How To Setup an MCS Integration

Follow these steps to get your MCS integration setup!

1. Create a Web Service User for Pruvan in Vendor360

In order to give Pruvan access to your MCS account, you will need to create a new user in Vendor360 with the appropriate permissions.  MCS’s documentation on user management can be found here.

1. Log in in to your Vendor360 account
2. Click on Admin from the menu bar
3. Select Manage Users
   
4. Click Clear Screen to ensure you're creating a new user
5. On the left hand side, fill out all of the text boxes
   1. You will receive an email confirming the user creation after completion. Set the password using the link in this email
6. Check the User is Active box
7. Check the Third Party Web Service box
8. Select Pruvan from the Company dropdown menu
9. Click on Create
   
10. A Terms & Conditions window will pop up
    1. Read the agreement with MCS, and if you agree then
    2. Check "I have read and accept the above on behalf of this third party user"
    3. Click Accept
       
11. Check your email to set the Password for the user you just created

2. Create a new Client Integration in Pruvan

3. Configure your MCS Integration in Pruvan

1. Enter your Vendor360 web service username
2. Enter your Vendor360 web service password
   • Be sure that this Vendor360 login is the one set up in Step 5 and 11 above
3. Enter your MCS Vendor ID number
4. Choose whether or not you would like your photos sent back to MCS
   • Default is Yes
   • Change to No if you do NOT want photos and other information to go back to MCS
5. Choose whether you would like to complete MCS Check Ins in Pruvan Mobile
   • Default is Yes
   • You will have to use another mobile app to complete your check ins if you select No
6. Click the Validate button
   • This will result in the button turning green and reading Success if the username and password are valid
   • If you receive an error please verify that your credentials are valid by resetting the password in Vendor360 for your web service user
7. Click Save
   
   

4. Complete your initial Work Order Import

Congratulations you are ready to go!  Check out the other articles in this section to see what else you can do with your MCS integration.