eBay Connector Marketplace Add-on will allow the sellers to import their eBayproducts from the eBay store to their Marketplace store.

Sellers can assign the products that are left unassigned during the import to anycategory on their own. Admin and sellers both can sync products from the eBay store totheir Marketplace store.

This is an addon of Multi Vendor Marketplace. To use this module you must haveinstalled first Multi Vendor Marketplace

Note: You need to run the command "composer require webkul/ebayconnector" in yourmagento root before the installation of module.

Features

The seller can import product from their eBay store to their Marketplace store.The Products are imported with their images, price, quantity, SKU, etc.Admin can map their store categories to the eBay categories.Sellers can assign products that are left unassigned during the import to anycategory on their own.Admin can also manage his & seller’s eBay product from the admin account panel.Admin can sync products from eBay to his Marketplace store.The module export Simple, Configurable, Bundled and Grouped product types.It supports real-time inventory sync.The admin and seller will be able to add only an authenticated eBay account.Admin can create and use the listing template for the admin eBay account only.Admin can import product either only from mapped eBay categories or all.Bundled and grouped products can also be exported.Custom options can also be exported with the product.Admin can set eBay platform notification for real sync.Admin can import/export product and import orders on behalf of the seller.The module does have a real-time automatic order import feature.The seller can also import eBay orders form an eBay account.Admin can set the eBay Configuration Settings for the sellers from his panel.

How To Import Products From eBay

After the successful installation of the eBay Connector Marketplace, you will need to fillyour eBay developer keys(app id, certid, devid, userid, authtoken) fromhttps://go.developer.ebay.com/. if don’t have an account then create an account andget these required keys as instructed below : Step1: To create a new account go todeveloper.ebay.com and click on the sign in/Join link.

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eBay Connector Marketplace Add-on V3.0.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Step 8: Now, enter your Sandbox Username and Password.

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

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

Admin Management

After the installation of the extension admin will have the following menu items underMarketplace Management-> eBay Connect namely – eBay Account, Map Category,Listing templates & Configuration as shown below.

Admin can either configure the module by clicking on the Configuration or bynavigating through Stores->Configuration->Marketplace eBay Connector. In theGeneral Section, the admin needs to add the following details:

1. Global Sites – Select your eBay store according to the region or country.2. eBay User Id – Enter the eBay login user name here.3. eBay Authentication Token – Enter the eBay user token which you have created.4. eBay Developer Token – Enter Dev ID here.

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5. eBay Application Id – Enter App ID here.6. eBay Certification Id – Enter Cert ID here.7. Mode – The admin will select the mode (Production or Sandbox) based on the

account details entered.8. Application RuName – It is retrieved from eBay.

Platform Event Notification:

Subscribe eBay events: Select the eBay store events for which you want the update inyour web store –

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ItemRevised – If changes in the product detail occur in the eBay store, the resultswill also reflect on the web store.ItemSold – If a particular product sold on the eBay store, then either the inventorywill decrease in the web store or order will be created along with the inventoryupdate in the web store.ItemClosed – If any product is made invisible on the eBay store, then that productwill get deleted from the web store.ItemListed – If any new product is listed on the eBay store, then that product willget created in the web store.

Sold Item Action: On the Item Sold event, select the update action you want to have inthe store for “Sold Item Action” as mentioned below –

Only Inventory Management – If a particular product sold on the eBay store, thenonly the inventory will get updated in the web store.Order Creation– If a particular product sold on the eBay store, then an order willbe created and the inventory also gets updated in the web store.

Import eBay Categories:

After setting up all the configuration settings above, click the SaveConfig button to savethe configuration settings for the extension. After this, you need to import all the eBaycategories data into the web store. To do so click Import eBay Categories button andthat imports all the eBay categories.

eBay Connect

After the module configuration is completed, the following eBay connect section willappear under the Marketplace Management section as shown in the image below.

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eBay Account

The admin can add or manage the accounts under the following sections as shown in theimage below.

Here, the admin can:

Edit and Delete the eBay accounts.Add new eBay accounts.

