November 25, 2020
3 mins to read
eCommerce made simple with Magento - Odoo ERP integration
Who knew that shopping online with a click would be easier than making a cup of coffee. eCommerce has become the big thing in this decade where people buy all their regular groceries to gadgets online. Creating an eCommerce store with Magento is also easier with top-notch Magento development company like Bytes Technolab. eCommerce now a day is not only about stabilising business but rather adapting to the ever-evolving changes. Thanks to Magento Odoo ERP integrations which can solve all your e-store requirements.
Odoo ERP is highly flexible and is a fully open-source which can integrate easily with your Magento store. Your business can gain a lot of benefits as this will automate your business processes at a central location.
What is Magento?
Magento is an open-source e-commerce platform written in PHP. Also, it uses other PHP frameworks such as Laminas and Symfony. Source code of Magento is distributed under Open Software License (OSL). Magento was acquired by Adobe in May 2018.
[Also Read: Why businesses should consider Magento – SAP ERP Integration]
What is Odoo?
Odoo is business management software tools including CRM, e-commerce, billing, accounting, manufacturing, project management and inventory management. Its community version is libre software, licensed under the GNU LGPLv3. source code for the framework and core ERP modules is curated by the Belgium-based Odoo S.A. Odoo is available for both on-premises and ready to use SaaS environment.
Why Integration is necessary?
Merchants can take advantage of both platforms by simplifying and automating the data management process. Integration of Odoo and Magento provide synchronization of your product catalogues, customers, sales orders, invoices and more.
Some key Features of Magento - Odoo ERP Integration
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Effective Order Management
Once any order placed into Magento – it will be synced automatically into Odoo. Any change or update in the order status (in Magento) will be sync real-time into Odoo to give real-time results to the operator. Odoo automatically generates invoice when order is invoiced into Magento system. Once delivery of an order is generated, Odoo will automatically generate its tracking ID and sync it with Magento.
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Inventory Management
Synchronization between Odoo and Magento especially for Inventory is completely real-time and vice-versa. Any changes made in Inventory either due to new sales order or new purchase order will update another end on a real-time basis. On addition to this, it also allows you to sync POS with Odoo and Magento in real-time
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Easy Accounting
In just a single screen, invoice generation in Magento can be managed in Odoo. You can manage the bills of purchase orders into Odoo. To manage the Magento Store customer into Odoo, you can import the database of customers from Magento to Odoo.
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Mapping of Tax, Shipping & Payment Methods
At the time of import of orders, it syncs shipping methods as well. When an order gets shipped into Magento side, delivery of order gets automatically managed into Odoo side. And the same way – tax and payment methods of Magento side can be mapped easily in Odoo.
Some Extras…
- Real-Time sync of a Sales order from Magento to Odoo ERP
- Bi-directional sync of products with its attributes in-between Magento and Odoo ERP
- Real-time sync especially for Inventory from Odoo to Magento and Magento to Odoo on each sales order
- Real-time synchronization of information such as payment method, taxes and delivery methods from Magento to Odoo
- Synchronization of tracking numbers from Odoo to Magento
- Bi-directional sync of simple and configurable products
Concluding Thoughts
Magento ERP integration is an all in one solution that every enterprise may require. We at Bytes Technolab, have dexterous hands in integrating your existing store or developing a new store from scratch with Magento – Odoo ERP integrations. Feel free to contact us.
