Intro to Automotive Integrations
By Julia and 1 other2 authors17 articles
Getting started with automotive integration
Step-by-step guide to connect your store to a Catalog Provider or Warehouse Distributor
- Step 1: Connect an auto integrationLearn how to link your X-Cart store to a Data Catalog Provider or Warehouse Distributor to start syncing product data.
- Step 2: Set up how vehicles are organizedConfigure your Make / Model / Year (MMY) filter so products match the right vehicles in your store.
- Step 3: Import your vehiclesAdd vehicles to your store to enable fitment-based search and filtering.
- Step 4: Bring in product categoriesImport product categories from your integration to build your store’s catalog structure.
- Step 5: Map categoriesMatch imported categories to your store’s categories to keep your catalog organized and avoid duplicates.
- Step 6: Set up import rules and preferencesAdjust general settings for all auto integrations — like how pricing, stock levels, and orders are handled.
- Step 7: Import your brandsBring in brands from your integration to see which manufacturers or suppliers you can sell products from.
- Step 8: Customize brand settingsMap your brands, choose how SKUs are formatted, and set your pricing strategy.
- Step 9: Import your productsPull detailed product info, including fitment and pricing, to start selling in your store.
- Updating your productsLearn how to update data in your catalog and schedule automatic re-imports to keep products, prices, and stock accurate.
- Setting import optionsSet the import mode and specify how product information should be updated during re-imports
- Importing product prices in local currencyLearn how to convert prices from Auto Integration imports for non‑US stores.
- How imported product and catalog data appears in your X-Cart storeLearn about data types imported from auto integrations
- Handling discontinued and removed products during catalog import
- Order processing in auto integrations with API-based order submission
- Order processing in auto integrations without API-based order submission