3 Replies Latest reply: May 29, 2014 9:59 PM by Liam Dilley

Creating database for MUSE website using Business Catalyst.

KarlScant May 27, 2014 12:30 PM

We are building a membership site using Adobe MUSE. We are also using Business Catalyst to build the CRM customer database. We are using this as an alternative to MySQL since there is no direct connection between MySQL and MUSE. The only work around we know is to export the MUSE website to HTML. Import that HTML into Adobe DREAMWEAVER and the build the connections that way. This is time consuming and prone to errors as this does not create a flow in both system and data manipulation design.

We would like so home in creating, maintaining and performing searching on the database we create in Business Catalyst.

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Liam Dilley May 27, 2014 3:16 PM (in response to KarlScant)

Muse is only really designed for graphically building the more basic to visual websites, not really for more complex sites.
Most websites are created from design to developers using platforms such as DW and into systems like BC with good flow. Not really sure exactly what you are asking? You asking can Muse basically do all the things? Wont be something Muse will be able to do, the nature of software is not able to cover what you can do with coding.
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KarlScant May 29, 2014 8:29 PM (in response to Liam Dilley)

I have read about BC's CRM database. Can that be used to store information from the forms. Also can searched be done from the website ?

We are designing in Muse but need this functionality in the back-end.
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Liam Dilley May 29, 2014 9:59 PM (in response to KarlScant)

Hi there,
As I mentioned, when a form is filled (Email is always required) then this the contact is added to the CRM.
You can not render the CRM on the front end as I think you will want. You would have to look to form web apps and display things that way.

Please note that Muse is a designer tool and has limited scope in terms of its functionality compared to building a full rich website, So you will reach certain walls with what your doing.
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