How to create an Amazon Sales Channel from Amazon [Step-by-Step guide]

Modified on Mon, 13 May at 2:48 PM

To connect Amazon, you will have to, first, create the Channel Account, and then, set up the account connection as such.

Once the connection has been established between the system and techOMS, you will be able to push and update Sales Orders, get stock updates and synchronize inventory.

The process consists in two phases:

1) Create the channel from Amazon

2) Configure additional parameters from techOMS

NOTE: Make sure that you are operating at the right Vendor/Warehouse beforehand.

NOTE: Make sure that the Account has been properly created prior to setting up the Account. If you haven't set it up yet, do so as indicated in How to Add Accounts to an Organization [Step-by-step guide].

To complete the first phase follow the steps below:

CREATE CHANNEL FROM AMAZON

To create the Sales Channel you will have to:

1. Access Amazon Seller Central

2. Click Apps and Services

3. Select Selling Partner Appstore

4. Search for techOMS using the Appstore search bar

5. Select techOMS from the results

6. Press Install

Once you have added it, you will be redirected to techOMS automatically, completing this phase.

Continue the process handling the second phase in techOMS as detailed below:

CONFIGURE ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS IN TECHOMS

1. Select Channels under Sales Channels

2. Click the channel Name in question to access it

3. In the Main Settings section, modify the Channel Name so it can be properly identified afterwards

4. Press Save to confirm the action the process

5. Click Advanced Settings to view the additional parameters options

6. Configure additional elements as detailed in How to manage Sales Channels Advanced settings [Step-by-Step guide]

NOTE: Take into account you can specify other options as well if needed.

Warehouse Mappings: Allows to define, map and connect different techOMS Warehouse entities to External Warehouse entities by associating the Warehouse profile to the external code as detailed here: How to manage Warehouse Mappings [Step-by-Step guide]
Carrier Mappings: Allows to review and set Carrier name mappings between the Sales Channel connection and techOMS as detailed here: How to map Carriers in a Sales Channel [Step-by-step guide]
SKU Mappings: Allows to review and set SKU mappings between the WMS connection and techOMS as detailed here: How to map SKUs in a Sales Channel [Step-by-step guide]

7. Press Save to apply the changes

NOTE: If you wish to set up automations for the channel, follow the steps here: How to configure Recurring Jobs for Sales/Fulfillment channel Automation [Step-by-step guide]