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Orca Commerce Guide

Why ERP Integration Is Essential for Wholesale eCommerce

How real-time synchronisation reduces duplicate data entry, improves data accuracy and helps wholesalers connect online ordering directly with Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Dynamics 365 Business Central.

One source of truthProducts, prices and customers managed in ERP
Less adminReduced duplicate entry across website and ERP
Connected ordersOnline orders flow into Microsoft Dynamics
For manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors•8 minute read

What this guide covers

  • check_circleWhy disconnected website management creates operational risk
  • check_circleHow real-time synchronisation reduces duplicate data entry
  • check_circleWhere ERP-connected product, customer and order flows matter most
  • check_circleHow Orca Commerce extends Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Central
  • check_circleHow screenshots can prove the integration story

ERP integration is not a technical extra. It is the foundation of reliable wholesale eCommerce.

Many businesses launch an eCommerce website to make ordering easier for customers. But if the website is separate from the ERP system, the team quickly starts maintaining the same information twice.

Products are updated in one system. Prices are changed somewhere else. Stock is checked manually. Orders are copied into the ERP after checkout. Customer information becomes inconsistent.

For wholesale businesses, the website is only as useful as the data behind it. If customers see outdated prices, unavailable stock or incorrect order information, the buying experience loses trust.

Why ERP integration matters in B2B commerce

Your ERP already holds the information your business depends on every day: products, inventory, customer accounts, prices, purchase history, sales orders, VAT rules and financial data.

Your eCommerce platform should not become a second place to manage all of that information. It should extend the ERP online, allowing customers to place orders while your team continues working from the system they already trust.

1

Product accuracy

Product descriptions, units, categories and web fields can be managed from the ERP instead of duplicated into a separate website panel.

2

Pricing consistency

Customer price groups, sales pricing, contract pricing and web offers stay aligned with the commercial rules already managed in Microsoft Dynamics.

3

Order flow

Online orders can be created as ERP sales orders or controlled through a draft order process before conversion.

What goes wrong when the website is disconnected from the ERP?

When website data is managed separately from the ERP, small updates become ongoing operational tasks. A product change, price update or delivery rule may need to be repeated manually, which increases the chance that one system becomes out of date.

Without ERP integration

  • Duplicate product updates
  • Manual price changes
  • Inconsistent stock information
  • Orders re-entered by staff
  • Higher risk of mistakes
  • Slower customer service

With ERP integration

  • One source of truth
  • ERP-managed pricing
  • Real-time stock and product updates
  • Orders created inside Microsoft Dynamics
  • Improved operational accuracy
  • Faster order processing

How Orca Commerce connects the website with Microsoft Dynamics

Orca Commerce is designed to work from the ERP outward. The examples below show how web administration, product records, customer registration and operational delivery rules can be controlled from Microsoft Dynamics rather than maintained in a separate eCommerce back office.

Example screenshots shown using Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Same principles apply to Business Central.

WEB menu inside Microsoft Dynamics NAV showing Orca Commerce web administration options
ERP-first administration. Orca Commerce adds a dedicated WEB menu inside Microsoft Dynamics so users can manage web-related data from their ERP environment.
Web Item Card in Microsoft Dynamics NAV showing web description, units, pricing fields and category code
Products managed once. The Web Item Card keeps web fields, units, pricing and category information connected to the ERP item record.
Awaiting Web Customer page in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Customer registration workflow. New web customers can be reviewed and approved before being created as ERP customer records.
Delivery dates and minimum order amount rules by city inside Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Operational rules stay in the ERP. Delivery days and minimum order amounts can be configured by city, postcode or region, helping the website follow real wholesale delivery rules.

How this improves the customer experience

ERP integration is not only about internal efficiency. It directly affects what customers experience when they order online.

Customers see accurate information

When product, pricing and stock data come from the ERP, customers are less likely to see outdated or conflicting information.

Sales teams spend less time correcting errors

With fewer manual updates, teams can spend more time helping customers and less time reconciling website orders.

Operations follow existing rules

Delivery, collection, minimum order amounts and customer approval processes can follow the operational logic already used by the business.

Benefits of ERP-integrated eCommerce

check_circleLess manual administration
check_circleFaster order processing
check_circleImproved pricing accuracy
check_circleBetter stock visibility
check_circleReduced duplicate data entry
check_circleGreater customer confidence
check_circleOne connected platform

Frequently Asked Questions

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Orca Commerce helps wholesalers and distributors connect online ordering with Microsoft Dynamics, product data, pricing, customer accounts, delivery rules and sales orders.