Implementation guide · CRM Account Operations
Account Provisioning: Recovering a Partly Completed Setup
Reconcile a trading account created before its CRM confirmation was saved, using stable request IDs, source queries and controlled retry decisions.
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Quick answer
If account creation may have succeeded but confirmation was lost, reconcile the source system before creating another account. Preserve the original operation identifier and distinguish an explicit failure from an unknown outcome. Recovery should complete the intended mapping or escalate uncertainty without inventing a second account.
Separate business operation from network attempt
A single request to open an account can involve several network attempts. Give the business operation a stable identifier and preserve each attempt’s outcome. A timeout means the caller lacks a confirmed result; it does not prove the remote system rolled back. Store the intended client, platform, environment and requested account properties so a later reconciliation can identify what was meant to be created.
Use documented idempotency where available
Some APIs support a key that associates retries with an earlier operation. Stripe’s API documentation provides one concrete example of request idempotency, but its retention and response rules are specific to that API and do not establish a broker account-creation feature or payment eligibility. For the actual platform, confirm whether account creation supports a stable client reference, lookup or another safe reconciliation mechanism. Do not assume a generic exactly-once guarantee.
Query and verify the resulting record
If a remote account is found, compare its ownership, environment, currency and requested properties before attaching it to the CRM. Matching a display name is not sufficient. If no account is found, consider lookup delay and the documented consistency behavior before retrying. A local database transaction can protect the mapping update, but cannot by itself undo or deduplicate an external account creation. Keep local and remote evidence together.
Resolve uncertainty through a controlled queue
Some cases cannot be safely completed automatically, especially when the source lacks a reliable lookup key. Mark the operation as unresolved and route it to an authorized reviewer with the request and response history. Do not report success to the client until the required mapping and checks are complete. If a duplicate was created, follow the platform’s approved handling rather than deleting an account that may already contain trades or obligations.
A timeout after successful remote creation
In this fictional timeline, operation O-77 creates platform account P-880, but the CRM fails before saving the returned ID. A retry first queries by the supported operation reference and finds P-880. The reviewer or recovery process verifies its client and settings, then saves the missing mapping. The account is not created again. This assumes the platform actually supports the stated lookup.
| Step | Observed event | Safe next state |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O-77 sent | Creation pending |
| 2 | Platform creates P-880 | Remote success |
| 3 | CRM write fails | Outcome unresolved locally |
| 4 | Lookup O-77 returns P-880 | Verify ownership and settings |
| 5 | Mapping saved once | Provisioning complete |
Implementation checklist
- Keep one stable operation ID across network retries.
- Treat timeouts as unknown outcomes until reconciled.
- Verify remote account identity, environment and properties before mapping.
- Escalate unsupported or ambiguous recovery instead of creating duplicates blindly.
Sources
These documents support the reference. Check the original publication for current requirements and the limits of its scope.
- Stripe idempotent request documentationdocs.stripe.com
- PostgreSQL transaction isolationwww.postgresql.org
- UpTrader back-office workflowsuptrader.io
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