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multichannel sales with different marketplaces
Hello,
I'm in contact with a german company who would like to interface Odoo
with different marketplaces, such as amazon, ebay but also local german
actors. I don't have yet a full list, and the list is likely to evolve
over time anyway, so I would not like to use 1 connector backend per
marketplace...
I think the most cost effective approach would be to use a 3rd party
broker which would take care of the nitty gritty details and present
Odoo with a single, unified interface. I think lengow does this, and we
have a connector_lengow project in the OCA repositories.
I'm happy to hear some feedback (on the lengow connector, or on using a
broker for this purpose), doubtless some of you already had to walk this
path.
Thanks
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Alexandre Fayolle
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by Alexandre Fayolle - 12:11 - 15 Apr 2021
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Re: multichannel sales with different marketplaces
Thanks Xavier for your feedback I'll keep this in mind. Alexandre On 15/04/2021 13:16, Xavier Brochard wrote: > Hello > > Using a multi-channel dispatcher is the best option, as it is allways > very complicated to handle all the marketplaces that you need in Odoo. > It is exactly like using a multi shipping provider. > > Lengow is only for big companies wich sells lot of products. > > We work with Iziflux, a french multi-channel feed (a «broker» as you > said, one can see it as a dispatcher). Price is really cheap compared to > Lengow and you can start with, for example, 100 products. There is a lot > of multi-channel feeders. Local feeders are recommended at there is also > a lot of local marketplaces. > > We have asked it-projects (Yelizariev's company) to code a connector > Odoo 13 - Iziflux. It works well and we would like to release it as GPL. > > However, a simpler module would be good enough for starting as nearly > all multi-channel feeds can handle CSV files. It would work as follow : > - check products to sell > - check require fields and transform format > And a cron job would > - CSV product and stock > - CSV stored in dedicated directory > - ftp your CSV to the multichannel feed (some multichannel feeds will > directly take it) > - ftp the multichannel CSV (sales) > - CSV sale import > Such a general module could be immediatly usable with every > multi-channel feed as soon as you will setup the fields and adapt > formats. > > If you need to search for multi channel providers, use these keywords : > multi-channel, feed, connector, flux > > --- > Librement, > Xavier Brochard xavier@alternatif.org > La liberté est à l'homme ce que les ailes sont à l'oiseau (Jean-Pierre > Rosnay) > > Le 15.04.2021 12:12, Alexandre Fayolle a écrit : >> I'm in contact with a german company who would like to interface Odoo >> with different marketplaces, such as amazon, ebay but also local german >> actors. I don't have yet a full list, and the list is likely to evolve >> over time anyway, so I would not like to use 1 connector backend per >> marketplace... >> I think the most cost effective approach would be to use a 3rd party >> broker which would take care of the nitty gritty details and present >> Odoo with a single, unified interface. I think lengow does this, and we >> have a connector_lengow project in the OCA repositories. >> I'm happy to hear some feedback (on the lengow connector, or on using a >> broker for this purpose), doubtless some of you already had to walk >> this >> path. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing-List: https://odoo-community.org/groups/contributors-15 > <https://odoo-community.org/groups/contributors-15> > Post to: mailto:contributors@odoo-community.org > Unsubscribe: https://odoo-community.org/groups?unsubscribe > <https://odoo-community.org/groups?unsubscribe> > -- Alexandre Fayolle Senior Software Engineer Tel : +33 4 58 48 20 30 Camptocamp France SAS 18 rue du Lac Saint André 73 370 Le Bourget-du-Lac France http://www.camptocamp.com
by Alexandre Fayolle - 10:14 - 28 Apr 2021 -
Re: multichannel sales with different marketplaces
