# Services documentation

## Introduction

If you registered for a Patchworks account before July 2023, you'll be familiar with using [services](/product-documentation/patchworks-services/getting-started/what-is-a-service.md) to sync data between systems. All documentation relating to services can be found here:

* [Working with services](/product-documentation/patchworks-services/working-with-services/accessing-services.md)
* [Service connectors](/product-documentation/patchworks-services/service-connectors/what-is-a-service-connector.md)
* [Reporting & logging](/product-documentation/patchworks-services/reporting-and-logging/service-sync-reports.md)
* [Service systems](/product-documentation/patchworks-services/service-systems/service-systems.md)
* [Troubleshooting](/product-documentation/patchworks-services/troubleshooting/how-to-manage-failed-service-syncs.md)
* [Inbound API](/product-documentation/patchworks-services/inbound-api/inbound-api-for-services.md)

For our core documentation, click [here](/product-documentation/patchworks-product-documentation.md).

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Process flows include all the functionality of services and much more. You can continue to use services but if you'd like to try [process flows](/product-documentation/process-flows/about-process-flows.md), please contact your Customer Success Manager, or reach out to <customersuccess@wearepatchworks.com>.&#x20;
{% endhint %}


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