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TIMS & 3dcart Integration: Unify eCommerce & ERP for Growth

Achieve real-time synchronization of orders, inventory, and customer data, powered by intelligent iPaaS automation.

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The Challenge

The Challenge of Disconnected eCommerce & ERP

Managing a growing eCommerce business with a disconnected ERP system like TIMS leads to operational inefficiencies, costly errors, and a fragmented view of your business. Without a robust integration, critical data remains siloed, hindering growth and customer satisfaction.

  • Manual order entry from 3dcart into TIMS is time-consuming and prone to errors.
  • Delayed or inaccurate inventory updates cause overselling on 3dcart, leading to backorders and customer dissatisfaction.
  • Manual reconciliation of 3dcart payments with TIMS invoices is a labor-intensive and error-prone accounting task.
  • Customer data inconsistencies between 3dcart and TIMS result in duplicate records and poor personalization.
  • Lack of real-time visibility into sales performance and financial health across both platforms.
  • Slow and inefficient product catalog updates from TIMS to 3dcart.
  • Difficulty in generating consolidated financial reports due to disparate data sources.
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The Solution

Unlock Efficiency with TIMS & 3dcart Integration via iPaaS

Our iPaaS-driven solution provides a flexible, scalable, and intelligent bridge between TIMS and 3dcart, automating critical business processes and ensuring real-time data consistency across your enterprise.

  • Real-time, event-driven data synchronization
  • Low-code/no-code workflow builder for business users
  • AI-powered data mapping and anomaly detection
  • Pre-built connectors for TIMS and 3dcart
  • Centralized monitoring, alerting, and error handling
Implementation Timeline

Go live with 3dcart + TIMS in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both 3dcart and TIMS, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most 3dcart + TIMS deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Comprehensive Solution Details

  • Real-time, event-driven data synchronization
  • Low-code/no-code workflow builder for business users
  • AI-powered data mapping and anomaly detection
  • Pre-built connectors for TIMS and 3dcart
  • Centralized monitoring, alerting, and error handling
  • Robust security and compliance features
  • Scalable architecture to support business growth

TIMS & 3dcart: The Technical Integration Blueprint

Our iPaaS-driven integration leverages an API-first, event-driven architecture to ensure robust, real-time data exchange between TIMS and 3dcart. This approach minimizes latency, maximizes data consistency, and provides a scalable foundation for your digital operations.

Data Flow Steps

Connectors & Authentication: Establish secure connections using pre-built connectors. TIMS typically uses OAuth 2.0, while 3dcart uses API Keys and Secure Tokens. Our iPaaS manages these credentials securely.

Event Listener/Polling: Configure the iPaaS to listen for events (e.g., new 3dcart order via webhook) or intelligently poll APIs (e.g., TIMS inventory changes).

Data Extraction: Extract relevant data entities (Orders, Customers, Products, Inventory) from the source system.

Transformation & Harmonization: Use the iPaaS's visual mapping engine to transform data formats, cleanse values, and apply business logic to align schemas between TIMS and 3dcart. AI assists in suggesting complex mappings.

Validation & Enrichment: Validate data against predefined rules and enrich it with additional information (e.g., calculate taxes, apply GL account codes). AI detects anomalies.

Destination API Call: Invoke the target system's API (e.g., TIMS Sales Order API, 3dcart Inventory API) to create or update records.

Error Handling & Monitoring: Implement robust error handling (retries, dead-letter queues) and monitor flow execution from a centralized dashboard. Alerts notify teams of critical failures.

Status Updates: Update the source system (e.g., 3dcart order status) or notify relevant stakeholders with the outcome of the integration step.

Data Touchpoints

3dcart to TIMS: Orders, Customers (new/updates), Payments, Returns.
TIMS to 3dcart: Inventory levels, Product catalog (SKU, description, pricing), Customer updates (e.g., credit limits), Shipment tracking.
Bi-directional: Customers (for profile updates), Products (for attributes/pricing).

"The integration flow diagram illustrates 3dcart as the origin for customer and order data, which flows through the iPaaS for transformation and validation, before being pushed to TIMS for ERP processing (Sales Order, Customer, Payment, GL). Conversely, TIMS acts as the master for inventory and potentially product data, which flows through the iPaaS to 3dcart for storefront updates. Shipment and fulfillment updates originate from TIMS and flow back to 3dcart."

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for 3dcart + TIMS.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
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Innovative & Robust

How Middleware Integration Works

Benefits of Integrating 3dcart

Integrating 3dcart fosters greater efficiency and data accuracy. Automate your critical business processes to deliver consistently outstanding results.

Hover over the steps on the right to see detailed integration points.
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    Order Creation (3dcart to TIMS)
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    Inventory Synchronization (TIMS to 3dcart)
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    Payment Reconciliation (3dcart to TIMS)
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    Shipment Tracking Update (TIMS to 3dcart)
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    Customer Master Data Sync (Bi-directional)
Data Mapping

Harmonizing Data: Key Entities and Mappings

The foundation of a successful integration lies in accurately mapping and transforming core business entities between TIMS and 3dcart. Our iPaaS provides the tools and AI assistance to create a canonical data model, ensuring consistency and integrity.

