Automatically transfer orders?

[Gary Williams]

Is it possible to automatically transfer zencart orders from our zencart shop to our wholesalers zencart shop once we have received the paypal notification that payment has been made to us?

Regards

Gary

[kobra]

The answer is no if you are thinking of directly transferring DB orders to their DB

Each system assigns a order ID and this is incremental so the ID from your DB is probably already been assigned to another order on their system

[Gary Williams]

Hi Kobra,

No, I don't want to make a direct db to db transfer.

At present, when I receive an order on my zencart based shop, I then have to manually type the same order into my suppliers' zencart based shop so that I may purchase at wholesales prices. My supplier then ships directly to my customer.

I was looking for an API that will automatically log into my account with my supplier and copy the order over after I receive the paypal confirmation of payment made.

Regards

Gary

[kobra]

Not a common scenario, so this auto generate and submit would be custom and according to your requirements would need checks for when payment completed

[charliebee17]

I am trying to do something similar, except I am trying to get the order exported into a csv file that is attached to the order confirmation that is e-mailed to me. That way I could import it into other programs without too much trouble, but I haven't figured out a way of doing this yet...

[CoolCarPartsOnline]

2 different issues here.

Is it possible to automatically transfer zencart orders from our zencart shop to our wholesalers zencart shop once we have received the paypal notification that payment has been made to us?

Regards

Gary

You should ask your supplier are they willing to go through this process and allowing you bridge their database? Is that something they do to other resellers? In most cases the answer will be NO, they will not allow you to bridge to their database and go through the process of create an API system for one customer.

If you are a big seller and can threaten them, you probably can get by emailing them the order and your sales rep will manually insert the orders in their system. Again that will only work if you are a big seller and your account matters to them (Like me lol...).

In that case you can use the Purchase Order module that you can setup to automatically email the orders once they are placed to your drop shipper so they can fulfill the order. Or you can manually send orders to suppliers using a very simple admin page.

I don't recommend the automation or order processing as you might find problems with the order or order might need verification, which the script will not be able to pickup on.

I am trying to do something similar, except I am trying to get the order exported into a csv file that is attached to the order confirmation that is e-mailed to me. That way I could import it into other programs without too much trouble, but I haven't figured out a way of doing this yet...

I never heard of such thing, you can find modules to export orders into csv from admin but nothing that will attach it to order confirmation email.

How many orders are you processing that you can't do it manually. If the order count justify you can have that custom coded.

[charliebee17]

I never heard of such thing, you can find modules to export orders into csv from admin but nothing that will attach it to order confirmation email.

How many orders are you processing that you can't do it manually. If the order count justify you can have that custom coded.

My problem is not the volume but that the orders need to be forwarded to the appropriate persons within our company, and they won't have access to ZenCart. As the other person said, if you just forward the confirmation, it has to be re-input, whereas a csv file can just be imported...

[CoolCarPartsOnline]

For me the other person issue wasn't even clear, he said

Is it possible to automatically transfer zencart orders from our zencart shop to our wholesalers zencart shop once we have received the paypal notification that payment has been made to us?

That means he has no control over his supplier website hence he will need some sort of API.

You want it to be attached as a csv and send it to another person within your company, so you are in control of database and store. So what your asking for probably can be done, I am not aware of any modules that are already available that will do this, hence it has to be coded for your application. You can write detail project description and post it on ODesk, I am sure someone will be able to do it for you for a lot of $$$.

Or you can find a way to utilize the tools that are available for Free to find a solution such as Admin Profile.

[fran]

My problem is not the volume but that the orders need to be forwarded to the appropriate persons within our company, and they won't have access to ZenCart. As the other person said, if you just forward the confirmation, it has to be re-input, whereas a csv file can just be imported...

Sounds like you just want to have multiple email addresses receive the order confirmation emails which can be done in Admin/Configuration/Email Options/Send Copy of Order Confirmation Emails To

Send COPIES of order confirmation emails to the following email addresses, in this format:

Name 1 <email@address1.com>, Name 2 <email@address2.com>