GENERATE BIGCOMMERCE API

Follow the steps below to generate a BigCommerce API Key and Password.

1. Log in to BigCommerce

2. Click on Advanced Settings on the left menu

3. Click on API Accounts on the next menu page

4. Click Create API Account

5. Configure the new app with the following selections:

Name: RICS Software

OAuth Scopes: Defaults except

Content: read-only

Customers: modify

Information & Settings: modify

Marketing: read-only

Orders: modify

Order Transactions: modify

Get Payment Methods: read-only

Products: modify

Sites & Routes: read-only

Channel Settings: modify

Channel Listings: modify

6. Click Save

7. Open the text file downloaded to your computer

8. Save the file in a folder to reference later in the enablement process

 

ENABLE INTEGRATION IN RICS

Important Note: To add RICS Unified Commerce to your account, please email help@ricssoftware.com. 

Follow the steps below to enable the BigCommerce integration in RICS:

1. In the RICS Back Office, go to Ecommerce :: Ecommerce Setup

2. Click Add New under the BigCommerce logo

3. Review the BigCommerce Account Overview page, then click Next

4. In the Authorize RICS page, scroll down to enter the required authorization fields

Authorization Fields:

Account Label – Name for the connection in RICS

Store ID – Found in the file downloaded from BigCommerce in the API PATH field (ex. https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/storeid/v3/ )

Client ID – Found in the file downloaded from BigCommerce

Access Token – Found in the file downloaded from BigCommerce

First Name – Name of the RICS user logged in

Last Name – Name of the RICS user logged in

Contact Email – Email of the logged in RICS user

Note: For further description of each required field, hover over the question mark on the right.

5. Click Next

6. In the Default Configurations page, enter and select the default options

Default Configuration Options:

Inventory

Inventory Threshold – Enter an inventory quantity to be reserved for in store only

Fulfillment Strategy – Check if RICS should automatically determine the fulfillment location

Pricing

Pricing Strategy – Select how prices should be managed in BigCommerce

RICS Active Price – RICS will update prices in BigCommerce

Manual Price – Online prices are managed in BigCommerce; RICS will not update prices

Flat Price Offset – Enter a dollar amount to increase or decrease the BigCommerce Price relative to the price in RICS

Example: RICS Price $134.99, Flat Price Offset $5, BigCommerce Price $139.99

Customer

Save Customers – Check to save online customer information in RICS

Adapter Start Date - Set the date and time the integration should begin recording sales (default is immediate)

 Note: For further description of each required field, hover over the question mark on the right.

7. Click Next

8. In the Location page, enter and select the location options

Location Options:

Inventory – Check the store(s) to include in the inventory quantity sent to BigCommerce

Sales – Check the store to record online sales; only select one store

Location Details – Select a store and enter the required store details; repeat for all stores included in the integration

9. Click Submit