Description

The Deltatech Shopify Marketplace Connector is a comprehensive Odoo extension developed by Terrabit that creates a seamless integration between Odoo’s ERP system and Shopify, one of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms. This connector enables businesses to synchronize and manage their Shopify online stores directly from Odoo, providing a unified solution for managing products, customers, orders, and payments across both platforms.

Key Features

• Bidirectional Product Synchronization:
  • Export product catalogs from Odoo to Shopify
  • Manage product templates, variants, attributes, and images
  • Keep inventory levels synchronized between systems
  • Update product information in both directions
• Customer Integration:
  • Import Shopify customers into Odoo’s contact database
  • Maintain consistent customer records across platforms
  • Synchronize customer data and purchase history
• Order Management:
  • Import sales orders from Shopify into Odoo
  • Automated creation of Odoo sales orders for Shopify purchases
  • Order status updates synchronized between systems
  • Track fulfillment and delivery status
• Payment Processing:
  • Integration with Shopify payment methods
  • Synchronization of payment information
  • Support for multiple payment acquirers
• Product Attributes and Images:
  • Support for complex product configurations with attributes
  • Synchronize product images and media between platforms
  • Handle product variants with different attributes
• Automated Operations:
  • Scheduled synchronization jobs
  • Background processing of data exchanges
  • Real-time updates for critical information

Technical Implementation

The module leverages the ShopifyAPI Python library to communicate with Shopify’s REST API and implements a sophisticated binding system:

• Backend Adapter: Manages API communication with Shopify
• Binding Models: Connect Odoo entities with their Shopify counterparts:
  • Product template bindings
  • Product variant bindings
  • Product attribute bindings
  • Product image bindings
  • Customer bindings
  • Sales order bindings
  • Payment acquirer bindings

The connector follows a modular architecture built on top of Deltatech’s marketplace framework, providing:

• Clean separation of concerns
• Extensible design
• Robust error handling
• Performance optimization for large catalogs

Integration Requirements

The module requires:

• External Python dependency: ShopifyAPI library
• Core Deltatech marketplace modules:
  • deltatech_marketplace (base functionality)
  • deltatech_marketplace_sale (sales integration)
  • deltatech_marketplace_website (website integration)

Benefits

• Operational Efficiency: Manage online stores without switching between platforms
• Data Consistency: Single source of truth for product and customer information
• Time Savings: Eliminate manual data entry and reduce administrative overhead
• Error Reduction: Automated synchronization prevents discrepancies
• Scalability: Handle increased order volumes without proportional increase in workload
• Improved Customer Experience: Consistent product information and inventory availability

This connector is ideal for businesses looking to leverage Shopify’s powerful e-commerce platform while maintaining centralized operations management in Odoo. It bridges the gap between online retail and back-office operations, creating a unified business ecosystem.

Features:

• import products from Shopify
• import product images from Shopify
• import product variants from Shopify
• import product attributes from Shopify
• import sale orders from Shopify
• import customers from Shopify
• export products to Shopify
• export products variants to Shopify

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Authors

• Terrabit
• Dorin Hongu

Maintainers

Current maintainer:

This module is part of the terrabit-ro/bitshop project on GitHub.

You are welcome to contribute.