Quotes - Using Bluepark REST API to communicate using EDI/XML

[LabelKing]

We have a supplier that can accept orders via EDI (using XML).

We wish to send orders (automatically, on receipt) to them from Bluepark via their EDI system, and accept back confirmations (eg. received, sent etc) which would update the order status in BluePark (and fire off any appropriate emails, such as "order dispatched" etc).

Has anyone developed a system like this already that can be modified for our use? Or could this be developed from scratch?

Either way if this is something you can supply please get in touch.

[DarkStarGames]

Are there no developers on here? Or is this just not possible? Or just no-one interested?

[Dave]

Are there no developers on here? Or is this just not possible? Or just no-one interested?

Maybe one of the Bluepark recommended website designers like Blueygreen could help ?

https://www.blueygreen.com/web-design/

If not then perhaps Mikey can help. He is going to be offering a coding service this year but I'm not sure when. He certainly knows his HTML, CSS & Javascript stuff etc.

Or drop BP an e-mail for help/advice.

[LabelKing]

Maybe one of the Bluepark recommended website designers like Blueygreen could help ?

https://www.blueygreen.com/web-design/

If not then perhaps Mikey can help. He is going to be offering a coding service this year but I'm not sure when. He certainly knows his HTML, CSS & Javascript stuff etc.

Or drop BP an e-mail for help/advice.

Thanks, I'll look into that.

[Mikey]

If not then perhaps Mikey can help. He is going to be offering a coding service this year but I'm not sure when. He certainly knows his HTML, CSS & Javascript stuff etc.

Hi Dave,

Many thanks for the recommendation, but this isn't really an area I have much experience in as my field is more frontend development.

My advice would be to look for a freelancer who specialises in this area and a good place to start is on either www.upwork.com or www.fiverr.com


Mike

[LabelKing]

a good place to start is on either www.upwork.com or www.fiverr.com

Trying to get someone willing to learn a 3rd party API plus a different 3rd party EDI system and then get the two talking to each other seems like it would be a bit of a nightmare... At least a BP developer would already be familiar with half of it.

I think I'll just take a look at this myself, see if I can fudge something together.

[Neil]

Drop me a message and I’ll let you have my contacts details if he’s ok with it. He’s very competent.

We’ve been using the api since just after it came out. First direct into APC system, then Royal Mail thru a middle man.

Now we talk to DPD and Royal Mail by utilising the shiptheory api link rather than through the integration.

What you want is certainly possible. Probably by using a hook when you get a order to trigger the process.

We have built our own online booking app, that triggers BP to complete orders and send emails. Yes it’s cost a few £0000 to develop, but no it hasn’t cost us anything with time saved.

[LabelKing]

Drop me a message and I’ll let you have my contacts details if he’s ok with it. He’s very competent.

Thanks, I'm just looking into how this might work if we do it ourselves, so let's stick a pin in that for now. It don't want to waste their time quoting for it if it turns out we could do it ourselves.

Probably by using a hook when you get a order to trigger the process

I've set up the development environment, and successfully tested the BP sample PHP file, so can see how that all works, and PHP has built in FTP functionality so the EDI at the other end should be fine. So it all looks good in theory.

But yes that's the one thing I haven't figured out yet - How does the application know when an order has been placed? (other than polling BP via the API every few mins or so, and using up the precious request limit)? What did you mean by hook?

[LabelKing]

What did you mean by hook?

ah, nevermind, found it. General > Settings > Orders - Webhooks...