Hi Alexandre,I would personally go for a UBL standard XML file to import and export data to the third party provider, whatever it is. We used Lobster for example in one project.Then Odoo 'just' need to speak and understand UBL and most is already done in OCA/EDI repo.IMO it is, and should probably remain, that the customer have a hand on the third party app that communicate with Odoo and other tools. If we have one interface, fine we take the responsibility. If it starts to be many, and moreover moving target, then better the customer take this part.Strategically speaking, it's also important that the customer has its data and flows under control.Call me anytime,All the best,JoëlLe jeu. 15 avr. 2021 à 13:17, Xavier Brochard <xavier@alternatif.org> a écrit :Hello Using a multi-channel dispatcher is the best option, as it is allways very complicated to handle all the marketplaces that you need in Odoo. It is exactly like using a multi shipping provider. Lengow is only for big companies wich sells lot of products. We work with Iziflux, a french multi-channel feed (a «broker» as you said, one can see it as a dispatcher). Price is really cheap compared to Lengow and you can start with, for example, 100 products. There is a lot of multi-channel feeders. Local feeders are recommended at there is also a lot of local marketplaces. We have asked it-projects (Yelizariev's company) to code a connector Odoo 13 - Iziflux. It works well and we would like to release it as GPL. However, a simpler module would be good enough for starting as nearly all multi-channel feeds can handle CSV files. It would work as follow : - check products to sell - check require fields and transform format And a cron job would - CSV product and stock - CSV stored in dedicated directory - ftp your CSV to the multichannel feed (some multichannel feeds will directly take it) - ftp the multichannel CSV (sales) - CSV sale import Such a general module could be immediatly usable with every multi-channel feed as soon as you will setup the fields and adapt formats. If you need to search for multi channel providers, use these keywords : multi-channel, feed, connector, flux --- Librement, Xavier Brochard xavier@alternatif.org La liberté est à l'homme ce que les ailes sont à l'oiseau (Jean-Pierre Rosnay) Le 15.04.2021 12:12, Alexandre Fayolle a écrit : > I'm in contact with a german company who would like to interface Odoo > with different marketplaces, such as amazon, ebay but also local german > actors. I don't have yet a full list, and the list is likely to evolve > over time anyway, so I would not like to use 1 connector backend per > marketplace... > I think the most cost effective approach would be to use a 3rd party > broker which would take care of the nitty gritty details and present > Odoo with a single, unified interface. I think lengow does this, and we > have a connector_lengow project in the OCA repositories. > I'm happy to hear some feedback (on the lengow connector, or on using a > broker for this purpose), doubtless some of you already had to walk > this > path.
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by Joël Grand Guillaume - 10:12 - 28 Apr 2021 -
Re: multichannel sales with different marketplaces
We're interested in this topic as well and maybe we run a project based on that soon. Lengow and Tradebyte are the main actors, maybe you want to take a look at both of them. What we've heard, based on the experience of our customers, is that they both provide great service but the cost is high, so it seems that the number of marketplaces involved has to be more than 5 or so.
The OCA Lengow connector is outdated, have in mind that maybe it's not working out of the box.
There's an opensource alternative Cenit.io [1] (and I think it was something related to our odoo world in their beginning), but we haven't tried.
But also, willing to hear more feedback.
[1] https://github.com/cenit-io/El jue, 15 abr 2021 a las 12:12, Alexandre Fayolle (<alexandre.fayolle@camptocamp.com>) escribió:Hello, I'm in contact with a german company who would like to interface Odoo with different marketplaces, such as amazon, ebay but also local german actors. I don't have yet a full list, and the list is likely to evolve over time anyway, so I would not like to use 1 connector backend per marketplace... I think the most cost effective approach would be to use a 3rd party broker which would take care of the nitty gritty details and present Odoo with a single, unified interface. I think lengow does this, and we have a connector_lengow project in the OCA repositories. I'm happy to hear some feedback (on the lengow connector, or on using a broker for this purpose), doubtless some of you already had to walk this path. Thanks -- Alexandre Fayolle Senior Software Engineer Tel : +33 4 58 48 20 30 Camptocamp France SAS 18 rue du Lac Saint André 73 370 Le Bourget-du-Lac France http://www.camptocamp.com_______________________________________________
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