Integration of pricing updates in order system

Purpose

 1.1 Automate the integration of updated pricing from ERP, suppliers, or internal databases into the quotation and order processing systems for consistent, real-time pricing across all sales channels.
 1.2 Facilitate seamless synchronization between vendor price fluctuations, corporate discount rules, and customer quotations by automating the update push.
 1.3 Reduce manual intervention, eliminate quoting errors due to outdated rates, and boost workflow speed by automating pricing logic.
 1.4 Enable automating the retrieval, validation, mapping, and deployment of new prices into order forms, sales portals, and customer-facing quotations, ensuring compliance and financial consistency.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1 Scheduled trigger: Pricing updated in ERP, master dataset, or supplier API (e.g., daily, hourly, on update event).
 2.2 Manual trigger: User uploads or inputs new pricing via GUI or file import.
 2.3 API/webhook trigger: Automated notification from supplier/vendor sent when prices change.
 2.4 Dependency trigger: Currency fluctuation exceeds set threshold, requiring recalculation and automated update.

Platform Variants

 3.1 SAP ERP
  • Feature/Setting: OData Service / BAPI interface for PriceList extraction and automated pushing via SAP PI/PO
  • Example: Configure /SAP/SD_PRICELIST API endpoint for outbound price data streams
 3.2 Oracle NetSuite
  • Feature/Setting: SuiteTalk REST Web Services for automated item price synchronization
  • Example: POST to /record/v1/itemPrice service for automating updates
 3.3 Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Feature/Setting: Data Connector with automated Power Automate flow on Table ‘Product Price List’
  • Example: Automate new pricing ingestion using Dataverse API PATCH operation
 3.4 Salesforce
  • Feature/Setting: PricebookEntry object with automated REST API PATCH endpoint
  • Example: Automator triggers on PricebookEntry update, flows revised prices to Opportunity records
 3.5 QuickBooks Online
  • Feature/Setting: Products & Services API with automated batch update via REST
  • Example: Automate PUT request to /v3/company/{companyId}/item endpoint
 3.6 Zoho CRM
  • Feature/Setting: Price Books module automation using Zoho API v2
  • Example: Automate PATCH to /crm/v2/PriceBooks/{id}
 3.7 Xero
  • Feature/Setting: Inventory automated price update through the Items API
  • Example: Automator handles PUT /api.xro/2.0/Items endpoint
 3.8 Odoo
  • Feature/Setting: Pricelists module automation using XML-RPC or JSON-RPC endpoint
  • Example: Automate write() call to product.pricelist model
 3.9 HubSpot
  • Feature/Setting: Products API automation, PATCH method for automated price sync
  • Example: Automator PATCH /crm/v3/objects/products/{productId}
 3.10 Shopify
  • Feature/Setting: Product/Variant price update via Shopify Admin API automation
  • Example: Automate PUT /admin/api/2023-01/products/{product_id}/variants/{id}.json
 3.11 Magento (Adobe Commerce)
  • Feature/Setting: REST API Product Price automation on catalogProductRepositoryV1
  • Example: Automator POST /V1/products/priceUpdate with new prices
 3.12 WooCommerce
  • Feature/Setting: Product automation using WooCommerce REST API
  • Example: Automate PUT /wp-json/wc/v3/products/{id}
 3.13 FreshBooks
  • Feature/Setting: Automated Item Prices update via FreshBooks API
  • Example: Automator PUT /accounting/account/{account_id}/items/items/{item_id}
 3.14 Infor CloudSuite Industrial
  • Feature/Setting: ION API, Price Books entity, automated synchronization
  • Example: Automate PATCH /api/ION/v1/PriceBooks/{id}
 3.15 Epicor ERP
  • Feature/Setting: Service Connect workflow for Price Lists automation
  • Example: Automator triggers automated update using BO/PartSvc/UpdatePricing
 3.16 Acumatica
  • Feature/Setting: Endpoint for StockItem and PriceClass API
  • Example: Automate PUT /entity/Default/17.200.001/StockItem/{id}/Price
 3.17 Cin7 Core
  • Feature/Setting: Product API automation; batch update prices
  • Example: Automator PUT /api/products
 3.18 Lightspeed Retail
  • Feature/Setting: Automated product price updates via Lightspeed Retail API
  • Example: Automate PATCH /API/Account/{account_id}/Item/{item_id}
 3.19 Priority Software
  • Feature/Setting: REST API PriceList automation with automated triggers
  • Example: Automate PUT /odata/Pricelists({id})
 3.20 Intact Software
  • Feature/Setting: Connect API for automated materials pricing updates
  • Example: Automate POST /api/v1/materials/update-price
 3.21 Sage 200
  • Feature/Setting: Automated batch pricing update using Sage Data Integration API
  • Example: Automate POST /api/v1/prices/batch-update

Benefits

 4.1 Automates propagation of price changes, avoiding quotation errors and delayed orders.
 4.2 Automation ensures real-time synchronization between sources and quoting/order tools.
 4.3 Reduces manual data entry, boosting productivity and minimizing human error.
 4.4 Automator enables immediate response to market moves, supporting competitive pricing.
 4.5 Automated audit trails enhance compliance by tracking every automated pricing update.
 4.6 Scalable automation reduces administrative overhead as catalog size and pricing complexity grow.