Shipwire provides a connection to ChannelAdvisor.  ChannelAdvisor is used by retailers to manage sales across multiple e-commerce channels, comparison shopping sites and search engines.

The Shipwire – ChannelAdvisor connection integrates the Shipwire Order Fulfillment solution with the ChannelAdvisor platform.

Features:

• Order Notification:  Automatically receive orders from your ChannelAdvisor account into your Shipwire account.
• Order Confirmation:  Shipwire will acknowledge orders received and the status back to your ChannelAdvisor account.
• Ship Tracking Data:  Shipwire is able to synchronize individual order tracking data back into your ChannelAdvisor account on an order-by-order basis.  (Note:  you need to ship with a trackable method for this to work).
• Inventory Level Data:  Shipwire will synchronize your current product inventory level data with your ChannelAdvisor account.
• Server to Server Connection:  All connections are made between your Shipwire account and your ChannelAdvisor account via Shipwire and ChannelAdvisor API’s.
• Multi-Account Support:  You can connect your Shipwire account to more than one Channel Advisor Account for fulfillment features (see screenshot).

Cost:  Shipwire-Channel Advisor connection is FREE today.  Sign up for an Shipwire order fulfillment free trial .

How To Set Up ChannelAdvisor and Shipwire:

Please note you must have a ChannelAdvisor account and a Shipwire account to use this connection.  To get a Shipwire account please sign up for our order fulfillment free trial.  Our free trial allows you to test the ChannelAdvisor connection.

Steps to Connect:

1.  Add ChannelAdvisor wizard to your Shipwire account.

• Add ‘ChannelAdvisor’ to your sell tools in your Shipwire account.  (Hint:  go to “Sell” in the left navigation of the Shipwire interface once you are logged in).
• Click to ‘Channel Advisor’ link now under  ‘Sell’ in your account.

2. Give Shipwire access to your ChannelAdvisor data.

• Clicking the link in step 1 of the Shipwire wizard to start the process.
• ‘Setup Connection’ to your Channel Advisor account.
• Enter ‘Channel Advisor Account Key’ and click ‘Check connection’ button in the Shipwire account.

3.  Configure your Shipwire and ChannelAdvisor connection

• Enable all features to maximize the usefulness of the Shipwire – Channel Advisor order fulfillment and shipping notification.
• Click ‘Save’ button to save all configuration in this screen.

4.  Select ‘Control Panel’tab to continue setup process.

• Import orders from ChannelAdvisor by entering the initial order ID to start importing.
• Set order payment status to be auto-fulfilled by Shipwire.
• Map ChannelAdvisor shipping methods to your Shipwire shipping methods.
  • Click ‘Show all available ChannelAdvisor shipping method’ button, this will show all your Channel Advisor shipping method.
  • Map each of your Channel Advisor shipping methods to Shipwire service level(Ground, 1 Day, 2 Days, International).
• Click ‘Save’ button to save all information in this screen.

5.  Test

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