Shopify - Configure for Automated Fulfillment

PackageBee Support

July 25, 2021 21:47

This article outlines the steps required to configure your Shopify integration.

Configure product SKUs
Assign SKUs to product variants
Export SKUs from Shopify
Gather shipping methods
Gather API credentials
Enable API access
Review order status

Troubleshooting:

Orders with no line items
Inventory Errors

Configure product SKUs

Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) are merchant-defined codes that uniquely identify products in a warehouse. It is critical that the SKUs defined in Shopify are identical to the SKUs loaded into the fulfillment provider's warehouse management system.

Configure SKUs in Shopify.

Assign SKUs to product variants

By default, Shopify does not assign unique SKUs to product variants. For that reason, it's important to assign each variant a unique SKU.

Assign SKUs to product variants in Shopify.

Export SKUs from Shopify

For convenience, you can export your SKUs from Shopify, to ensure proper entry to PackageBee.

Export SKUs from Shopify.

Gather shipping methods

As part of the third-party fulfillment setup process, the shipping methods offered in the eCommerce system must be mapped to the corresponding shipping code used by the fulfillment center.

Gather shipping methods from Shopify.

Gather API credentials

To enable API access, you must gather your Shopify Admin credentials and Shop Name/Store Address.

Gather API credentials from Shopify.

Enable API access

The API (Application Programming Interface) allows for automated communication between connected systems. Before automated fulfillment can begin, API access must be enabled.

To enable a Shopify Store:	Or, to enable a Shopify Warehouse:
Enable API Access (Store)	Enable API Access (Warehouse)

Review order status

Review the order statuses required by PackageBee for import.

Review order status for Shopify.

Troubleshooting:

Orders with no line items

Orders imported from Shopify can be excluded by a fulfillment service at the line-item level. For this reason, orders in your PackageBee store may occasionally be imported from Shopify without line items.

Troubleshoot orders with no line items.

Inventory Errors

If you encounter inventory errors, ensure that your Fulfillment Service and Location are set correctly in both PackageBee and Shopify, then reprocess the associated orders.

Troubleshoot inventory errors.