Set up Ascend to export (upload) products to an ecommerce (SmartEtailing) website
Sherpa Tip: Ascend’s eCommerce integration is designed for use with the SmartEtailing website platform. By default, new locations are set up to export product information overnight - if you wish to export more often, contact Ascend support.
Multi-Store Retailers: Ascend's inventory export options must be configured at all locations, even if all locations do not upload to an eCommerce website.
- From the Ascend Desktop,
click the Options tile.
- Select the eCommerce
Export tab.
- In the Inventory
Export FTP Address field, enter the FTP address from your eCommerce website
provider. Do not enter ftp://.
- In the Inventory
Export User field, enter the user name for your FTP account.
- In the Inventory
Export Password field, enter the password for your FTP account.
- In the Inventory
Export Short Name field, enter the Location Name as specified on your
eCommerce website.
- (Multi-Store Retailers) From Data Upload Options, select the appropriate status for your
location.
a. None: Select this option if this location does not upload to an eCommerce website. Data from this location is not included in any manual OR automatic uploads.
b. Single-Site: Select this option if this location is part of multi-store chain, but uploads to its own, individual eCommerce website.
c. Multi-Site: Select this option if this location is part of multi-store chain and all stores in the chain upload data to a single eCommerce website. - Click the OK
button.
Additional resources
Article: Export
(upload) product information to an eCommerce (SmartEtailing) website
Article: Set up Ascend to import (download) ecommerce (SmartEtailing) sales
Article: Process eCommerce (SmartEtailing) sales
Article: eCommerce
Integration FAQs
Website: SmartEtailing Help Center