Guide for Magento 2 Multi eBay Account Connector

Customers will get a zip folder and they have to extract the contents of this zip folder on their system.

The extracted folder has an src folder, inside the src folder you have the app folder. You need to transfer this app folder into the Magento 2 root directory on the server as shown below.

If you have downloaded the module from Magento Connect then unzip the respective extension zip.

Then create Webkul (vendor) then MultiEbayStoreMageConnect (module) name folder inside your Magento 2 root directory as

app/code/Webkul/MultiEbayStoreMageConnect.

After that, move all module’s files inside

/app/code/Webkul/MultiEbayStoreMageConnect/

folder in Magento 2 root directory.

After the upload, you can see the folders in your Magento 2 Root Directory.

After the successful installation, you have to run the below-mentioned commands in the Magento 2 root directory.

For multilingual support, the admin will navigate through Store->Configuration->General ->Locale Options and select the locale as German.

German is the language into which the admin want to translate his store content.

If user wants to translate their module from English to German then they need to follow the path app/code/Webkul/MultiEbayStoreMageConnect/i18n in their unzipped Magento 2 MultiEbayStoreMageConnect folder and will get a csv file with name “en_US.csv”.

Now, rename that csv as “de_DE.csv” and translate all right side content after comma in German language.

After editing the CSV, save it and then upload it to the path app/code/Webkul/MultiEbayStoreMageConnect/i18n where they have installed Magento 2 on the server.

The module will get translated into German Language. It supports both RTL and LTR languages.

The user can edit the CSV like the image below.

After the successful installation of Multi eBay Account Connector For Magento 2 module, you will need to fill your eBay developer keys (App Id, Cert Id, Dev Id, User Id, Auth Token) from https://developer.ebay.com/ account.

If you don’t have an account then create an account and get these required keys as under –

Step1: To create a new account go to developer.ebay.com and click on the sign in/Join link.

Step 2: Now, create a username and password for your account and then click the join button.

Step 3: After the above step, you need to create an app. Enter the app name and choose the environment to generate your key set. Note that app name is not saved until you generate the keys set.

Step 4: After clicking on the Create a Keyset link(for the environment you choose), you need to confirm the primary contact for this account first and then you can click Continue to Create Keys button.

Step 5: Now you can see your selected environment key. For creating the production keys just click on the “Create a Key Set” and you will get your production keys.

Step 6: For generating the User Token go to your Application keys page. In the App ID row of the Sandbox keyset, click the User Tokens to access the Tokens page for your Sandbox keyset.

Step 7: After you click on “User Tokens” in the snapshot above, you will see a “Sign in to Sandbox” button. Click it to access the sandbox account.

8: Enter your Sandbox Username and Password now.

Step 9: After clicking the “Sign in” button, you will see another page and click on where you have to click the “Agree” button.

Step 10: lastly, you will be redirected back and will get the App Token.

How to create RuName of eBay Application?

After creating the eBay account, you need to create the RuName. This RuName is a key that is used for authorizing eBay accounts.

• Log in to your developer account and click on “user tokens”.

• Click on “Get a Token from eBay via Your Application” to create eBay application.

• Fill all required fields.

Your auth accepted URL: This field is the most important. It should be set as shown below like –

https://domainname/multiebaystoremageconnect/index/fetchtoken

The admin will have a menu option Multi-Store eBay Magento (Adobe Commerce)Connect with other submenu options:

• eBay Account Connect
• eBay Category Map
• Listing Templates
• Price Rule
• Configuration
  

eBay Account Connect:

Clicking on the “eBay Account Connect” option will navigate the admin to the eBay Account page as per the below image.

Here, the admin can:

• View the complete list of all eBay accounts.
• Edit and delete the eBay accounts.
• Add new eBay accounts.

To add a new eBay account, click on the Add New Account button. This will navigate the admin to the eBay Account page as per the below image.

Here, the admin will be able to –

• Attribute Set ID – Select the default attribute for the synchronized products.
• Global Sites – Select your eBay store according to the region or country.
• Postal Code – Enter your eBay store zip code.

After filling in the details, the admin needs to authorize the eBay account. For this, the admin will click on the “Authorize” button and a pop-up will display for eBay login as per the below image.

Fill in the login details and proceed to hit the sign-in button and the next pop-up will display.

Click on Agree button and your account authorizes successfully.

When the admin clicks on the “Save eBay Accounts” button, the following options become visible as per the image:

General Configuration:

Under this section, the admin will configure the basic settings of the eBay account.

Here, the admin will-

• Revise eBay Products- If select Yes.  Then any changes in the product’s price and quantity occur in the Magento 2 store,
• And the results will also be reflected on the eBay store.
• However, the changes that occur in the eBay store will not be reflected in the Magento 2 store. Otherwise, select No to disable product updating on eBay.
• Default Category- Select the Default Category of the Magento 2 store for assigning to imported products of eBay.
• Default Store View- Select Default Store View of the Magento 2  store for order syncing.
• Import Product- Select “All Products” if want to import all the products. Else select “Only Mapped Categories Product”
• if you want to import only those products whose eBay store categories have been mapped with Magento 2 Store.
• Product with specification- Set “Yes” if want to import the specifications along with the product. Else set ‘No”.
• Product Description with HTML- Set “Yes” if want to show the product description in HTML format while importing and exporting.
• Otherwise set “No” if you want to show the product description in plain text format.
• Price Rule Applicable For- Select the product sync type either the Import or Export option for which you want to apply the Price Rule.
• If it’s selected for Import Products then will work in a reverse manner for Export Products or vice versa.
  Example – Suppose “Price Rule Applicable For” is set to Import Products.
• And as per the price rule, the price value of the imported products will increase by value 10 more.
• But the price value of the exported products will be reduced by value 10.
• Order Status- Set default order status for the order imported from eBay.

