📌 1. Initial Setup #
1.1 Web Connect General Setup #
(MENU: Administration → Web Connect General Setup)
This is the global configuration page where you define:
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Default integration behavior
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Logging levels
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API and authentication settings
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Mapping defaults
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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:
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Destination (system endpoint)
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Authentication method
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Incoming and outgoing mapping templates
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Processing rules
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Queue configuration (if asynchronous)
2.2 Web Connect Destinations #
(MENU: Administration → Web Connect Destinations)
Defines where data is sent or received from.
You configure:
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API URLs
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Token endpoints
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Custom headers
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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:
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API Key
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OAuth 2.0
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Basic Auth
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Custom header tokens
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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:
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Sales Order
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Shipment
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Item
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Inventory
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Return Order
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Variant
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Custom object types
Each object includes:
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Field definitions
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Mapping rules
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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:
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Incoming JSON/XML → BC fields
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Object level mappings
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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:
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BC fields → external formats
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Attribute transformation
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Filters & conditions
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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:
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When an object is processed
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When data should be included/excluded
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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:
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Debugging
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Picking up failed messages
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Reprocessing
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Tracking mapping results
4.3 Web Connect WMS Documents #
(MENU: Lists → Web Connect WMS Documents)
Special document type used for WMS integrations:
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Receivals
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Shipments
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Picks
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Put-aways
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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:
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On Insert/Modify
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On Status Change
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On Inventory Update
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On Scheduled Job Queues
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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:
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WMS routing rules
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Return workflows
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Shipment/receival flow configuration
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Warehouse code mappings