You’ve decided to develop additional distribution channels alongside your e‑commerce site. You’ve therefore chosen an ERP solution (Odoo, in this case), but you’re still wondering whether it’s worthwhile to connect your ERP to your e‑commerce platform. Here are a few answers...
Simple product management
Right now, to update the products on your online store, you manually create product pages with references, photos, prices, descriptions and stock levels. This process is tedious and time‑consuming, especially since you’ve already entered this information in your ERP software.
To avoid re‑entering data and to reduce the number of errors, you can create a gateway between your e‑commerce platform and your ERP. This way, when you add new products or update existing ones, your e‑commerce site will be updated automatically and instantly. Your ERP software then becomes the single source of truth for your data.
Already using a Magento or Prestashop e‑commerce site? Find out how to integrate your Odoo/Prestashop or Odoo/Magento connector
Inventory management becomes effortless
When an order is placed on your e‑commerce site, your stock levels are updated in the back office of your e‑commerce platform.
To keep your inventory as accurate as possible, you need to take regular physical counts to align your actual and virtual stock. However, your warehouses may not be in the same city or even the same country, making it difficult to track inventory and ensure reliable quantities.
If you create a gateway between your ERP software and Magento (or Prestashop), stock movements will be updated automatically, reducing discrepancies and errors. This also allows you to anticipate disruptions and better manage your production.
Customer management, a real gold mine
All the customer information collected through your online store is valuable for your business. However, it can be lost or misinterpreted when you want to integrate it into your information system.
With the gateway between Odoo and Magento or Prestashop, the information is automatically recorded in your central tool. This keeps your data secure and reliable and frees you from time‑consuming manual tasks. Since customers are not limited to a single point of sale, you can automatically reconcile all collected data to fine‑tune your product offering and marketing strategy.
Logistics management: problem solved
When a customer places an order on the site, it has to be prepared and then handed over to the carrier. The e-commerce platform lets you manage this process and keep the customer informed. However, this information must be entered in the ERP in order to process orders internally: purchase order, picking slip, delivery note, invoice, and more.
Thanks to the gateway between Odoo and Prestashop (or Magento), the different stages of preparing and shipping the package are synchronized between the two tools. Your customer is informed instantly by email and in their personal online space.
Accounting management: as easy as pie
The e‑commerce platform generates an invoice with each order that is shipped. However, the accounting department still has to track e‑commerce transactions every day and enter them in Odoo, since invoices are specific to the platform.
The gateway between your ERP software and your e‑commerce site lets you transmit your accounting data automatically and securely. Customer invoices are generated in Odoo and published in your customer’s personal space. This makes your accounting simpler.
In short, connecting Odoo with Magento or Prestashop lets you bring all your company data together in a single tool. By reducing time-consuming tasks, your teams will gain both efficiency and motivation.