Customer

Represents a buyer in 3dcart and a business/individual in TIMS. Critical for sales, billing, and marketing.

3dcart Fields

CustomerID (TIMS internal) ExternalID (from 3dcart) CompanyName/FirstName LastName Email Phone BillingAddress (Street, City, State, Zip, Country) ShippingAddress (Street, City, State, Zip, Country) PaymentTerms CreditLimit

TIMS Fields

customer_id (3dcart internal) first_name last_name email phone billing_address (address1, address2, city, state, zip, country) shipping_addresses (array of address objects) company_name

Mapping Notes

ExternalID in TIMS is crucial for linking to 3dcart's customer_id. Address fields require careful mapping and potential concatenation/splitting. Deduplication logic is essential to prevent duplicate customer records in TIMS. TIMS often holds the financial master data, while 3dcart holds the primary contact/shipping data.

Next Steps

See 3dcart + TIMS integration in action.

Explore a guided demo, start a sandbox integration, or speak directly with our solution architects about your specific use cases.

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Real-World Applications

Integration Use Cases

Explore how the integration behaves in real business scenarios, with clearly defined steps, outcomes, and execution patterns.

End-to-End eCommerce Sales Order Processing

Automate the entire order lifecycle from 3dcart checkout to TIMS fulfillment and invoicing, ensuring real-time data flow and eliminating manual intervention.

Integration Steps:

  1. 0 Customer places an order on 3dcart.
  2. 1 iPaaS captures the 'New Order' event from 3dcart via webhook.
  3. 2 Customer data is synced/updated in TIMS (if new or changed).
  4. 3 Product data (SKU, quantity, price) is mapped and validated.
  5. 4 A Sales Order is created in TIMS via API, triggering inventory allocation.
  6. 5 TIMS updates inventory levels, which are synced back to 3dcart.
  7. 6 Fulfillment updates (e.g., shipment tracking) from TIMS/WMS are pushed to 3dcart, updating the 3dcart order status and notifying the customer.

Business Outcome

Faster order processing, reduced fulfillment errors, accurate inventory, improved customer communication, reduced manual data entry by 80%.

Frequency

Real-time (event-driven)

Business Value

Key Integration Benefits

Discover the strategic advantages and business value of seamless integration between your systems.

Real-time Inventory Accuracy
Eliminate overselling and stockouts by synchronizing TIMS inventory levels with 3dcart in real-time, ensuring customers always see accurate product availability.
Accelerated Order Fulfillment
Automate the flow of orders from 3dcart to TIMS, reducing manual entry, processing delays, and enabling faster shipping times.
Automated Financial Reconciliation
Streamline accounting by automatically posting 3dcart payments and invoices to TIMS, reducing manual effort and improving the accuracy of financial records.
Unified Customer View
Synchronize customer master data between 3dcart and TIMS, providing a consistent 360-degree view for sales, service, and marketing efforts.
Reduced Operational Costs
Minimize manual data entry, errors, and IT overhead, leading to significant cost savings across your operations.
Enhanced Data Quality & Compliance
Ensure data integrity with automated validation, transformation, and error handling, supporting compliance with financial and privacy regulations.
Scalability for Growth
Build an integration foundation that scales effortlessly with your business, supporting increased order volumes and new sales channels without performance degradation.
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Real-time Inventory Accuracy

99%+ Inventory Accuracy

📋 What You Get

Eliminate overselling and stockouts by synchronizing TIMS inventory levels with 3dcart in real-time, ensuring customers always see accurate product availability.

💼 Business Impact

This benefit directly contributes to 99%+ improvement in Inventory Accuracy, enabling your team to focus on high-value strategic initiatives.

Implementation Timeline

Go live with 3dcart + TIMS in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both 3dcart and TIMS, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most 3dcart + TIMS deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Technical Documentation

API Endpoints & Data Logic

Technical details for developers and architects.

Method Endpoint Purpose
POST /api/v1/sales_orders Create new sales orders in TIMS from 3dcart.
GET /api/v1/sales_orders/{id} Retrieve specific sales order details, including status, for fulfillment systems or 3dcart updates.
PUT /api/v1/inventory/{sku}/quantity Update inventory levels for specific SKUs in TIMS, typically from WMS or for manual adjustments.
GET /api/v1/inventory/{sku} Retrieve current inventory levels for a specific SKU from TIMS for 3dcart.
POST /api/v1/customers Create new customer records in TIMS from 3dcart.
PUT /api/v1/customers/{id} Update existing customer records in TIMS.
POST /api/v1/invoices Create new invoices in TIMS, usually after sales order fulfillment.
POST /api/v1/payments Record incoming payments in TIMS and apply them to outstanding invoices.
GET /api/v1/products Retrieve product catalog details, including pricing and attributes, from TIMS for 3dcart.
POST /api/v1/generalledgerentries Post journal entries directly to the TIMS General Ledger for financial adjustments or system-generated transactions.

