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Getting Started - Extensiv Integration Manager Fulfillment Account

 

This page is designed for Integration Manager Fulfillment Plan users. If you are a merchant using a Merchant Account, please see our Getting Started - Integration Manager Merchant Account page.

 

 

What is Integration Manager and what does it do?
 

Integration Manager is a web application that is pre-integrated with all of the most popular e-commerce shopping carts, allowing fulfillment centers to easily connect their merchant's online order sources to Warehouse Management System/Order Management System (WMS/OMS) for the purpose of order fulfillment.

There are four steps of communication to complete the order process:

  1. Integration Manager downloads orders from each shopping cart. 
    Download schedule can be set as frequent as every 5 minutes, or as infrequent as once per day (per cart). 
     
  2. Integration Manager delivers your orders to your WMS.
    Delivery schedule can be set as frequent as every 5 minutes, or as infrequent as once per day (per cart). 
     
  3. Integration Manager retrieves shipment confirmations (tracking numbers) and inventory levels from your WMS. 
    Ship Conf schedule can be set as frequent as every 15 minutes, inventory schedule as frequent as once per hour. 
     
  4. Integration Manager uploads shipment confirmations (tracking numbers) and inventory levels to your shopping carts.
    Ship Conf schedule can be set as frequent as every 15 minutes, inventory schedule as frequent as once per hour. 
     


 

 

What account types does Integration Manager offer? Does it matter which I choose?

Integration Manager offers two account types:
 

  1. Integration Manager Fulfillment Account - designed to be managed by a 3PL fulfillment center, allowing them to connect the e-commerce order sources of each of their merchants to their WMS system.
     
  2. Integration Manager Merchant Account - designed to be managed by a merchant (seller of goods), allowing the merchant to connect their e-commerce order sources to their 3PL fulfillment center or their own WMS/OMS system.

    Each account offers the same functionality. The only difference is that the Fulfillment account is used to manage connections for multiple merchants, and the Merchant account is used to manage integrations for a single merchant.

     

 

 Which systems can Integration Manager download orders FROM?

Integration Manager can download orders from any number of order sources per account. In Integration Manager these systems are called "Carts".
 

You can view a full list of supported carts here: https://help.extensiv.com/en_US/im-order-sources

Which systems can Integration Manager send orders to?

Integration Manager can send orders to ONE system per account. In Integration Manager, this is referred to as the WMS.
 

You can view a full list of supported order destinations here: https://help.extensiv.com/en_US/im-order-destinations 

Which functions does a Integration Manager integration include?

Standard integration functions include (all on automatic schedules set by user):
 

Function
 

Result
 

Frequency
 

Order Download
 
Orders are downloaded from order source (e.g. Shopify, Amazon, etc.) into Integration Manager application
 
Frequency set per cart connection
 
Order Delivery
 
Newly downloaded orders in Integration Manager are sent to the WMS system
 
Frequency set per merchant
 
Shipping Confirmations
 
Shipments (tracking numbers) are retrieved from the WMS system into Integration Manager application
 
Frequency set per merchant
 
Shipment Upload
 
Newly retrieved shipments (tracking numbers) are sent to the order source from Integration Manager Frequency set per cart connection
 
Inventory
 
Inventory levels are retrieved from the WMS system into Integration Manager application
 
Frequency set per merchant
 
Inventory Upload
 
Newly retrieved inventory levels from WMS are sent to each order source by Integration Manager Frequency set per cart connection
 

Some integrations may include purchase order sync and/or product sync in addition to the functions above. Some order sources do not support shipment confirmations or inventory sync, although the vast majority do.

 

 

Basic Setup

Step 1: Sign up for a Integration Manager Fulfillment account.

Sign up for a Integration Manager Fulfillment Account HERE by selecting Business Type: Fulfillment Center

Step 2: Connect to your WMS system

Integration Manager is able to pull orders from different sources and deposit them into any system that manages fulfillment and shipping. We define the recipient system as the WMS (Warehouse Management System). You may be using an Order Management or other system, but for simplicity we will call all these systems by WMS. Your account can only map to one WMS. Contact support if you need more advanced order routing.
 

Step-by-step guide

  1. Add any supported WMS to your Integration Manager account by clicking on WMS Setup in the left navigation area.
  2. On the WMS Setup screen, select the WMS you use from the Select WMS drop down field.
  3. Fill out the required information needed for that particular WMS and click OK. See the list below for the setup guide specific to your WMS.
     


 

Choosing CSV File allows you create virtually any CSV file format you need without any coding required. You can then send/receive the .csv files via FTP or Email.

 

 

Need to send orders somewhere that we don't yet support? Open a support ticket to request an integration

 

 

 

Step 3: Set up your first merchant: How to set up a merchant

Step 4: Connect to your shopping cart(s): How to set up a shopping cart connection

Step 5: Turn on cart connection
 

If you haven't done so when entering cart settings, you can turn on your cart connection on the cart setup page. 

If you clicked away from the page you can find it under: the Carts tab →  select the cart →  click Edit Setup →  go to the Services section.

Setting each service will turn on the connection to the shopping cart. 
 

Service
Description
Order Download
 
Sets how often Integration Manager downloads orders from the shopping cart
 
Shipment Upload
 
Sets how often Integration Manager sends tracking numbers received from the WMS back to the shopping cart
 
Inventory Upload
 
Sets how often Integration Manager sends inventory levels received from the WMS back to the shopping cart
 

 

Step 6: Place test orders in the shopping cart

If you do not already have orders waiting to be downloaded in the shopping cart, it is a good idea to place test orders to verify the connection passes the order information to your WMS as desired. If you are mapping ship methods in Integration Manager it is a good idea to place a test order using each offered shipping service in the shopping cart. This will prevent you from having to map each ship method one by one over time. 



Learn more

  • How to Map Shipping Methods
     
  • Accept or Ignore Certain Products
     
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  • View all How To's: https://help.extensiv.com/en_US/365759-integration-manager-how-tos 

 

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