eShopSync Punchout Gateway For Magento 2 was Implemented For “Gifting Ideas” by Webkul

In this success story, you will get to know how eShopSync Punchout Gateway For Magento 2 was Implemented for “Gifting Ideas” by Webkul.

We wrote a great journey about how their requirements were fulfilled and how our application “eShopSync Punchout Gateway for Magento 2” helped them reach their business goals.

Let’s dive into it!

About Gifting Ideas

The “Gifting Ideas” was running with three core values—building lasting relationships, customer centricity, and reliability—forming the basis of “Gifting Ideas”.

To accomplish their clients’ gift-giving demands with total confidence, dependability, and quality. They wanted to be the go-to gifting partner for important clients because of their continuous commitment to them.

They deal in 5000+ products in their gift catalogs and they also keep it updated with new products every year. Also, they have the largest collection of gifts and they provide more than 80+ brands. 

The team at “Gifting Ideas” was passionate about going above and beyond. They provide an end-to-end gifting solution, which includes assistance with the gift’s design, printing, and packaging in addition to the actual gift.

Requirements of “Gifting Ideas”

1. They wanted to build a gateway between the eProcurement system, SAP Ariba, and Magento 2.
2. Generate purchase orders that can be converted to be converted into sales orders.
3. Automate the order and inventory flow for a specific Magento store.
4. Switch from manual work to automation to get real-time updates.
5. Hold the inventory items for a specific time after creating the order so that the Magento 2 admin gets some time to process it.
6. Convert purchase orders into sales orders that can be reflected in SAP Ariba.

Problem Overview

“Gifting Ideas” looking to grow their business by achieving maximum potential from the system. 

They were using the old-age technique of manually uploading the CSV file into their Magento 2 platform. After that, their admin or system manager gets to know about any new order placed by any business.

This way they have faced many challenges:-

1. No real-time update of orders placed.
2. Manually uploading of CSV file to create the Purchase Order
3. The system has no automation technique.
4. No notification for the Sales order creation from the purchase order.

With all the manual efforts, they could not track their orders, inventory, and more. This also costs more time and money and they could not focus on other strategies to grow their business.

Let’s go to the description without delay to know how it gets resolved.

Problem/Activity Description

“Gifting Ideas” connected with us and got SAP Consulting Services which helped them to get the best solution from certified developers.

They discussed their requirements with consultants and consultants further discussed it with the developers and informed them about the solution. 

The solution our developers developed was a Punchout gateway between SAP Ariba and Magento 2 as per their requirements.

Problem/Activity Outcomes

The Outcome of the solution “eShopSync Punchout Gateway for Magento 2” was great as the Gifting Ideas” achieved their goal or you can say fulfilled all their business requirements. 

The following outcomes that helped them in their business are as follows:-

1. They have a communication channel between both platforms that allows full B2B integration.
2. Get real-time updates of Purchase Orders with cXML support orders received.
3. They were able to hold the product inventory until the configured order time lapse.
4. The Sales order with order confirmation information can be transferred automatically from Magento 2 to SAP Ariba.

Conclusion

The inspiring story of “Gifting Ideas” demonstrated that obstacles can be conquered. In the journey accepting failures is the key to success. Pursuing dreams persistently allows one to unlock the potential for success.

They made a great decision to get the solution and services from Webkul and they got the “eShopSync Punchout Gateway for Magento 2” application that fulfills their business requirement.

For any query or customization connect with our Expert SAP Consultant team or write us at [email protected]. 

Additional Information

1. Client: Gifting Ideas
2. Industry: eCommerce
3. Websites: Gifting Ideas

Connect Shopify to Salesforce using the connector “eShopSync” and get it from our store- eProcurement system (SAP Ariba) to an eCommerce site (Magento 2).

For any customization between any eProcurement system and an eCommerce site, raise a ticket. Our SAP Consultant team will reach out to you and assist you with the same.