⚡ Transformation Logic

  • Address Formatting: Standardize address fields (e.g., street, city, state abbreviations) between 3dcart and TIMS formats.
  • Status Mapping: Translate 3dcart order statuses (e.g., 'Processing', 'Shipped') to TIMS Sales Order statuses (e.g., 'Open', 'Fulfilled').
  • Payment Method Mapping: Map 3dcart payment gateway names (e.g., 'Stripe', 'PayPal') to TIMS internal payment method codes or GL accounts.
  • Tax & Discount Aggregation: Sum line-item taxes and discounts from 3dcart to a single taxamount and discountamount field in TIMS.
  • Unit of Measure Conversion: Convert units if TIMS and 3dcart use different UOMs for products.
  • Default Values: Apply default values for non-mandatory fields in the target system if not provided by the source.

🛡️ Error Handling

  • API Rate Limit Exceeded: iPaaS automatically pauses, retries with backoff, and queues requests.
  • Data Validation Failure: Invalid data (e.g., incorrect email format) is quarantined in a dead-letter queue for correction.
  • System Downtime: If TIMS or 3dcart API is unavailable, messages are queued and retried once connectivity is restored.
  • Mapping Errors: Incorrect field mappings lead to data errors; AI can suggest corrections.
  • Duplicate Records: Deduplication logic fails, leading to duplicate customer or product entries; AI can flag these for merge.
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for 3dcart + TIMS.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
View full pricing & options
Support & Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about integration implementation, security, and best practices.

General Integration FAQs

▸ What is the best way to integrate TIMS with 3dcart?
The most effective way is through a modern iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service). An iPaaS provides pre-built connectors for TIMS and 3dcart, enabling low-code/no-code setup for syncing orders, inventory, product data, and customer information in real-time. This approach ensures data consistency, scalability, and robust error handling.

Inventory Management FAQs

▸ Can TIMS support real-time inventory updates across 3dcart?
Yes, with an event-driven iPaaS integration. When inventory levels change in TIMS (e.g., due to a sale or receipt), an iPaaS can immediately detect this event (via TIMS API or webhook) and push those updates to 3dcart, ensuring real-time accuracy and preventing overselling.

Data Management FAQs

▸ How does an iPaaS help with TIMS and 3dcart data harmonization?
An iPaaS provides powerful mapping engines that allow you to define rules for how data fields from 3dcart (e.g., order status, customer address) should map to TIMS fields, and vice versa. It can transform data formats, cleanse data, and enrich it before it enters either system, ensuring data quality and consistency across your ecosystem.

AI & Automation FAQs

▸ What are the benefits of using AI in TIMS-3dcart integrations?
AI augmentation in TIMS-3dcart integrations, facilitated by an iPaaS, offers several benefits: automated data validation and anomaly detection (e.g., flagging unusual invoice amounts or suspicious orders), intelligent mapping suggestions for complex data, and enhanced exception handling, leading to higher data quality and reduced manual effort.

Workflow Automation FAQs

▸ How can low-code/no-code workflows be applied to TIMS-3dcart integration?
Low-code/no-code tools within an iPaaS allow business users to visually design and deploy integration workflows involving TIMS and 3dcart without writing extensive code. For example, an operations manager could build a workflow to sync new 3dcart orders to TIMS and then update 3dcart with fulfillment tracking, using drag-and-drop interfaces.

Security & Compliance FAQs

▸ What security considerations are important when integrating TIMS with 3dcart?
Key security considerations include using robust authentication (like OAuth 2.0 for TIMS, API Keys for 3dcart) for API access, ensuring all data in transit is encrypted (TLS 1.2+), applying the principle of least privilege to integration user accounts, and ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS) for sensitive data. An iPaaS should provide these security features natively.

Data Synchronization FAQs

▸ What kind of data can be synchronized between TIMS and 3dcart?
Virtually any data within both systems can be synchronized. Common entities include Sales Orders (3dcart to TIMS), Invoices (TIMS to 3dcart or for reconciliation), Payments (3dcart to TIMS), Customers (bi-directional), Products/Items (TIMS to 3dcart), Inventory levels (TIMS to 3dcart), and Shipment tracking (TIMS to 3dcart).

IT Efficiency FAQs

▸ Will integrating TIMS with 3dcart reduce my IT team's workload?
Absolutely. By leveraging an iPaaS, your IT team can move away from maintaining brittle, custom-coded integrations. The low-code/no-code nature empowers business users, freeing up IT to focus on strategic initiatives. Centralized monitoring and robust error handling also reduce the time spent on troubleshooting and maintenance, leading to significant workload reduction.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with 3dcart + TIMS in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both 3dcart and TIMS, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most 3dcart + TIMS deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for 3dcart + TIMS.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
View full pricing & options
Next Steps

See 3dcart + TIMS integration in action.

Explore a guided demo, start a sandbox integration, or speak directly with our solution architects about your specific use cases.

Start Free Trial Request Live Demo