Sector(s)

Team Members

aaronbauman, inaydich, sbbutkcin, sosburn

Project Team

Message Agency

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Organizations Involved

Community contributions

Message Agency contributed more than a dozen patches out of our work with Cornell across several different modules including:

Architecting an Ambitious Drupal - Salesforce Integration

Cornell’s internal web development and CRM teams had a great idea: find ways to leverage their Drupal and Salesforce expertise to connect systems and streamline processes across the university.

The Challenge

They wanted to begin with a Student Opportunity Marketplace that helped students navigate a complex array of study abroad and other learning experiences managed within numerous departments and across platforms, some of which lived outside of the institution. The platform would not only promote student opportunities but also funnel students into the unique application process for each program, driven by a dynamic application builder in Salesforce.

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About the project

The Architecture

Highlights of the architecture we designed included:

  • Creating the architecture for passing opportunities entered into Drupal by program managers to Salesforce.
  • Assisting with the architecture of a single sign-on solution across Drupal and Salesforce communities for both Cornell and non-Cornell users.
  • Defining integration pathways across Drupal and Salesforce around student applications. The integration allows students to view application information and status in Drupal after submission through an interface built in Salesforce Communities.

In addition to consulting and architecture, our senior software engineer Aaron Bauman augmented Cornell’s staff, writing code and training internal developers on how to manage and extend the solution.

Why Drupal was chosen

Elegant, Powerful

Cornell IT identified Drupal early in the project planning process as an industry leader in content management. Drupal delivers a perfect balance of power, flexibility, and beauty to meet Cornell's needs.

Technical Specifications

Drupal version:

Key modules/theme/distribution used:

Why these modules/theme/distribution were chosen

Complex Drupal - Salesforce Integration

Suspecting there was a way to tightly integrate Drupal and Salesforce but unclear how to architect a solution, Cornell’s team went looking for a partner. After speaking to dozens of vendors, they selected Message Agency to help guide their thinking. What started out as a limited consultation turned into a productive engagement in which Message Agency provided services to help architect the solution across Drupal and Salesforce, working with the university’s internal and external partners.