The document discusses integrating Magento e-commerce sites with ERP systems. It describes one-way integrations from the ERP to the site, from the site to the ERP, and two-way integrations. Benefits include saving time by avoiding duplicate data entry, reducing errors, and allowing staff to focus on other tasks. The key steps are understanding integration needs, mapping data between the systems, and collecting all information before starting development. Challenges include differences in pricing, payments, taxes and product data between systems.

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Alex Ursa
Netlogiq
ERP Integrations with Magento:
How to do it fast, well and
affordable

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About me
• Executive Director
• Project Manager
• Ecommerce Consultant

3. Types of integrations
• One way (from ERP to Site)
• One way (Site to ERP)
• Two-way (ERP to Site, Site to ERP)
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4. One Way Integration (ERP to
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Site)
• Qty information (availability)
• Location
• Price information
• Pictures
• Attributes values, Weight
• Up sell, Cross sell, Related
• Categories

5. One Way Integration (Site to
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ERP)
• Order Information (Products, Prices, QTY,
Discount, Shipping Cost and Method,
Payment Method)
• Client information (Billing and Shipping
Addresses, reward points)

6. Two-way (ERP to Site and Site
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to ERP)
• Everything that we discussed before
• Order status
• Payment Status
• Customer Information (Customer Group)
• Discounts or Points

7. Why should we do it?
• You don't have to work twice
• Up to date catalog info in your store
• It takes more than 20 minutes to create an
order in site.
• It's boring and time is money
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8. Why should we do it?
• People make mistakes
• You don't have to double check
• You don't have to worry about wrong
prices or out of stock products
• Multiply by 100 for B2B cases
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9. What are we gaining?
• Time
• Money (by gaining time)
• You can focus on solving real problems
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10. Where should I start?
• Have the products in the ERP
• Find out if your ERP has an API or any
import/export tools
• Find out what can you import/export from
the ERP
• Make a list with what you want to
synchronize
• Use the Magento API (or not)
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11. What is the most important
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thing?
• Understand the needs of your client/store
• Map your information
• Gathering information = the most time
consuming and important task
• You have to do it at some point, better do
it at the beginning (work 2-3X more)
• Don't start before you collect all the
information

12. How do you do it?
• Use the Magento API or create a custom
extension
• Work with files (CSV, TXT) or directly
(depending on the ERPs API)
• Avoid working directly on the databases
• Keep a log (error log, orders)
• Use Email Notifications
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13. How do you do it?
• Re-index your store after updates
• Keep track of the exceptions
• Use Cron Jobs
• Mark Exported Orders
• Update your stock info as rarely as
possible (cache)
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14. Exceptions and challenges
• Shipping Costs
• Discounts
• Payment Methods and status
• VAT
• Bundle Products
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15. Exceptions and challenges
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• Unit Measure
• Warehouses
• SKU/Internal Code
• File Names
• Different Technologies

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Solutions
• Make it simple
• Don't over do it
• Use Open Source tools
• Build a Wiki based on the info that you
have

17. Conclusions
• It can make your life easier
• It can save time
• It can be cost effective if you plan it
• It can be a nightmare if you don't
understand what you need
• It eliminates human errors
• You can use your resources on other
projects
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Thank you!
alex.ursa@netlogiq.ro
Twitter: @alexursa