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ConnectWise and GitHub integration

Plan how ConnectWise and GitHub should share data across your business. Work with Stacksync engineers on record mapping, system access, and the requirements for running the integration.

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Proposed workflow

Support case or ticket process handoff

Planning example. Stacksync support for the required connection and record operations needs a technical review.

Starting eventA change involving ConnectWise Service Tickets or GitHub Issues needs a defined result in the other system.

  1. Start with ConnectWise Service Tickets and GitHub Issues. Use the record-matching and field-ownership rules from your mapping worksheet.

  2. Resolve requester, organization, team, and status references before ticket updates.

  3. Test a normal update and one failed or repeated update in the supported direction. Keep both record IDs with the test results.

What to verifyEscalate the same ticket twice, close one of several tasks, and verify that private ticket content is not copied into a public work item.

Review records and field ownership

Proposed record relationships

Records to connect

Use these examples to define record matching and field ownership for your technical review.

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Example record relationships between ConnectWise and GitHub
ConnectWise recordGitHub recordRecord matchingField ownership
Service TicketsProposed record; confirm Stacksync object support.Business process handoffIssuesProposed record; confirm Stacksync object support.Retain separate ticket and task IDs with an explicit relationship; several tasks may resolve one ticket.Choose which ticket conditions create a work item and which task outcomes may update the support case.

These relationships do not establish connector availability. Review the required connection and record operations with Stacksync.

Record coverage to review

Use documented coverage where available. Catalog record types are starting points for review and do not confirm Stacksync support.

ConnectWise

Connection and object support require review

Record types to review with Stacksync

Record typesCoverage and requirements
  • Companies
  • Contacts
  • Service Tickets
  • Opportunities
  • Agreements
  • Projects
Confirm support for this record type and the direction you need.

Discuss ConnectWise requirements

GitHub

Connection and object support require review

Record types to review with Stacksync

Record typesCoverage and requirements
  • Repositories
  • Issues
  • Pull Requests
  • Commits
  • Releases
  • Workflow runs (Actions)
Confirm support for this record type and the direction you need.

Discuss GitHub requirements

Connection essentials

Confirm Stacksync support and account requirements for undocumented connections. Interface information alone does not establish connector availability.

View setup requirements and limits
Connection requirementConnectWiseGitHub
Integration interfaceREST APIREST API and GraphQL API
AuthenticationConfirm the credentials, API plan, and permissions required for ConnectWise.Confirm the credentials, API plan, and permissions required for GitHub.
Change detectionConfirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.Confirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.
Read accessConfirm with StacksyncConfirm with Stacksync
Write accessConfirm with StacksyncConfirm with Stacksync

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Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Record-level recovery

Inspect sync errors and use retry and revert controls to resolve failed updates.

Read the recovery guide

Implementation

Technical reference

Review setup, record relationships, testing, and recovery for your implementation.

Authentication, permissions and API limits

Connection requirements and limits

ConnectWise
Integration interface
REST API
Authentication
Confirm the credentials, API plan, and permissions required for ConnectWise.
Change detection
Confirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.
Read access
Confirm with Stacksync
Write access
Confirm with Stacksync
Setup requirements
  • Identify the ConnectWise account, edition, environment, and business objects the integration must access.
  • Confirm a Stacksync connector or implementation path for ConnectWise, including read/write support, authentication, and initial-load limits.
Limitations to check
  • Confirm Stacksync support for ConnectWise and the record types your workflow needs.
  • Review write-back, deletion handling, update timing, and account limits with the integration team.
GitHub
Integration interface
REST API and GraphQL API
Authentication
Confirm the credentials, API plan, and permissions required for GitHub.
Change detection
Confirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.
Read access
Confirm with Stacksync
Write access
Confirm with Stacksync
Setup requirements
  • Identify the GitHub account, edition, environment, and business objects the integration must access.
  • Confirm a Stacksync connector or implementation path for GitHub, including read/write support, authentication, and initial-load limits.
Limitations to check
  • Confirm Stacksync support for GitHub and the record types your workflow needs.
  • Review write-back, deletion handling, update timing, and account limits with the integration team.

