11:20:05 B2B ecommerce · purchase order from the buyer received
11:20:06 map · SKU and VAT ok
11:20:09 Xero · invoice posted
11:25:00 Sage 200 → B2B ecommerce · stock sent
B2B ecommerce integration, explained
How do you integrate a B2B ordering portal with your accounting or ERP?
A B2B ecommerce portal lets trade buyers reorder, check prices, view statements and track deliveries themselves. We connect it to your accounting or ERP so contract prices, credit limits and order status are always current, and buyer orders become sales orders without retyping.
We connect through the API of your B2B ordering portal, or one we build for you.
Typical clients: distributors and manufacturers giving trade customers a self-service ordering portal.
Before you integrate B2B ecommerce
What do trade buyers expect from a B2B portal?
Trade buyers are not browsing; they are reordering. They want their usual products, their negotiated prices, their credit balance and the status of last week’s delivery, all without phoning a rep. Each of those comes from your accounting or ERP. A B2B portal is only as useful as that connection, which is why we treat the integration as the core of the project rather than an add-on.
B2B ecommerce with your accounting or ERP.
Six systems we connect to B2B ecommerce. Each has its own page with the field map and failure points.
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B2B ecommerce + Sage 50
A Sage 50 B2B ecommerce integration lets trade buyers reorder, see their Pastel prices and download statements from a portal, while the portal’s purchase orders arrive in Sage 50 as sales orders with the buyer’s PO number.
A Sage 200 Evolution B2B ecommerce integration gives trade buyers a portal with their Evolution prices, stock from the warehouse that serves them, statements and delivery status, and turns their purchase orders into Evolution sales orders.
A Sage 300 B2B ecommerce integration powers a buyer portal with contract prices, stock by location, statements and order status from Sage 300, across companies and currencies, and creates buyer orders in Order Entry.
A Sage Business Cloud B2B ecommerce integration connects a simple trade ordering portal to Sage Accounting: buyer orders become invoices on their account, and statements and balances appear in the portal.
A Xero B2B ecommerce integration connects a trade ordering portal to Xero: buyer orders become invoices on their contact, payments update balances, and invoices and statements are available to buyers in the portal.
An IQ Retail B2B ecommerce integration gives trade customers and franchisees a portal with their IQ price levels, branch stock, statements and order status, and turns portal orders into IQ Retail documents.
We can. Some clients already have a portal and need the integration; others want both. Either way, prices, credit and order status come from your accounting or ERP.
Can buyers see their statements and invoices?
Yes. Statements, invoices and delivery notes are pulled from your accounting system, so buyers serve themselves instead of emailing your team.
Can different users at one buyer have different permissions?
Yes. Buyer accounts can have users with roles, such as someone who builds orders and someone who approves them.
How much does B2B ecommerce integration cost?
A B2B ecommerce connector to one accounting system or ERP is usually an Essential connector at R15,000–R35,000 once-off, 1–3 weeks after discovery. Several systems or channels move into the Integration hub tier, R45,000–R120,000.