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  • Shopify Integration
    • Introduction
    • Products
      • Product Download
      • Updating Product Details
      • Deleting Products
      • Creating/Deleting Products with Shopify Webhooks
      • Gift Cards Download
      • Kit Products Download
      • Product Synchronization for Multiple Shopify Stores
    • Inventory
      • Inventory Synchronization
      • Location Mapping
      • Inventory Synchronization of Gift Cards
      • Inventory Synchronization of Kit Products
    • Orders
      • Order Download
        • thruDateBuffer and bufferTime
      • Order Approval for Fulfillment
      • Order Updates
      • POS Sales Download
      • Gift Cards Order Download
      • Kit Order Download
    • Order Fulfillment
      • Gift Cards Order Fulfillment
      • Kit Order Fulfillment
    • Order Cancellations
      • Complete Order Cancellation
      • Partial Order Cancellation
    • BOPIS Orders
      • Shopify PDP Experience
      • BOPIS Order Download
    • Pre-orders and Backorders
      • Presell Catalog Management
      • Presell Catalog Synchronization
    • Order Returns
      • Import Returns from Shopify
      • Shopify POS Exchanges
  • Setup Shopify
    • Install HotWax Commerce App
    • Multiple Store Setup
    • Required Permissions from Shopify
    • Enable BOPIS/Pre-order on Shopify
    • Integration Mappings
      • Locations
      • Shipping Method
      • Sales channel
      • Payment Method
      • Product Type
    • Troubleshooting
      • Facility Mapping Discrepancy
  • Synchronization Flows
    • Initial Product Sync
    • Initial Order Sync
    • Initial Inventory Sync
    • Troubleshooting
      • Product Sync
      • Order Sync
      • Inventory Sync
  • Additional resources
    • Kit Products
    • POS Completed Orders
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  1. Shopify Integration

Introduction

This document outlines the integration between HotWax Commerce and Shopify to simplify your eCommerce operations.

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The integration between HotWax Commerce and Shopify simplifies the process for retailers to synchronize their "available to promise" inventory from HotWax Commerce to Shopify. It also allows Shopify orders to be routed to either the warehouse or store for fast fulfillment. Finally, the integration can update Shopify with tracking details for orders.

Once the product and order data are synchronized from Shopify to HotWax Commerce, and the "available to promise" inventory data is synchronized from HotWax Commerce to Shopify, you can begin using HotWax Commerce.

What Will Be Synced Between Shopify and HotWax Commerce?

Orders: Initially, all open sales orders are synchronized in HotWax Commerce. Subsequently, any upcoming orders and updates, such as order cancellations, quantity changes, item deletions, shipping address modifications, and returns, are also regularly synchronized from Shopify to HotWax Commerce.

Products: To ensure that orders for all products in Shopify can be fulfilled, HotWax Commerce initially synchronizes all the products. Afterward, any newly added products by a merchandiser in Shopify are synced with HotWax Commerce at regular intervals. During this synchronization process, important product information including Shopify ID, SKU, UPC, product images, and additional details such as product names and features are also synced. Any updates made to product details are also synchronized in HotWax Commerce to provide merchants with the latest product information. Read to learn how products are synced from Shopify to HotWax Commerce.

Inventory: When integrating HotWax Commerce and Shopify, HotWax Commerce acts as the master of inventory availability. HotWax Commerce has the capability to integrate with various systems within the Shopify retailer’s tech stack, allowing for the calculation of "sellable inventory". This information is then synchronized to Shopify at regular intervals. For additional information on how HotWax Commerce manages and synchronizes sellable inventory to Shopify, check out

When an order is fulfilled, HotWax Commerce updates the fulfillment status in Shopify. Read further for more information on the of orders from Shopify to HotWax Commerce and the updating of from HotWax Commerce to Shopify.

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Flow of Data Between Shopify and HotWax Commerce