Prepare ConnectWise and GitHub access

Set up both accounts before testing the mapping. Use test records where available, and identify the account administrator who can approve access and help resolve setup errors.

ConnectWise setup checklist
  • Identify the ConnectWise account, edition, environment, and business objects the integration must access.
  • Confirm a Stacksync connector or implementation path for ConnectWise, including read/write support, authentication, and initial-load limits.
GitHub setup checklist
  • Identify the GitHub account, edition, environment, and business objects the integration must access.
  • Confirm a Stacksync connector or implementation path for GitHub, including read/write support, authentication, and initial-load limits.
Prepare to go live

Record the fields each system can update, the first-load cutoff, both record IDs, the expected update delay, and who handles errors. Complete the tests before production before expanding to more records.

Use the ConnectWise and GitHub planning worksheet to capture these decisions. Record the access owner in the worksheet and enter credentials only in the connection setup.

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Record identity and field ownership

Use these data-model references to describe the records your connection needs. They are planning examples; connector availability and supported operations must be established before implementation.

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Business process

Service Tickets / Issues

Support-to-work-item handoff: ConnectWise Service Tickets provides context for GitHub Issues. These are related records, not equivalent entities.

Planning example. Stacksync support for the required connection and record operations needs a technical review.

ConnectWise
Object support to establish
GitHub
Object support to establish
Record identity
Retain separate ticket and task IDs with an explicit relationship; several tasks may resolve one ticket.
Field ownership
Choose which ticket conditions create a work item and which task outcomes may update the support case.

Fields to include

  • Source record reference
  • Destination record reference
  • Approved handoff state
  • Duplicate-detection key
Record dependencies
Resolve requester, organization, team, and status references before ticket updates.
Validation
Escalate the same ticket twice, close one of several tasks, and verify that private ticket content is not copied into a public work item.
Recovery
Check whether a reply or notification was already sent before replaying ticket actions.

Compare integration approaches

Choose a method around one example record and the update your business needs. Use Service Tickets / Issues to review record matching and confirm Stacksync support for the required operations. Compare ongoing sync, a custom workflow, and a scheduled export against that requirement.

Stacksync managed sync

Best fit
Review compatibility with a Stacksync engineer using an example of the records and updates you need.
Operating responsibility
Fits ongoing record synchronization when the required operations are supported. Add workflow steps for approvals or business actions that go beyond copying fields.
Before you choose
Check record matching: Retain separate ticket and task IDs with an explicit relationship; several tasks may resolve one ticket. Verify field coverage, deletion handling, and how changes are detected.

Native vendor integration

Best fit
A vendor-built integration may fit if it supports your ConnectWise and GitHub record types.
Operating responsibility
Can reduce setup for a supported workflow. You may need another method for records or business steps it does not cover.
Before you choose
First check whether either vendor offers this integration. If available, verify Service Tickets / Issues, update direction, account tier, and related-record handling.

Custom API or workflow

Best fit
Consider explicit orchestration for the Service Tickets / Issues handoff.
Operating responsibility
Provides control over business steps; the team owns credentials, version changes, error queues, and reconciliation.
Before you choose
Verify endpoint permissions, pagination, quotas, duplicate detection, and failure recovery.

File or scheduled snapshot

Best fit
Consider for a one-time ConnectWise / GitHub migration or a reporting need with an explicit freshness window.
Operating responsibility
Can simplify a bounded transfer; later changes and deletion history require another extraction or a separately designed incremental process.
Before you choose
Record the extraction cutoff, source IDs, encoding, date/number formats, and reconciliation totals.

Workflow scenarios and expected results

Support case or ticket process handoff

Planning example. Stacksync support for the required connection and record operations needs a technical review.