On clicking the Add eBay Account, you need to fill the following details as mentioned inthe image below.

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Store Name: Enter the store name and this will not be changed once got saved inthe store.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 the details, the admin needs to authorize the eBay account. For this, theadmin will click on the “Authorize” button and a pop up will display for eBay login as perthe below image.

Fill the login details and proceed to hit sign in button and a next pop up will display. Clickon Agree button and your account gets authorized successfully. When the admin clickson “Save eBay Accounts” button, the following options become visible as per the image:

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General Configuration

Under the General Configuration section, the admin will configure the basic settings ofthe eBay account.

Here, the admin will-

Revise eBay Products- If select Yes, then any changes for product’s price andquantity occur in web store, the results will also reflect on the eBay store. But thechanges which occur in the eBay store will not reflect in web store. Else, selectNo for disabling product updating on eBay.Default Category- Select the Default Category of web store for assigning toimported products of eBay.Default Store View- Select Default Store View of the web store for order syncing.

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Import Product- Select “All Products” if want to import all the products. Else select“Only Mapped Categories Product’s” if want to import only those products whoseeBay store categories have been mapped with web Store.Product with specification- Set “Yes” if want to import the specifications alongwith the product. Else set ‘No”.Product Description with HTML- Set “Yes” if want to show the product descriptionin HTML format while import and export. Else set “No” if want to show the productdescription in plain text format.Select Template: Select the template that the admin wants to assign to this eBayaccount.Order Status: Set default order status for the order which imported from eBay.eBay Inventory Source: The admin can select the source from which eBay’saccount inventory will get synced.

Listing Configuration

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

Here, the admin will:

Default Product Quantity – Set default product quantity for a product whichexported to eBay if product quantity is zero on the store.Select Template – The admin can select the template. As per the selectedtemplate, the additional information will get exported along with the product.Product Type for Export- Select product type which you want to export.

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Listing Duration – Select Good Till Canceled, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 or 30 days. It is theduration of exported products on eBay.Paypal Email Address – Enter your PayPal email ID.Shipping Free- Select Yes to set free shipping service for the products created oneBay else select the No option to not apply the free shipping.Shipping Service – Select the shipping service for the product created on eBay.Shipping Service Cost – Set shipping amount that applies to the product whensyncs on eBay.Shipping Service Additional Cost – Additional Shipping Amount that applies tothe product when syncing with eBay. This applies when a customer purchases thesame product in additional quantity.Shipping Service Priority – Enter the shipping service priority.Shipping Time Min & Max(In Days) – Set the minimum and maximum shippingtime(In Days) for the exported products.Define Return Policy – Select Returns Accepted or Not Accepted. This option isfor the exported product.Returns within – Select the return duration for the exported products as – 14, 30or 60 days.Pay By – Select who will pay for the returned product – Seller or Buyer.Other Information – Write any information about Return Policy for exportedproducts.

Map Product

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

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

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

The admin can check the imported products by navigating either to the mapped productcategory if mapped. Else navigate to the set default category for the imported productfrom eBay. The imported product can also be visible on the front end as shown in theimage below.

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NOTE:

The admin can import the simple and configurable products from eBay store to theweb store.The product information like base image, name, price, and quantity get importedalong with the product.

HOW TO CHANGE CATEGORY OF THE IMPORTED PRODUCTS:

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

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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 Assign to Category option from the Actions drop-down list. This will displaythe 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 eBay store, the admin will click on Map Order tab as per theimage.

Here the admin will:

Import Order from eBay: When clicking on “Import Order from eBay ” button willcreate the temporary order data in the database.

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Run Profile: clicking on “Run Profile” button will create/add the imported orders toweb store.

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

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The admin can check the details of imported orders by navigating to the Sales>Orders. The admin can manage the imported orders through eBay account only. Note –

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

Export To eBay

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

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To Export the products to the eBay store, the admin will:

Select the products which 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 whenselects “Export to eBay” option from the “Action” drop-down list. This willnavigate 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 navigateback. Then, the admin will go to his eBay account and navigates to Selling page.

