Setup & Configuration

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📌 1. Initial Setup #

1.1 Web Connect General Setup #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect General Setup)
This is the global configuration page where you define:

  • Default integration behavior

  • Logging levels

  • API and authentication settings

  • Mapping defaults

  • Environment mode (Production / Sandbox)

This page must be configured before any integration can run.


📌 2. Creating an Integration #

2.1 Web Connect Integrations #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Integrations)
Each integration you configure (e-commerce, WMS, POS, ERP, marketplace etc.) is created here.

An Integration includes:

  • Destination (system endpoint)

  • Authentication method

  • Incoming and outgoing mapping templates

  • Processing rules

  • Queue configuration (if asynchronous)

2.2 Web Connect Destinations #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Destinations)
Defines where data is sent or received from.
You configure:

  • API URLs

  • Token endpoints

  • Custom headers

  • Connection types (REST/JSON, XML, File, SFTP, etc.)

2.3 Web Connect Authentications #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect Authentications)
Stores credentials safely for each destination.

Supported methods:

  • API Key

  • OAuth 2.0

  • Basic Auth

  • Custom header tokens

  • CombineIT Secure Storage (integration with Web Connect Secret Value Storage)


📌 3. Object & Mapping Configuration #

3.1 Web Connect Objects #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect Objects)
Defines the data objects Web Connect handles, for example:

  • Sales Order

  • Shipment

  • Item

  • Inventory

  • Return Order

  • Variant

  • Custom object types

Each object includes:

  • Field definitions

  • Mapping rules

  • Supported actions (Insert / Modify / Delete)

3.2 Web Connect Object Templates #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Object Templates)
Reusable templates for incoming and outgoing objects.
Used to speed up implementation and ensure consistency across integrations.

3.3 Web Connect Incoming Data Mapping #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Incoming Data Mapping)
Mapping definition for incoming objects:

  • Incoming JSON/XML → BC fields

  • Object level mappings

  • Sub-object mappings (line levels, variant levels etc.)

3.4 Web Connect Outgoing Mapping #

(MENU: Tasks → Web Connect Outgoing Mapping)
Mapping definition for outgoing objects:

  • BC fields → external formats

  • Attribute transformation

  • Filters & conditions

  • Envelope templates (e-commerce feeds, WMS messages, etc.)

3.5 Web Connect Condition List #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Condition List)
Rules and conditional logic that determine:

  • When an object is processed

  • When data should be included/excluded

  • When mapping overrides should be used

3.6 Web Connect Table Filter/Relation #

(MENU: Tasks → Web Connect Table Filter/Relation)
Advanced relationship definitions between BC tables and Web Connect object structures.


📌 4. Incoming Data Handling #

4.1 Web Connect Incoming Data Web #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect Incoming Data Web)
This is the raw incoming data queue.

Every message received from external systems is stored here before processing.

4.2 Web Connect Entries #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect Entries)
Processed data entries — the history of all executions.

Useful for:

  • Debugging

  • Picking up failed messages

  • Reprocessing

  • Tracking mapping results

4.3 Web Connect WMS Documents #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect WMS Documents)
Special document type used for WMS integrations:

  • Receivals

  • Shipments

  • Picks

  • Put-aways

  • Inventory adjustments

Must be configured if integrating with WMS.

4.4 Web Connect WMS Document Mappings #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect WMS Document Mappings)
Mapping templates for WMS-specific flows.


📌 5. Outgoing Data Handling #

5.1 Web Connect Outgoing Data Web #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect Outgoing Data Web)
Queue of data that Web Connect sends to external systems.

5.2 Web Connect Outbound Log #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect Outbound Log)
Full history of all sent messages.

5.3 Web Connect Outgoing Sync Triggers #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Outgoing Sync Triggers)
Defines when BC should send data:

  • On Insert/Modify

  • On Status Change

  • On Inventory Update

  • On Scheduled Job Queues

  • On-demand

5.4 Web Connect Integration Queue #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Integration Queue)
Queue processing for asynchronous outgoing integrations (WMS, ERP, PIM, feeds, etc.).


📌 6. Item & Inventory Extensions #

6.1 Web Connect Item Price #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect Item Price)
Price lists synchronized with e-commerce or ERP.

6.2 Web Connect Item SKU List #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Item SKU List)
Stores variant/SKU mappings.

6.3 Web Connect Item Inventory #

(MENU: Tasks → Web Connect Item Inventory)
Tracks inventory per location for outgoing feeds.

6.4 Web Connect Item Adjustments #

(MENU: Tasks → Web Connect Item Adjustments)
Inventory adjustments received externally.

6.5 Web Connect Item Balance List #

(MENU: Tasks → Web Connect Item Balance List)
Item balance overview for outgoing integrations.

6.6 Web Connect Item Publish Log #

(MENU: Tasks → Web Connect Item Publish Log)
Shows what items have been published to external systems.


📌 7. Platform-Specific Extensions #

7.1 Web Connect Centra Size Ranges #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Centra Size Ranges)
Centra-specific size handling.

7.2 Web Connect Dynamic Flow Fields #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Dynamic Flow Fields)
Custom logic for calculated fields in mappings.

7.3 Web Connect Norce Variant Groups #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Norce Variant Groups)
Variant grouping logic specifically for Norce.

7.4 Web Connect WMS/Return Reason Codes #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect WMS/Return Reason Codes)
Shared codes for WMS and return management flows.

7.5 Web Connect External Web References #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect External Web References)
Cross-reference table for external system identifiers.


📌 8. Security & Encryption #

8.1 Web Connect Secret Value Storage #

(MENU: Lists → Web Connect Secret Value Storage)
Secure encrypted storage used alongside “Web Connect Authentications”.

Passwords, API keys, and sensitive values should be stored here.


📌 9. Logistics Setup #

Web Connect Logistics Setup #

(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Logistics Setup)
Used for:

  • WMS routing rules

  • Return workflows

  • Shipment/receival flow configuration

  • Warehouse code mappings

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