The Alumio - Akeneo to ChannelEngine Connector Package is a pre-built integration that helps rapidly connect both software using the Alumio iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service). As an API-driven solution, the connector package helps facilitate real-time exchange between the Akeneo PIM software and ChannelEngine e-commerce marketplace software, which helps businesses manage, optimize, and improve listings of a wide range of products. It also ensures that the products are always synced correctly without the need for additional plugins. Building the integration using the Alumio - Akeneo to ChannelEngine Connector Package, via the Alumio iPaaS, also allows the flexibility of adding customizations to your integrations without any loss of data integrity.

The Alumio - Akeneo to ChannelEngine Connector Package delivers

• Integration Data Routes
  These pre-configured data routes are working ‘process flows’ that determine how the two integrated software interact with each other. For example, a properly configured data route determines that the ‘products’ from Akeneo sync correctly with ChannelEngine. In order to configure or modify these data routes, the Alumio iPaaS offers Mappers and Transformers that allow you to map incoming data from one software to another integrated software while transforming it into a format that works.  
  

• API Connectors
  API Connectors allow you to access and use the data provided by the APIs in order to create your own custom data routes. The API Connectors can be used to create a stable connection to the Akeneo and ChannelEngine APIs, enabling the required authentications for both software to integrate. The API Connectors not only instantly acquire all the information from the connected web services, but they can also be used for sending data between both software.
  

What the connector package helps connect

• Base products
  All Akeneo product entities are connected to ChannelEngine standards.    
  

• Product extra data   
  Connect Akeneo attributes to ChannelEngine extra data.
  

• Product images
  Publicly available images can be communicated to ChannelEngine.
  Note: We developed a custom API for this since images in Akeneo are not publicly available. This is optional and not standard in this package.

• Stock
  Stock updates can be run from a different endpoint as a complete product update.
  

• Languages
  Dutch, German, and English are included in the connector while other languages can be added upon request.

• Public Akeneo Image API (optional)
  The images from Akeneo must be presented via a publicly available link.
  Note: We developed a module for Akeneo that can be delivered as an add-on service. This module is an API image endpoint that serves the images to a publicly available link.

Use the connector package via the Alumio iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service)  

To run the Alumio - Akeneo to ChannelEngine Connector Package, you will also need an account on the Alumio cloud-native, low-code integration platform.

To create an Alumio account that best suits your integration requirements, feel free to get in touch to get a tailored Alumio Pricing Plan →  

How to create your Akeneo to ChannelEngine configurations with Alumio

• Do it yourself
  The Alumio iPaaS provides a user-friendly, low-code interface that helps configure integrations via simple click-and-configure options, without the need for custom code.

• Get help from your ChannelEngine, Akeneo, or Alumio partner
  Your integration partner can help configure the integration, add logic, and create customization using the advanced features of the Alumio iPaaS, such as transformers, mappers, and workflow automation.

In both ways, the following steps are suggested:

Step 1: Sign up for the Alumio iPaaS and install connector package

Buy an Alumio account and the connector package via an Alumio partner or directly from Alumio.

Step 2: Add credentials and mapping via Alumio’s interface

• Add basic configuration
  Configure basic information like adding credentials and connection URLs to the correct paths of the APIs using the Alumio iPaaS.

• Build mappings
  Define which attributes are available in your source system and need to be mapped between integrated systems. Create the mappings needed for your integration via the Alumio user-friendly web interface.

Step 3: Add edge cases 

The Alumio integration features allow you to add specific requests or business logic in the integration - if required.

Step 4: Final testing

After all the mappers are set up and all attributes are checked, you can conduct a final test to make sure everything is as expected.

Maintenance and Add customizations

After configuring the basic integration, Alumio provides robust monitoring and logging that automatically detects errors or anomalies. For customizations, Alumio provides advanced developer-friendly integration features that allow you to flexibly adjust or modify your integrations by yourself or via a partner.

Compatibility 

The Alumio - Akeneo to ChannelEngine Connector is compatible with all versions of Akeneo up to PIM V.6 and V.7.0 and can be used with both the Akeneo PIM Community Edition and Akeneo PIM Enterprise Edition. ChannelEngine only has 1 API endpoint and all versions are compatible with the connector packages. The connector is available on Alumio, the Akeneo Marketplace, and the ChannelEngine Marketplace.

More Information

• How-to video: go to Connecting Akeneo to ChannelEngine

• Request Demo: go to Alumio - Request Demo  

• Brochure: go to Brochure Alumio - Akeneo to ChannelEngine 

About Memo-ICT, creator of the Alumio - Akeneo to ChannelEngine Connector Package.

Memo-ICT is a ChannelEngine and Alumio-certified Dutch Digital Agency that has rich experience with integrating Akeneo with ChannelEngine many times in the last few years. Leveraging this experience, Memo-ICT created this connector package for the Alumio Integration Platform. This connector package enables customers to easily map the desired fields and attributes from the API of Akeneo to ChannelEngine. Memo-ICT runs integration projects as a service, but you can also buy the integration package from the store.

For more information visit https://memo-ict.nl/over-ons/ 

About Alumio

Alumio is a cloud-native, low-code iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service). It helps organize future-proof IT landscapes by making it easy and accessible to create multiple systems, SaaS software, APIs, or data points they need. Helping create, monitor, and manage integrations via a user-friendly interface, without custom code, Alumio provides simplified control over your data across all integrations and helps unlock data silos for better digital growth. It enables synchronization, flexible data transformation, and workflow automation between all integrated systems.

For more information visit https://www.alumio.com/company 

Features and Benefits:

• Full integration visibility: Enable data centralization
  The Alumio low-code integration platform provides a clear visual overview of all your integrated data flows, provides integration health monitors, and helps unlock data silos.
   
• Connector packages: Get faster Time to Market
  Apart from standard integration capabilities to connect any system or software via APIs, Alumio provides a rich library of connector packages to help build faster integrations with popular software.
   
• Automated Monitoring and Logging: Benefit from lower error cost
  The robust monitoring and logging system of Alumio enables real-time error detection and also provides security alerts to help prevent the expense of integration errors.
   
• Integration interchangeability: Build flexible and scalable integrations
  Interchange integrated systems flexibly without loss of data integrity, freely add new systems to existing integrations in a scalable way, and enable software connectivity for legacy systems.
   
• Be compliant and Secure: Ensure business
  Organize a secure and privacy-compliant IT landscape that is able to act upon any worst-case scenario. Buffer all data, benefit from reactivation procedures, and comply with privacy legislation like GDPR.