Switch from Afterbuy to Shipnovo

Save your data from Afterbuy

1. 1

   Save products with Universal Import and Export

   The Products definition exports all data fields from the product detail view. For stock, use the Products (Stock Update) definition.

   Source: Afterbuy Docs: Universal import and export

2. 2

   Export sales

   Use Dynamic Data Export to export data from the sales overview as a CSV or XML file.

   Source: Afterbuy Docs: Dynamic data export

3. 3

   Export customers

   In customer management, select the customers and export them as CSV or XML.

   Source: Afterbuy Docs: Customer management

Set up Shipnovo

1. 4

   Connect your eBay account

   Create your Shipnovo account and connect each eBay seller account under Settings → eBay accounts. Shipnovo will then retrieve your eBay orders. Use “Import from eBay” to also fetch the last day or the last 7, 30, or 90 days.

2. 5

   Set up your shipping account and label format

   Under Settings, connect your DHL account with your business customer contract, or your Deutsche Post account with Internetmarke and Portokasse. Set your sender details and print format under Shipping methods.

3. 6

   Import products

   Open Products & inventory → Import and upload your file as it is: CSV, XLSX, XLS, or XML, including an export from your previous tool. Shipnovo detects the columns and shows you their mapping. It asks about uncertain columns. Review the preview before importing the products. Re-importing updates existing SKUs instead of creating duplicates.

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   Enter stock

   You can include stock when importing products if your file has a quantity column. Choose whether the quantity replaces or adds to stock, and confirm before importing. Edit individual products under Products & inventory in the Stock and inventory management dialog. Shipnovo records every change, with a reason, in the stock history.

5. 8

   Match eBay listings

   Under the eBay mapping tab, match your eBay listings for each account to the imported products.

6. 9

   Create shipping rules again

   Shipping rules cannot be imported. Create them again under Settings → Shipping rules. A rule suggests a shipping method based on country, order value, or eBay account.

7. 10

   Test with a few orders

   Under Settings → Setup, you can see the remaining setup steps. Start with a shipping run containing a few orders. Real labels incur postage charges through your own shipping account.

8. 11

   Go live

   Create labels and a packing list in the shipping run. Shipnovo reports the tracking number to the eBay account used for the order. Set when this report is sent under Settings → Shipping notifications to eBay.

Switch off Afterbuy

Set a cutover date: ship orders up to that date in Afterbuy, and all later orders in Shipnovo. Switch off Afterbuy only after your first shipping runs in Shipnovo are complete.

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   Save your data

   According to Afterbuy's terms, you are responsible for saving your data. Afterbuy provides export options. Export everything before your contract ends.

   Source: Afterbuy Terms and conditions