Fulfilment Centre and Drop Ship configuration

Videos and Files Amazon FBA, Fulfilment Centers and dropshipping This webinar demonstrates how to configure Linnworks to work with Amazon FBA, setup generic fulfilment center communication or coms with the drop shipper and introduces to Scripting in Linnworks.

Configuration steps

There are several configuration steps required to setup fulfilment center communication. Most common and simplest way to establish communication is via FTP flat file exchange. Flat file is simply a comma or tab delimited text file containing order information. In most cases the fulfilment warehouse or a drop shipper can easily read and process these types of files and provide fulfilment process status in a flat file for Linnworks to update order status internally.
Below is the list of basic steps you need to take to setup fulfilment center (assuming you are using FTP flat file export/import)

• Create location in Linnworks
• Set the location as Fulfilment Center
• Enable Fulfilment Center order automation
• Specify FTP connection details
• Define columns and the format of the order export flat file.
• (optionally) define the format and map columns of the order status update flat file

If you want keep stock levels up-to-date, you will also need to setup inventory levels import file, by specifying FTP connection details and file format.

Alternatively you can establish communication with the fulfilment center via URL post and query. This method is suitable if the fulfilment company you are using explicitly supports Linnworks fulfilment center communication or if the fulfilment company has some form of web services and you wish to setup an adapter for the working with the web service (this does require technical skills and a certain level of programming competencies)