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Unify Spend & Sales: SAP Concur + Shopify with AI-First Integration

Gain complete financial control over your eCommerce operations. Automate expense, invoice, and vendor management, powered by intelligent, low-code iPaaS.

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The Challenge

The Hidden Costs of Disconnected eCommerce Operations

Running a successful Shopify store involves more than just sales. It generates a complex web of operational expenses, from marketing and app subscriptions to shipping and web development. Without seamless integration, managing these costs manually leads to significant inefficiencies, errors, and a lack of true financial insight.

  • Manual data entry for Shopify-related expenses into Concur or ERP.
  • Delayed expense approvals and invoice processing for eCommerce services.
  • Lack of granular visibility into the true cost and profitability of your Shopify store.
  • Inconsistent GL account and cost center allocation for online operational spend.
  • Challenges in reconciling corporate card transactions used for Shopify tools and services.
  • Compliance risks due to scattered financial data and audit trails.
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The Solution

SAP Concur + Shopify: AI-First Integration for Intelligent eCommerce Spend

Our AI-first iPaaS solution seamlessly connects SAP Concur with your Shopify environment, transforming how you manage, approve, and reconcile all operational expenses and invoices related to your online store. We automate the entire financial workflow, from expense submission to ERP posting, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and real-time visibility.

  • Automated expense reporting and approval for Shopify-related costs.
  • Intelligent invoice processing for eCommerce vendors.
  • Real-time corporate card transaction reconciliation.
  • AI-powered GL account and cost center mapping.
  • Customizable low-code workflows for unique business rules.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with SAP Concur + Shopify 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 SAP Concur and Shopify, 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 SAP Concur + Shopify deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

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

Comprehensive Solution Details

  • Automated expense reporting and approval for Shopify-related costs.
  • Intelligent invoice processing for eCommerce vendors.
  • Real-time corporate card transaction reconciliation.
  • AI-powered GL account and cost center mapping.
  • Customizable low-code workflows for unique business rules.
  • Centralized integration monitoring and error handling.
  • Secure, compliant data exchange between Concur and your ERP.

Technical Integration Details: SAP Concur & Shopify

Our iPaaS provides the robust, scalable, and secure framework for connecting SAP Concur and Shopify. Leveraging native APIs, webhooks, and an intelligent orchestration layer, we ensure seamless data flow, accurate transformations, and real-time synchronization critical for modern eCommerce financial management.

Data Flow Steps

Connect & Authenticate: Securely establish connections to both SAP Concur (OAuth 2.0) and Shopify (OAuth 2.0/API keys) via the iPaaS's credential vault.

Define Event Triggers: Configure webhooks from Shopify (though less direct for Concur) or set up polling/change data capture from Concur for events like 'Expense Report Submitted', 'Invoice Approved', 'Company Card Transaction Posted'.

Data Extraction: Extract relevant data payloads from Concur (e.g., Expense Report details, Invoice line items, Vendor information).

AI-Powered Mapping & Transformation: Utilize the iPaaS's visual mapping canvas, augmented by AI, to transform Concur's expense types, vendors, and cost centers into the corresponding schemas required by your ERP's General Ledger or Accounts Payable. AI suggests complex transformations and validates data integrity.

Business Logic & Validation: Apply custom business rules (e.g., expense amount limits, vendor category checks) using low-code tools. Validate data against ERP master data (e.g., active GL accounts, valid cost centers).

Orchestration & Routing: Route approved financial records from Concur to the appropriate endpoints in your ERP (e.g., GL Posting for expenses, AP for invoices).

Error Handling & Monitoring: Implement comprehensive error handling with automated retries, dead-letter queues, and real-time alerts. Monitor integration health via a centralized dashboard.

Deployment & Governance: Deploy flows through a structured Dev-QA-Prod pipeline with version control and audit trails.

Data Touchpoints

SAP Concur: Expense Report, Expense Entry, Invoice, Vendor/Supplier, Company Card Transaction, Cost Center, GL Account, User/Employee
Shopify: (Indirectly) Order, Product (as it relates to operational costs for these entities)
ERP: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Vendor Master, Cost Center Master

"Concur (Expense/Invoice/Card Transaction) -> iPaaS (AI Mapping, Low-Code Rules, Transformation) -> ERP (GL/AP) for Shopify Operational Costs. Optional: ERP (Cost Centers/Vendors) -> iPaaS -> Concur (Master Data Sync)."

