Why would I use a FTP connection with Digital Commerce Platform?
Purpose
To explain why using a FTP connection may be useful to obtain ERP data imports, product images and/or documents.
Introducing terms and concepts used in this article
Term | Definition |
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Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) | (ERP), a collection of your critical business operating systems, such as product, stock levels, financial, customers, suppliers and so on that run on the same platform. |
File Transfer Protocol | (FTP), is a standard communication protocol that is used to transfer files between computers. |
Web service | service that allows two disparate systems communicate with each other via a standard messaging system. |
More information
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is a way of asynchronously sharing files between two servers.
The key benefits of connecting your server with the Digital Commerce Platform via FTP are that:
it is a reliable means of connection,
the data you wish you import are not currently included in our ERP integration web service,
you prefer to use a file transfer service, rather than fully integrating your ERP with our platform for a particular business reason.
Use case 1: ERP data imports
Use case 2: Importing product images and documents
Key points
An FTP connection may be useful if you have large volumes of data to import, or if you wish to import product data, images and product specifications to display in WebShop.
Modifying a FTP connection once it has been set up requires us to configure settings on the Digital Commerce Platform. Contact us for more details in relation to this process.