Listing Configuration:

Under this section, the admin will configure the listing settings.

Here, the admin will –

• Default Product Quantity – Set the default product quantity for a product exported to eBay if the product quantity is zero on the store.
• Select Template – The admin can select the template.
• As per the selected template, the additional information will be exported along with the product.
• Product Type for Export – Select the product type that you want to export.
• eBay Store Currency – Choose the currency that you are using for your eBay store products.
• Listing Location – Choose the listing location for products where you want to list your products, it should be country-specific according to your eBay store.
• Listing Duration – Select Good Till Canceled, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, or 30 days. It is the duration of exported products on eBay.
• PayPal Email Address – Enter your PayPal email ID.
• Shipping Free – Select Yes to set free shipping service for the Magento products created on eBay else select the No option to not apply the free shipping.

Additional Settings – Listing Configuration

• Shipping Service – Select the shipping service for the Magento product created on eBay.
• Shipping Service Cost – Set shipping amount that applies to the product when syncs eBay.
• Shipping Service Additional Cost – Additional Shipping Amount that applies to the product when syncing with eBay.
• This applies when a customer purchases the same product in additional quantity.
• Shipping Service Priority – Enter the shipping service priority.
• Shipping Time Min & Max(In Days) – Set the minimum and maximum shipping time(In Days) for the exported products.
• Define Return Policy – Select Returns Accepted or Not Accepted. This option is for the exported product.
• Returns within – Select the return duration for the exported products as – 14, 30, or 60 days.
• Pay By – Select who will pay for the returned product – Seller or Buyer.
• Other Information – Write any information about the Return Policy for exported products.

Map Product:

From here admin can import products from the eBay store.

To import products from the eBay store, the admin will click on Import Product From eBay tab as per the image.

When the admin clicks on “Import Products From eBay”, all the products from the eBay account are imported into the Magento 2 store database.

You need to run the product profiler “Run Profiler” in order to create the product in Magento 2 catalog from Magento 2 Database (synchronized from eBay). After completing the product profiler process, the imported products will be visible on the storefront immediately.

The admin can check the imported products by navigating either to the mapped product category if mapped. Else navigate to the set default category for the imported product from eBay.

NOTE:

• The admin can import simple and configurable products from the eBay store to the Magento Store.
• The product information like base image, name, price, and quantity gets imported along with the product.

How to Change the Category Of Imported Products?

The admin can change the default category of the imported products. For this, the admin will click on the Map Product tab as per the image.

To change the default category of the imported products, the admin will do the following:

• Select one or more than one product from the imported products list.
• Select the Assign to Category option from the Actions drop-down list. This will display the Category field and Submit button beside the Actions drop-down list.
• Select the desired category from the Category drop-down list.
• Proceed further by clicking on the Submit button.

Map Order:

To import the orders from the eBay store, the admin will click on the Map Order tab as per the image.

Here the admin will:

• Import Order from eBay: when clicking on the “Import Order from eBay” button will create the temporary order data in Magento 2 database.

• Run Profile: clicking on the “Run Profile” button will create/add the imported orders to Magento 2 store.

After the complete execution of the run profile, a list will be generated for the imported orders with details like eBay Order Id, Store Order Id, Order Status on eBay, and Created Date.

The admin can check the details of imported orders by navigating to Sales>Orders. 

The admin can manage the imported orders through an eBay account only.

Note –

• A cron is set for this module. So, for auto synchronization of orders, the admin has to configure the cron on Magento 2 server.
• This will automatically import the orders from the eBay store to Magento 2 store after every hour.
• The admin will not get any Email notifications for any order placed on the eBay store for the admin products.
• However, the admin needs to check those orders normally by navigating to Sales > Orders after importing them.

Export to eBay:

The admin can export the Magento store products to the eBay shop. For this, the admin will click on “Export To eBay” option under eBay Account Information.

To Export the products to the eBay store using Multi eBay Account Connector, the admin will:

• Select the products that the admin wants to export to the eBay store.
• Then select the “Export to eBay” option from the “Action” drop-down list.
• Proceed further by clicking on the “Submit” button which gets visible when selecting the “Export to eBay” option from the “Action” drop-down list.
• This will navigate the admin to the “Run Profile” page as per the image.

Once the execution is completed, the admin can click on the “Back” button to navigate back. Then, the admin will go to his eBay account and navigates to the Selling page.

Here, the admin can check the exported product after 15 minutes because the process of exporting products takes 10-15 minutes to reflect the exported products on the eBay store.

CONFIGURABLE  PRODUCTS:

The admin can even export configurable products to the eBay store.

After the product export, the admin will go to his eBay account and navigates to the Selling page to check the exported product.

NOTE:

• The export includes the product’s base image, name, price, and quantity.
• The admin can export simple, configurable, bundle, and grouped products from the Magento store to the eBay Store.