ERP sync patterns
Integration strategies between Beacon and ERP with controlled eventual consistency.
explanation • updated 2026-03-15
Problem to solve
Synchronize billing events and financial state between Beacon and ERP without duplication or context loss.
Recommended pattern
- Beacon as source-of-truth for operational events.
- ERP as source-of-truth for consolidated accounting.
- Event-driven integration with scheduled reconciliation.
Integration data model
| Field | Origin | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
eventId | Beacon webhook/event | Duplicate detection |
organizationId | Beacon | Multi-tenant isolation |
externalReference | ERP | Bidirectional reconciliation |
status | Both | Divergence handling |
Reliability strategy
11) Idempotent ingestion
Use a technical key per event to prevent double writes in ERP.22) Retry with backoff
Retry transient failures with limits and telemetry.33) Daily reconciliation
Compare totals and statuses per period to close divergences.44) Exception queue
Route non-automatable cases for manual triage.