Warning: You can only integrate one Raiser's Edge database with your ResearchPoint database. Before you complete configuration, verify the RE database key and serial number match the Raiser's Edge database that you want to integrate with ResearchPoint. Once you integrate, you cannot undo the configuration.
To configure the Raiser's Edge database as part of the integration, you need access to the workstation or server where you host your Raiser's Edge database.
Log in to the The Raiser's Edge.
On the Raiser's Edge bar, click Web Services.
Under Installed Services, find Blackbaud Web Services. If an Install Update link appears, click the link to update Web Services. Once the install updates, click Blackbaud Web Services. The Blackbaud Web Services Configuration Options screen appears.
Tip: If you have not installed Blackbaud Web Services yet, under Available Services, follow the instructions to install.
Under Features, click ResearchPoint. The Blackbaud Web Services for ResearchPoint settings screen appears. On this page you can test your connection, deactivate an integration, and copy your database key.
To copy the database key that you need to enter in ResearchPoint, single-click Copy to clipboard. You can also write down the database key or email the key.
Warning: Single-click the Copy to clipboard link. In some cases, if you double-click the link, the text "Copy to clipboard" copies and not the database key.
Proceed to the next procedure on how to enter and verify your Raiser's Edge database key.
From The Raiser's Edge Integration page, click Configure integration.
In the RE database key field, paste or type in your database key.
Click Test connection. The RE serial number auto-populates.
Warning: If you have more than one database for The Raiser's Edge, verify that the database key and serial number match the database that you want to integrate with ResearchPoint.
To verify the serial number matches, log on to the workstation or server where you host your Raiser's Edge database. Open the Blackbaud Management Console and select the name of the database you chose for the integration. Under properties, you can review and confirm that the serial key matches.