Starting event: A change to the selected Service Tickets or Issues record needs a defined result in the other system.

  1. Start with ConnectWise Service Tickets and GitHub Issues. Use the record-matching and field-ownership rules from your mapping worksheet.
  2. Resolve requester, organization, team, and status references before ticket updates.
  3. Test a normal update and one failed or repeated update in the supported direction. Keep both record IDs with the test results.

Expected result: Escalate the same ticket twice, close one of several tasks, and verify that private ticket content is not copied into a public work item.

If it fails: Check whether a reply or notification was already sent before replaying ticket actions.

Define an explicit handoff between ConnectWise and GitHub

This is an evaluation scenario; connector and operation support require confirmation.

Starting event: A business event involving Companies or Contacts needs a defined response involving Issues or Organizations and Teams.

  1. Document what the source event means and which destination record or action should respond. A similar name does not establish a shared entity.
  2. Retain separate IDs and choose whether the destination is a report, a new work item, or a change to an existing record.
  3. Assign an approval owner and a duplicate-detection rule before running an action. Use a custom workflow only after its endpoint support is confirmed.

Expected result: An example input has an unambiguous destination and expected result; repeated delivery produces only the intended change.

If it fails: Resolve missing identity or ambiguous business meaning before retrying; route unsupported operations to the implementation owner.

Initial load and acceptance testing

Keep both record IDs with the expected and actual result. Reconcile the same filters and time window in each system.

Service Tickets / Issues

Test case

Escalate the same ticket twice, close one of several tasks, and verify that private ticket content is not copied into a public work item.

Expected result

The expected support case or ticket relationship is preserved with no duplicate action or unintended write.

Direction and permissions

Test case

Bring an example source record and the intended destination operation to the compatibility review. Confirm the supported route before granting write access.

Expected result

Only an approved, supported direction and permitted fields are written.

Freshness and reconciliation

Test case

Measure source and destination times for the selected records under normal load and a burst. Reconcile IDs and values using the same filters and cutoff.

Expected result

The process meets its agreed freshness target and reconciliation has no unexplained differences.

Failed updates, retries and recovery

Start with the failed record and the destination error, then inspect the source value, field requirements, and access.

Rejected or repeated support case or ticket change

Investigate

Inspect ConnectWise Service Tickets and GitHub Issues, their IDs, and the destination error.

Next action

Check whether a reply or notification was already sent before replaying ticket actions.

A record type or update is unavailable

Investigate

Check the ConnectWise and GitHub connector guides, account permissions, and any operations marked On Request.

Next action

Ask the integration team to confirm a supported way to handle that record. Verify whether it needs connector configuration or a separate workflow step.

Source and destination disagree after a retry

Investigate

Compare current source values, destination validation, identity mappings, and any side effects already completed.

Next action

Stacksync issue retry reads the current source state. Decide the intended state before retrying or reverting; reconcile downstream effects separately.

Read the Stacksync issues dashboard guide for retry and revert behavior.

Change detection and update delivery

How updates move between ConnectWise and GitHub

See how each system detects changes and which updates the other system can receive. Each direction has its own permissions and record requirements.

ConnectWise GitHub Direction requires confirmation

Detect changesConfirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.

Apply updatesConfirm that Stacksync can create or update the records you need in GitHub.

GitHub ConnectWise Direction requires confirmation

Detect changesConfirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.

Apply updatesConfirm that Stacksync can create or update the records you need in ConnectWise.

Update timing and record limits
  • Measure initial-load and ongoing-change latency separately. Source detection, selected objects, account limits, and destination validation determine the observed delay.
  • Review write-back, deletion handling, update timing, and account limits with the integration team.
  • Review write-back, deletion handling, update timing, and account limits with the integration team.
FAQ

ConnectWise and GitHub integration FAQ

Next step

Plan your integration with an engineer

Walk through your ConnectWise and GitHub records, field mappings, and requirements with an integration engineer.