundraiser relationships, export.
    2. Query the imported NetSuite transactions, export. Make sure to include the current gift credit and the Gift Import ID.
    3. Compare results of Steps 1 & 2. Make note of the gifts that have the wrong fundraiser credited.
    4. Utilize a Global Change, to remove the wrong gift solicitors. Proceed with caution for this step - it's very easy to mess up a Global Change/Delete and have the output be not what you were intending. https://kb.blackbaud.com/knowledgebase/Article/52867
    5. Utilize an Import, to add in the correct gift solicitors. Check out the RE Import Guide > “Gift Solicitor Fields” section for the requirements of this import. https://help.blackbaud.com/docs/0/assets/guides/re/import.pdf


  • Mike Bowles
    Mike Bowles
    Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Participant Facilitator 1

    @Austen Brown Thanks! I will work through it and reconnect if I run into any snags.

  • Mike Bowles
    Mike Bowles
    Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Participant Facilitator 1

    @Austen Brown Hi again! I have run a gift query to identify the Assigned Solicitor Name with the gift that was imported from NetSuite. It is showing me the current solicitor with gifts from the past that should not be tied to the current solicitor. My guess is the ASN is the same associated with a fundraisers Work Center, where they can see the gifts from their solicitors, but when running reports it only shows gifts since the fundraiser was assigned.

    Do you know what I am missing?

    When doing a donor/fundraiser relationship export, how do I query for just the current fundraiser? This is what it looks like the above query reference is doing, but applying it to all previous gifts.

    In step 2, you mention to include the current gift credit. Is this separate from Assigned Solicitor Name?

    Sorry for so many questions. I am struggling to work through this issue. Thanks!


  • Austen Brown
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    @Mike Bowles - Happy to help! To locate the current fundraiser, you'll need to query the specific fields that your system uses to indicate 'current' status, such as solicitor type, end date, etc. Without knowing your exact tracking process, I can't provide more specific guidance.

    I suggest using a query to group records together and saving the complexity of listing solicitor names for the export. For example, in Step 2, group the transactions in a gift query; in the export, include the necessary gift details, the solicitors directly associated with the gift, and a common ID (constituent ID) to facilitate comparison in Excel.

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    Let me know if you have any other questions.

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