The current N-Central integration imports companies, locations, and devices into Hudu, but there are several usability and data management issues:
1. Device-to-Location/User Linking Missing:
Although locations and devices are imported, devices are not automatically linked to their respective locations or users. Ideally, devices should be matched to users based on username or other identifiable attributes and assigned to their correct location automatically.
2. Excessive Data Import (“Data Vomit”):
Enabling the “Import all device data” option results in an overwhelming amount of unstructured information being pulled into Hudu. This significantly impacts clarity and usefulness of the imported data.
3. Lack of Field Mapping:
It would be highly beneficial to allow mapping N-Central fields to existing Hudu asset fields. This way, only relevant information is populated into the appropriate places, instead of dumping all raw data into the asset record.
Suggested Enhancements:
• Allow mapping of specific N-Central fields to Hudu asset fields.
• Provide filtering options to choose which fields to import.
• Automatically link devices to users based on username/email.
• Automatically assign devices to the correct location based on imported location data.
These improvements would drastically enhance the usability of the integration and reduce unnecessary manual cleanup work.