Fenix provides multiple ways to consume the product and the inventory data from retailers. For retailers on platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce, etc., Fenix uses platform-specific webhooks to retrieve that information.
For retailers who are not on such platforms, Fenix provides a feed upload service where the retailer can upload the necessary data, product, inventory, order, etc., to an agreed-upon cloud location, and Fenix can consume that data within 5 minutes of the upload. In addition, the retailers who are on Shopify or BigCommerce but maintain a consolidated inventory in Shopify can also use this cloud upload feature.
Folder structure and description
Fenix provides two ways to upload the product and inventory feed.
SFTP
AWS S3
Below is a common folder structure of either of the above two locations.
The description of each folder is as below.
inventory
If the retailer wants to upload a complete snapshot of their inventory, they can upload the feed into this folder. Existing inventory will be discarded and will be overwritten with the new one.
2. delta
If the retailer wants to upload a delta inventory, they can upload the feed into this folder. This feed is basically the changes to their inventory since their last inventory/delta upload. Only the SKUs present in this feed will be modified. Others will not be touched.
3. product
If the retailer wants to upload a complete snapshot of their product catalog, they can upload the feed into this folder. Existing product data will be discarded and overwritten with the new one.
4. product-delta
If the retailer wants to upload a delta product feed, they can upload it into this folder. This feed is basically the changes to their product since their last product/product-delta upload. This feed can contain any new SKUs added or changes to the existing products. Only the SKUs present in this feed will be modified. Others will not be touched.
Data processing time
Usually, any feed uploaded into the above folders will be processed within 5 minutes.
Data feed formats
Below are sample product and inventory feed formats.
Note: If the retailer is given their own template, please use that.
Product Feed Format
SKU,CATEGORY_ID,CATEGORY_NAME,PRODUCT_ID,PRODUCT_NAME,HEIGHT,WIDTH,LENGTH,GIRTH,DIM_UNITS,WEIGHT,WEIGHT_UNITS 212149,,,,,8,4,4,1,IN,3,LB 312323,,,,,6,6,11,1,IN,0.54895038,LB 4432232,,,,,1,20,20,1,IN,0.70106916,LB 5CHW43,,,,,3,11,21,1,IN,6.49921976,LB
2. Inventory Feed Format
SKU,LOCATION_ID,AVAILABLE_QTY 212149,528,612 312149,600,300 424149,810,876
Data Feed upload automation
The retailer tech team must automate uploading the feed to the Fenix-provided SFTP/S3 location.
Data Feed Location Access
Once the customer gives us their preference (SFTP or S3), these details will be provided.