Astrow can be integrated with PAC via Astrow IO Service. Depending on the initial setup, employees and bookings in Astrow can be imported in the PAC system, or employees and bookings in PAC can be imported in Astrow. The guide below will show both ways.
Licenses needed
File terminal (for bookings)
Employees import (for employees).
Roles and permissions
The permission Allow API to connect to Astrowmust be assigned to the user that runs API.
Before installing the service
Step 1: Click the button Install the PAC certificate to run the PAC certificate.
Install PAC certificate button in AstrowIOService
Step 2: Download the key file and generate the path
Go to PAC Access Central:
PAC Access Central application
Go to Tools - Manage OEM Interface...:
Tools menu for generating the integration key in PAC Access Central
Click Add to add a new client. Name the client and download the key:
Generating the key in PAC Access Central
Copy the file location and add it to parameter PAC Server OEM Key Path in AstrowIOService:
Setting the key path for AstrowIOService
For integrating the PAC access system to Astrow, the AstrowIOService must be installed in the same local network as PAC. Once the service is installed, the IO settings must be edited accordingly:
PAC Integration definition in Astrow IO Service
PAC Server Address: The IP of the machine where PAC is installed;
PAC Server Port: The port;
PAC Server OEM Key Path: The path of license key (see above);
Organization ID: The ID of the organization from PAC. It is fixed to 1;
Astrow default cycle code: The code of the cycle to assign to employees when adding them in Astrow;
Astrow default paygroup code: The code of the pay group to assign to employees when adding them in Astrow;
Employee sync interval: The interval to sync employees in seconds;
PAC definitions sync interval: The interval, in seconds, to sync definitions of the access group and terminals from PAC to Astrow;
Master application: Defines the application from which the import is made. Depending on the initial setup, if the employees are defined in PAC and imported to Astrow, the key must be PAC. If the key is never changed, set to PAC, any changes applied to the employee must be made only in the PAC portal. Setting this key to Astrow means that all employees from Astrow will be imported to PAC.
Delete employees on sync: If this flag is checked, the slave application will remove the employees that are not in the master application. If this flag is unchecked, the slave application will remove the linked badges leaving the employees active;
Sync inactive employees (only when Master is Astrow): If checked, also the inactive employees in Astrow will be imported to PAC.
