EBP PrestaShop Connector

Running an online store involves a number of tasks, such as updating stock, tracking orders, managing customers and invoicing. If you use PrestaShop for your e-commerce and EBP for your sales management, it’s essential that these two tools communicate effectively. Without proper integration, you risk wasting time and making costly mistakes.

The EBP PrestaShop connector automates data exchanges between your ERP and your online store, eliminating data entry errors, time-consuming manual updates and lost orders.

Let’s take a detailed look at why and how to integrate a connector between EBP and PrestaShop. You’ll discover the concrete benefits, the existing solutions, and my expert advice for successful integration.

Understanding EBP and PrestaShop

EBP, a powerful ERP to manage your business

EBP has been a French publisher of business management solutions for over 40 years. It helps over 560,000 companies, from small businesses to SMEs, to control their growth through accounting, sales management and payroll solutions.

EBP features include :

• Accounting: management of accounting entries, balance sheets, income statements, VAT, etc.
• Sales management: monitoring sales, purchases, quotes, invoices, customer reminders.
• Inventory management: tracking of incoming and outgoing stock, inventories, stock level alerts.
• Payroll and HR: management of pay slips, social security declarations, monitoring of leave and absences.

EBP offers standard solutions with a wide range of functions, as well as a modular, scalable approach. For networks, groups of companies or federations, EBP Ingénierie offers customized developments.

PrestaShop, a complete e-commerce platform

PrestaShop is one of the most popular online sales platforms. Its main advantage? It’s open source and highly customizable. Whether you’re selling a few products or managing a store with thousands of items, PrestaShop offers the right functionality:

• Product management: create detailed product sheets, manage variations, categories and attributes.
• Order management: order tracking, returns management, invoicing.
• Payment and delivery: integration of multiple payment solutions and carriers.
• Marketing and SEO: tools for optimizing referencing, managing promotions, newsletters and customer reviews.

Why integrate EBP with PrestaShop?

Considerable time savings

Without a connector, you have to manually enter orders, and update stock and prices between your ERP system and your online store. A colossal waste of time! With a connector, everything is automated. You only need to enter your information once in EBP, and it’s instantly synchronized with PrestaShop.

Fewer errors and greater reliability

Data entry errors are common when handling large quantities of data. The wrong price, an out-of-stock condition that goes unreported, and you’re in trouble. By automating synchronization, you can drastically reduce these errors.

Optimized inventory and order management

The connector updates stock levels in real time. No need to manually manage adjustments after each order. You always have a clear view of your inventory, and avoid out-of-stock sales.

Significant improvement in customer satisfaction

Efficient inventory and order management translates into improved customer satisfaction. Customers receive their products on time, are informed in the event of stock shortages, and benefit from reliable service.

Key features of the EBP PrestaShop connector

A good connector must offer these essential features:

• Product synchronization: descriptions, prices, references… everything is updated automatically.
• Order transmission: orders placed on PrestaShop are sent directly to EBP.
• Stock updates: as soon as a product is sold, the stock is updated in real time.
• Customer and invoice management: centralized customer data and automatic invoice generation.
• Management of specific tariffs: application of specific tariffs to B2B customers according to their tariff category.

Which solutions to choose?

Vaisonet E-connector

Vaisonet offers a robust and widely used connector. It ensures bidirectional synchronization between PrestaShop and EBP.

Advantages :

• Compatible with different versions of EBP.
• Automatic synchronization every X minutes.
• Responsive technical support.

SoConnector from Soledis

This connector is designed for more advanced integrations, with extensive customization options.

Advantages :

• Adapted to companies with specific needs.
• Full support for orders, invoices and inventory.
• Simple user interface.

Connector Grafe

Grafe offers a simpler, yet effective connector for small businesses who want a ready-to-use solution.

Advantages :

• Quick installation.
• Competitive price.
• Synchronization of key data.

EBP Connector – Complete PrestaShop module via API

This connector is particularly well-suited to structures with a complex technical environment and a need for customized integration.

In particular, it enables :

• PrestaShop catalog update from EBP: automatic import of product files with name, description, weight, specific characteristics, and even complex variations.
• Multi-price management: perfect if you apply B2B prices or specific discounts per customer or group of customers.
• Real-time stock updates: ideal for high order volumes, where stock discrepancies could lead to overselling.
• Automatic retrieval of images from an FTP folder or shared space, thanks to an intelligent naming system.
• Orders are transferred to EBP for immediate accounting and logistics management, including all tax information, delivery addresses and payment methods.

How to choose the right connector?

What do you really want from your connector?

Do you just want to automate simple exchanges, or do you want to go all the way to complete real-time synchronization?

Here are the criteria to consider when choosing your connector:

• Technical compatibility: is your EBP version on-premise or in the cloud? Are you using a recent or older version? Is the connector kept up to date by the publisher?
• Volume and frequency of exchanges: do you handle 10 orders a day or several hundred? Does the connector support high synchronization frequency without slowing down your systems?
• Pricing complexity: if you have specific prices per customer, per quantity or per period, the connector must be able to handle these special cases without bugs.
• Support and guidance: a good connector also means good support. In the event of a problem, do you have a reliable contact?

Key stages of implementation

Here’s how I proceed, step by step, in the EBP / PrestaShop integration projects I support:

Preparation

Before any installation, it is crucial to :

• Perform a complete audit of your PrestaShop store and your EBP ERP.
• Identify any structural discrepancies between product sheets, mandatory fields and taxes applied.
• Plan the integration over an off-peak period to limit the impact on your business.

Installation and configuration

• Installation of the connector on the PrestaShop and EBP sides.
• Set API keys and field mappings (e.g. “EBP internal reference” field to “PrestaShop product reference”).
• Define the frequency of synchronization: hourly, nightly, or in real time, depending on your needs.

Tests and adjustments

• Test the synchronization of a reduced panel of products to ensure that all information is correctly transmitted.
• Order simulation to verify correct transmission and generation in EBP.
• Validation of inventory and data returns.

Deployment

• Production launch after full validation.
• Training sales and logistics teams in the daily use of the connector.
• Set up a post-launch follow-up with regular check-ups to ensure that everything is running smoothly.

Challenges to anticipate

Incompatible data structures

We often find products with overly complex variations in PrestaShop that don’t match the EBP product sheets.

Solution: simplify structures, harmonize catalogs and adapt fields via import scripts.

Data loss during synchronization

This happens if the volume is too large and processing is not optimized.

Solution: implement progressive batch synchronization and optimize the SQL queries used.

Poor error management

A basic connector often doesn’t offer a clear error log.

Solution: I recommend using connectors that offer detailed logs, or even automatic email alerts in the event of synchronization failure.

To conclude about EBP Prestashop

Today, integrating an EBP PrestaShop connector is essential for any company looking to improve productivity, reliability and quality of service.

With the right, well-configured connector in place, companies can focus on their core business: selling, satisfying customers and growing sales.

If you have any questions, please contact me directly via my Contact page. Together, we’ll take stock of your project and find the customized solution that’s right for you.