Steps to setup ebay to intergrad to control - for crecrom support staffs.
first part set up ebay and paypal.
get a ebay developer account and create keysets,(if do not already has one -->check the table at the bottom to verify that the developer account is valid, if not follow the following steps)
- then join as a developer
- generation application key by following the email get send to you
- for testing create sandbox key
- for production create production key
goto Application setting tab
- chick customize the ebay user consent form
- click generate run name then save setting
- create a testing ebay user for testing or a normal ebay if our customer do not already has one.
if setting up a testing ebay user (skip this if generating actual account for our customers)
- register a user in ebay sandbox
- need to set up a testing paypal account for that user
signup as paypal developer goto https://developer.paypal.com/
- click sign up now
- then login to paypal developer site and create a test paypal account
if generating account for customer , just follow the standard instruction from ebay and paypal to setup accounts (this can/should be done by customers)
link paypal account against ebay account (if customer already as ebay account this probaly been done so can skip)(this can/should be done by customers since linking paypal is a part of standard ebay setup)
go to ebay(sandbox for test account) log in as user, goto account tab and choose paypal account
- chick link my paypal account
link against the paypal account (for test account use the account generated from paypal developer site)
ebay store is optional so the following can be skip
- make a random listing ,so that can set up store for seller
goto http://stores.ebay.com or (for testing account http://stores.sandbox.ebay.com/)
- click the open a ebay store.
- enter with your ebay sandbox seller account.
- now go back to your ebay account ,the manage my store should be available in the bottom of the left hand column, under shourt cut tab
get a ebay token for the ebay users(this step is essential for both test and real account)
- login to your ebay developers account
go to Application setting tab
- select the environment and , key set
click the User Tokens link just below the selet box
click Generate Token buttom
- enter your seller ebay account then agreed
- save the generated token to a file
second part putting setting in control
- run ebaycont
- set to use sandbox for testing
copy all the ebay id from the application setting tab in ebay developer account
copy the run name from the application setting tab ->consent form setting
- set up location for ebay , each location can be mapped to one ebay account
- run braad
- goto online tab
- enter AU in ebay country all CAP
enter 15 in ebay site ->this is the site your list will be on, it will determin the currency as well
- enter postcode this postcode is the postcode of the ebay's seller account, it tell ebay where is the item location ,
- copy the paypal account from your seller account
- input a url where your branch images was going to be mount to
save the token file in /u/ccdev/COMP/ebaytoken/branchcode.token <--i think branch code need to be CAP, the token is the one link you to the user, note that we do not store in branch the user's ebay login.
- not when you are in noosa you can access the ebay tab in staad
but before list anything , need to clear all ebay listing related numbers
run sturep -> D ->F Clear qty, postage, price on ebay
Detail of Listing an item
(optional only needed if have ebay store) if you want you item to appear on your ebay store
login to ebay seller account ->manage my store->store categories->add categoay
after adding a category , need to view its id by clicking the "All Categories" link
put the category number into caaad , the category record of the default category of the listing item.
when the item successfully listed it should appear on the corresponding category of the online store.
- list the item
- conset to the location set up with ebay
- for a item goto the ebay tab
- if no suggested category , go back to change the description and try again
- click list item
- if all the detail is correct , will come back a confirm prompt
- click ok with the confirm prompt
- ebay listing detail will then be updated
retreive ebay order from ebay
- set up a cron job for impebayord
- the first time it rum may fail , its ok , since its setting up the last updated time
- the program will import any fully paied ebay order , from last updated time to now,
- then the program will update the last updated time to now
- the last updated time was stored in the branch but is not vissible yet.
Once ebay order is imported, it will automatically adjust "quantity on ebay". You should convert this to a sale to invoice the item. If you sell the item outside of Ebay, the listing is updated to reflect your quantity available. If you sell out of the item, the listing is automatically ended.
Ebay , Brand , MPN and UPC
since jun 2015 ebay has forced brand mpn and upc on new item for some categorys.
please refer to the following link for details
http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/news/springupdate2015/product-identifiers.html
following is instruction to setup these field
1, in stattrcont
add a text field for Brand and UPC
2, in ebaycont
set "Brand user field" to the number setup for Brand in stattrcont
do the same for UPC
3, in staad the attribute page fill in the brand and upc for the item
4, now when in ebay tab as long as brand feild setup in ebaycont. a uneditable field for brand and MPN will show they always come in pairs
Brand from be copied from the user field and MPN is the stock code
5, UPC will be showing when it has been set up in the ebaycont and when a ebay category has been choosen which allow entering of the UPC
6,when these three field shows , but the field is blank control will send "Does not apply" which will make the listing valid, but may get penalised from the search rating.
7, when a UPC is invalid ebay will complain
8,ebay use these UPC Brand and MPN to search ther database to find a saved products so more informations can be show on the listing page.
- when ebay fail to find a product. it will complain to say that you need to put in product details
which is just a warnning that can be ignored.
the following is the logins i created for testing and demo, Please conset to KAFU2 company for example of setup
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description |
URL |
login |
password |
ebay developer |
crecom |
$C0ntr6l |
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ebay sandbox seller test account |
https://signin.sandbox.ebay.com.au/ or https://signin.sandbox.ebay.com |
testuser_crecom |
c0ntr6l |
another ebay sandbox seller test account |
testuser_crecomsup |
$C0ntr6l |
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ebay sandbox buyer test account |
testuser_crecom_bernie |
$C0ntr6l |
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paypal developer |
$C0ntr6l |
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payapl sandbox testing account for linked to the ebay sandbox seller account |
access from paypal developer account ->test account ->enter sandbox test site |
$C0ntr6l |
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payapl sandbox testing account for buyer |
access from paypal developer account ->test account ->enter sandbox test site |
$C0ntr6l |
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