we try to match Text Fields / attributes of our ERP System (plentymarkets) with custom shopify metafields. I created a test metafield in shopify and it doesn’t work (only text as a test for now). Is there anything I need to do on the Shopify side of things to make the synchronisation possible? And what needs to be picked up by the ERP System to “connect” the 2 things?
Also, I manually filled said metafield in shopify to see where it shows up, but it doesn’t show up anywhere. Do I need to add some code somewhere?
I’m lacking some context so prepare yourself for some questions.
I understand that you have you’ve got an integration with the ERP and you’re syncing data. So far so good!
I created a test metafield in shopify and it doesn’t work
Can you elaborate? You created a definition and then added a value on whatever resource that definition is attached to? You created a metafield on a resource (with no definition)? Something else?
Is there anything I need to do on the Shopify side of things to make the synchronisation possible?
That one is quite hard to answer as I don’t know how that integration works. It’s possible it’s failing because of the underlying code or some other issue. For the integration to work it must have the code to pull/push the data.
Also, I manually filled said metafield in shopify to see where it shows up, but it doesn’t show up anywhere. Do I need to add some code somewhere?
How did you do that. I know that sounds like a crazy question but it helps remove assumptions. If you did it in the admin then you must have made a definition, then added a value on the resource page. Assuming you’ve saved it, and it’s there in the admin when you return perhaps you’re talking about seeing it on the front end that the customer sees.
The irritating formulation was due to my lack of knowledge. When I talked about Metafields, I specifically meant CUSTOM Metafields. I did not know that the place to store product pictures, titles and description are also called Metafields.
Now, I know how to show the created Metafields on my site and I know the connection between ERP system and CUSTOM Metafield is not possible.
Custom metafields would be possible to sync to ERPs. Lots of merchants do it, and i’ve done it plenty of times. Interested in hearing what your blocker might be. Metafields are available in the API so once you can grab the data some middleware can totally pass it back it forth to other systems.
sorry for the late reply. What do you mean by blocker? We use Plentymarkets. I got the Info that Apps are the way to go if we want to do this (without a lot of Coding Knowledge), and this is probably what we are going to do.