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for SAP Concur + Shopify.

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 SAP Concur

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

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Data Mapping

Key Entities & Intelligent Mapping for Concur-Shopify Integration

Effective integration hinges on harmonizing core financial entities from Concur with the relevant financial structures in your ERP, particularly those related to Shopify's operational costs. Our AI-powered iPaaS simplifies this complex mapping, ensuring data consistency and accuracy.

Expense Report

A collection of individual expense entries submitted by an employee in Concur, representing spending related to Shopify operations.

SAP Concur Fields

ReportID EmployeeID ReportName Status TotalAmount SubmissionDate GLPostingStatus CostCenter

Shopify Fields

N/A (indirectly linked to Shopify operational costs via CostCenter in ERP)

Mapping Notes

Maps directly to a financial journal entry or sub-ledger posting in the ERP. The 'CostCenter' field is crucial for attributing expenses to Shopify operations. AI assists in validating completeness and suggesting the correct Cost Center based on expense details.

Next Steps

See SAP Concur + Shopify integration in action.

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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.

Automated Expense Reporting for Shopify Marketing & Apps

Employees submit expenses for Shopify marketing campaigns (e.g., Facebook Ads, Google Ads), app subscriptions (e.g., Klaviyo, ReCharge), or content creation tools. Concur, enhanced by AI, automatically categorizes these, routes them for approval, and posts to the correct 'eCommerce Marketing' or 'Shopify Software' cost center in the ERP.

Integration Steps:

  1. 0 Employee purchases Shopify app subscription or runs a marketing campaign, submits receipt to Concur.
  2. 1 Concur's AI-OCR extracts data; iPaaS AI suggests 'Shopify Software' or 'eCommerce Marketing' GL account/Cost Center.
  3. 2 Expense report undergoes approval in Concur.
  4. 3 Approved expense data is posted to the ERP's General Ledger via iPaaS.

Business Outcome

Accurate, real-time tracking of marketing and operational spend for Shopify, enabling precise ROI calculations.

Frequency

Event-driven (on submission/approval)

Business Value

Key Integration Benefits

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

Accelerated Financial Close
Automate the posting of approved expenses and invoices for Shopify operations directly to your ERP, significantly reducing manual effort and accelerating monthly close cycles.
Enhanced Spend Visibility
Gain granular, real-time insights into all operational costs associated with your Shopify store, enabling better budgeting and profitability analysis.
Improved Data Accuracy & Compliance
Minimize human error with AI-powered mapping and automated policy checks, ensuring consistent GL coding and robust audit trails for compliance.
Optimized Operational Efficiency
Free up finance and operations teams from tedious manual tasks, allowing them to focus on strategic analysis and growth initiatives for your Shopify business.
Reduced Fraud & Policy Violations
Leverage AI-driven anomaly detection and automated policy enforcement within Concur for all Shopify-related expenses, minimizing financial risk.
Rapid Integration Deployment
Utilize low-code/no-code tools and AI-assisted setup to deploy and customize your Concur-Shopify integration in days, not months.
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Accelerated Financial Close

30-50% Reduction in manual data entry

📋 What You Get

Automate the posting of approved expenses and invoices for Shopify operations directly to your ERP, significantly reducing manual effort and accelerating monthly close cycles.

💼 Business Impact

This benefit directly contributes to 30-50% improvement in Reduction in manual data entry, enabling your team to focus on high-value strategic initiatives.

Technical Documentation

API Endpoints & Data Logic

Technical details for developers and architects.

Method Endpoint Purpose
GET, POST, PUT /v3.0/expense/reports Retrieve, create, or update expense reports and their statuses, central for posting approved Shopify-related expenses to ERP.
GET, POST, PUT /v3.0/expense/entries Manage individual expense entries, including details, GL codes, and attachments for Shopify operational costs.
GET, POST, PUT /v3.0/invoice/invoices Access and manage vendor invoices, including creation, approval status, and line items for Shopify services.
GET, POST, PUT /v3.0/common/users Provision and manage user profiles, including employee details and cost centers, synced from HRIS/ERP.
GET, POST, PUT /v3.0/common/vendors Synchronize and manage vendor master data for invoice processing, crucial for Shopify service providers.
POST /v3.0/financial/glentries Post general ledger entries for approved expenses and invoices directly to the ERP.
POST /v3.0/reporting/extracts Request and retrieve large data extracts for advanced spend analytics related to Shopify operations.
GET /v3.0/companycard/transactions Retrieve corporate card transactions for reconciliation with employee expenses.

