Enable SmartPO Integration for AlphaBroder Canada

DecoNetwork offers a seamless integration with AlphaBroder Canada, providing you access to thousands of catalog products that can be effortlessly added to your system. The integration also supports the SmartPO feature.

When you activate SmartPO for AlphaBroder Canada, DecoNetwork enhances your workflow by automatically checking inventory levels and retrieving your account-specific pricing from AlphaBroder Canada when you generate a purchase order. This ensures that you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Once your purchase order is ready, you can easily send it directly to AlphaBroder Canada through Business Hub, saving you time and reducing the risk of errors.

Prerequisites

• You must have administrator access to use this feature

To enable SmartPO Integration for AlphaBroder Canada:

1. Log into your DecoNetwork Website.
2. Browse to Admin > Products > Supplier Account Details.

   The list of available suppliers is displayed.

   
3. Click the Edit button for AlphaBroder Canada.

   The supplier configuration page will be displayed.

   
4. Edit the supplier details.
   
   • Supplier Name: The supplier name is automatically populated from the data supplied by AlphaBroder Canada. This field is not editable.
   • Description: The description is automatically populated from the data supplied by AlphaBroder Canada. This field is not editable.
   • Address: The supplier's address is automatically populated from the data supplied by AlphaBroder Canada. This field is not editable.
   • Purchase Order Email: The purchase order email is automatically populated from the data supplied by AlphaBroder Canada. This field is not editable.
   • Account Number: Enter the number of your customer account held with AlphaBroder Canada.
   • More information to show on Purchase Order: Enter any other information about the supplier that you want to appear on the purchase order.
5. Edit the pricing settings.
   
   • Price to use: Select the pricing system that AlphaBroder Canada uses:
     • Piece: a fixed rate charged for each product unit.
     • Case: a rate charged for a set number of items packaged together.
     • Dozen: a rate charged for a set of 12 units.

   If the supplier uses a different currency than the currency you use on your website, prices will be converted using a conversion rate set by the supplier. A note will be displayed informing that prices will be converted from the catalog currency to your currency and indicate the rate of conversion.

   

   If there is a change to the commission rate, the following options will become available:

   • Keep current conversion rate (XX.XX%): Select this option if you want prices to be converted using the current conversion rate indicated in the brackets.
   • Update to latest conversion rate (XX.XX%): Select this option if you want prices to be converted using the latest conversion rate indicated in the brackets.
   
6. Edit the supplier tax and shipping settings.
   
   • Tax Name: Enter a name for the tax that will be incurred when ordering from AlphaBroder Canada.
   • Tax Rate: Enter the tax rate.
   • Default Shipping Amount: Enter the standard amount that AlphaBroder Canada charges you for shipping.
   • Apply Tax to Shipping: Tick this checkbox if you are charged tax on shipping by AlphaBroder Canada.
   • Use default Purchase Order Email: Keep this checkbox ticked if you want the purchase order email specified under the supplier details to be used for purchase orders. Untick the checkbox to specify an alternate email.
     
   • Display Address on Purchase Order PDF: Tick this checkbox if you want the address specified in your DecoNetwork account settings to be displayed in the Purchase Order PDF.
   • Use Account Details as Bill to Address on Purchase Order PDF: Tick this checkbox if you want the address specified in your DecoNetwork account settings to be used as the billing address on the Purchase Order PDF.
7. Scroll down to the SmartPO Integration Settings section and tick the Enable SmartPO Integration checkbox.
   

   The fields for setting SmartPO Integration will appear.

   
8. Configure the SmartPO integration settings.
   • Account Number: Enter the number of your customer account held with AlphaBroder Canada.
   • Username: Enter the username assigned to your account.
   • Password: Enter the password specified for your account.
   • Default Carrier: Select the preferred carrier you would like to be used by default when you create a purchase order in Business Hub.
   • Default Allow Split Shipping: Choose if you want to allow orders to be sourced from multiple warehouses if a single warehouse cannot fulfill an order.
   • Default Email Address for Confirmation: Enter the default email address you want to use for purchase order confirmations.
9. Click on the Test Settings button to test the credentials and connection.
10. Click Save when you are done.