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Here, the admin can check the exported product after 15 minutes because the processof exporting products take 10-15 minutes to reflect the exported products on the eBaystore. CONFIGURABLE PRODUCTS: The admin can even export the configurableproducts to the eBay store.

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

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NOTE:

The product information like base image, name, price, and quantity get exportedalong with the product.The admin can export the simple, configurable, bundle, and grouped productsfrom web store to the eBay Store.

Map Categories

After importing all the eBay categories you need to map them to store categories. At thetime of mapping, eBay Condition, and Specification will be created as product attributesand eBay variations will be created as Super Attributes (used for configurable products).The admin can click on the Map New Category for adding new categories as shown inthe image below.

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After clicking on Map New Category, the admin will be able to map new categories asshown in the image below.

Note: 1. The admin will only be able to Map one category to one eBay category at a time.2. You cannot map the parent categories, you will need to select the sub-category formapping i.e, leaf to leaf mapping. 3. The products whose category is not mapped witheBay store category will not get exported.

Listing Templates

This module allows the admin to export the product’s additional information along withthe product as per the choice. For this, the admin needs to create the eBay TemplateListing by navigating to Marketplace Management>eBay Connect-> Listing Templatesas per the below image.

Clicking on “Listing Templates” option will navigate the admin to the eBay ListingTemplate page as per the below image.

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Here, the admin can:

View the complete list of the Template.Edit or delete the template.Add or Create an unlimited number of Templates.

Create Template:

The admin will be navigated to the eBay Template Listing page when clicks on the“Create Template” button.

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Here, the admin will:

Title- Enter the title name.Template Content- Define the Template variables.Status- Can enable or disable a template.Map Products Attribute with Template Variables- Map the Magento StoreProduct Attributes to the configured Template variables that are been definedin the field Template Content.

Note: Each Variable should be unique within the same template.

When the product gets exported, the additional details will also get export to the eBaystore. And on the edit product page at eBay, you can see these values under the ItemDescription section.

Seller Management

After the installation of the extension, sellers will find the menu item eBay Connectunder their account having three Option – Configuration, Listing Configuration, SyncProduct, Export, Assign Product To Category & Order Importas shown below in thescreenshot.

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On clicking on the configuration, the seller will be able to set the details as mentionedin the image below.

On clicking the Authenticate, the seller will have to sign in to the register eBay accountas shown in the image below.

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After the authentication, the seller will have to fill up the remaining eBay General Settingdetails as well as shown in the image below.

On Listing Configuration, the seller will be able to add the following details asmentioned in the image below.

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To import eBay products from your eBay seller account you can synchronize theproducts by clicking the “Import Products From eBay” button first as shown below.

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After clicking on the Import Product From eBay , the seller will be able to see the totalcount of the products that are imported as shown below.

Now click the Run profiler and you will see a popup that shows the progress(115 of 115products) after completion of the import as shown below.

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On Export Product, the seller can view all the products in the following section. Theseller can export the products to eBay by selecting the products and clicking on Exportto eBay from the Action dropdown as shown in the image below.

After the Export to eBay is selected a confirmation message pop up appears as shown inthe image below.

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On clicking OK, the seller will be able to view the progress of the exported productthrough the progress bar as shown in the image below.

After the completion of the export, the products get removed from the eBay ExportProduct listing. Now if there are some products that have not been assigned to acategory, the seller can go to the “Assign Product To Category” menu item and assignthe remaining products to a category as shown below.

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The seller can even edit/delete the products under the following section. The seller caneven import the orders by navigating to eBay Connect>Import Orders as mentioned inthe image below.

The seller will be able to set the start and the end date in which the orders needed to beimported as shown in the image below.

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After the import order, the seller needs to Create Imported Orders in order to create orgenerate the imported orders.

On clicking on Create Imported Order, the profiler starts running and all the orders getimported as shown in the image below.

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That is all for the eBay Connector Marketplace Add-on. Still, have any issue feel free toadd a ticket and let us know your views to make the module better atwebkul.uvdesk.com

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