⚡ Transformation Logic

  • Map Concur 'ExpenseType' to ERP 'GLAccountCode' based on a predefined lookup table, with AI suggesting optimal matches.
  • Convert Concur 'TotalAmount' to ERP base currency, handling exchange rates.
  • Harmonize Concur 'VendorName' to match existing ERP 'VendorID', or create new ERP Vendor if needed (with approval).
  • Assign Shopify-specific 'CostCenter' based on 'ExpenseType', 'Vendor', or contextual keywords in 'Description'.
  • Map Concur 'Status' fields ('Approved', 'Posted') to ERP transaction statuses.
  • Extract line-item details from Concur Invoices and map to ERP Invoice line items.

🛡️ Error Handling

  • Concur API temporarily unavailable: Handled by automated retries with exponential backoff.
  • Invalid GL Account Code from Concur: Flagged by AI validation, sent to dead-letter queue for finance review.
  • Duplicate Invoice Number in ERP: Detected by iPaaS, rejected, and notification sent.
  • ERP system downtime: Messages queued in iPaaS and processed once ERP is back online.
Support & Information

Frequently Asked Questions

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

General Integration FAQs

▸ Why is an AI-first iPaaS essential for SAP Concur & Shopify integration?
An AI-first iPaaS goes beyond basic data transfer. It intelligently automates complex tasks like GL account mapping for Shopify-related expenses, detects anomalies, and suggests optimal workflows. This significantly reduces manual effort, improves data accuracy, and provides proactive insights for better spend management, especially for diverse eCommerce operational costs.

Expense Management FAQs

▸ How does this integration manage expenses related to my Shopify store?
This integration automates the entire lifecycle of Shopify-related expenses. Employees submit costs (e.g., marketing, apps, shipping supplies) in Concur. Our AI-powered iPaaS ensures these are correctly categorized, linked to specific Shopify cost centers, approved according to policy, and then automatically posted to your ERP's General Ledger, providing a clear financial trail.

Invoice Automation FAQs

▸ Can I automate vendor invoice processing for Shopify service providers?
Absolutely. Invoices from Shopify service providers (e.g., developers, marketing agencies) are processed through Concur Invoice. The integration, enhanced by AI, extracts data, applies business rules, routes for approval, and then automatically pushes approved invoices to your ERP's Accounts Payable, ensuring timely payments and accurate financial reconciliation.

Low-Code/No-Code FAQs

▸ How does low-code/no-code benefit this integration for mid-market businesses?
Low-code/no-code empowers your finance and operations teams to build and modify Concur workflows for Shopify expenses without extensive coding. This accelerates development cycles, reduces reliance on IT, and allows business users to quickly adapt automation to changing policies or operational needs, such as custom approval routing or data validation rules specific to your eCommerce business.

Security & Compliance FAQs

▸ What are the key security considerations for integrating Concur and Shopify?
Key security considerations include using OAuth 2.0 for secure authentication, encrypting all data in transit and at rest, implementing the principle of least privilege for integration user accounts, and maintaining comprehensive audit trails. Adherence to compliance standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and PCI DSS (for payment references) is also crucial.

Corporate Cards FAQs

▸ How does this integration help with corporate credit card reconciliation for Shopify purchases?
We automate this process by importing daily corporate credit card transaction feeds (including Shopify-related charges) into Concur. The iPaaS facilitates intelligent matching of these transactions with employee-submitted receipts and expense entries, ensuring accurate reconciliation and significantly reducing manual effort for finance teams.

Analytics & Reporting FAQs

▸ Can I get detailed analytics on my Shopify operational spend?
Yes. By centralizing all approved Concur expense and invoice data related to your Shopify operations, the integration feeds this granular financial data to your ERP or data warehouse. This enables robust analytics, allowing you to create dashboards for marketing ROI, platform cost analysis, and overall eCommerce profitability, often enhanced by AI insights.

Technical FAQs

▸ What kind of error handling is implemented for this integration?
Our integrations include robust error handling with detailed logging, automated retry mechanisms (e.g., exponential backoff for transient API errors), and dead-letter queues for unprocessable messages. A centralized monitoring dashboard provides real-time visibility into integration failures, allowing for quick identification and resolution, ensuring data consistency.
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for SAP Concur + Shopify.

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

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$599 /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 SAP Concur + Shopify 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