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Unify Your Digital Commerce & ERP: Sitecore + Dynamics AX Integration

Connect Sitecore Experience Commerce with Dynamics AX for real-time order fulfillment, inventory accuracy, and a 360° customer view, powered by intelligent iPaaS automation.

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The Challenge

The Disconnect Between Digital Commerce & Back-Office Operations

Operating Sitecore Experience Commerce and Dynamics AX as siloed systems creates significant bottlenecks, leading to operational inefficiencies, poor customer experiences, and delayed business insights. Manual data transfers are not only time-consuming but also prone to costly errors.

  • Manual order entry from Sitecore to Dynamics AX is slow and error-prone.
  • Stale inventory data in Sitecore leads to overselling and customer dissatisfaction.
  • Fragmented customer profiles across systems hinder personalization and service.
  • Delayed financial reconciliation due to disparate payment and invoicing data.
  • Lack of real-time visibility into order status, fulfillment, and product availability.
  • Complex, brittle point-to-point integrations require extensive custom coding and maintenance.
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The Solution

The Intelligent iPaaS Solution for Sitecore & Dynamics AX Synergy

Our iPaaS-powered integration solution bridges the gap between Sitecore and Dynamics AX, creating a unified digital ecosystem. It orchestrates real-time data flow, automates critical workflows, and provides a single source of truth for your commerce, customer, and operational data. Leverage pre-built connectors, low-code/no-code tools, and AI intelligence to transform your business processes.

  • Pre-built, configurable connectors for Sitecore (Commerce & xConnect) and Dynamics AX (AIF Services).
  • Visual drag-and-drop workflow designer for rapid integration development.
  • AI-assisted data mapping and transformation engine.
  • Event-driven architecture for real-time data synchronization.
  • Robust error handling, retry mechanisms, and dead-letter queues.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with Sitecore + Dynamics AX 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 Sitecore and Dynamics AX, 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 Sitecore + Dynamics AX deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

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

Comprehensive Solution Details

  • Pre-built, configurable connectors for Sitecore (Commerce & xConnect) and Dynamics AX (AIF Services).
  • Visual drag-and-drop workflow designer for rapid integration development.
  • AI-assisted data mapping and transformation engine.
  • Event-driven architecture for real-time data synchronization.
  • Robust error handling, retry mechanisms, and dead-letter queues.
  • Centralized monitoring and analytics dashboards.
  • Secure, scalable cloud-native integration platform.

Technical Integration Overview: Sitecore & Dynamics AX

Our integration solution leverages a modern iPaaS as the central orchestration layer, connecting Sitecore's API-first architecture with Dynamics AX's robust AIF services. This hub-and-spoke model ensures scalable, secure, and resilient data exchange, moving beyond fragile point-to-point connections.

Data Flow Steps

Connection Setup: Securely configure connectors for Sitecore (OAuth 2.0 with Sitecore Identity Server for Commerce/xConnect) and Dynamics AX (Windows Integrated Authentication/Certificates for AIF, or Service Principals for newer deployments).

Event Listener/Polling: iPaaS listens for Sitecore webhooks (e.g., `Order Created`, `Contact Updated`) or performs scheduled polling for delta changes in Dynamics AX (e.g., `InventItemService` for inventory changes).

Data Retrieval: Upon trigger, iPaaS calls respective APIs/services to retrieve raw data (e.g., Sitecore `/orders` endpoint, AX `/AIF/InventItemService/read`).

Data Transformation & Mapping: Raw data is fed into the iPaaS's visual mapping engine. Fields are transformed, aggregated, and normalized to fit the target system's schema. AI assists in suggesting mappings.

Data Validation: Transformed data undergoes rigorous validation against predefined business rules and schema constraints, preventing malformed data from entering either system. AI-driven anomaly detection flags suspicious data.

Target System Update: iPaaS invokes the target system's API/service to create or update records (e.g., AX `/AIF/SalesOrderService/create`, Sitecore `/xconnect/Contacts` PATCH).

Error Handling & Retries: If an API call fails, the iPaaS executes smart retry logic with exponential backoff. Persistent errors are logged, routed to a dead-letter queue, and trigger alerts.

Confirmation & Status Update: Success or failure is logged. For workflows like Order-to-Cash, AX order status updates are pushed back to Sitecore.

Data Touchpoints

Sitecore Commerce Orders (POST/GET /orders)
Sitecore xConnect Contacts (GET/POST/PATCH /Contacts)
Sitecore Commerce Products (GET /products) for price/inventory updates
Dynamics AX Sales Order Service (create, update, read)
Dynamics AX Customer Service (create, find, update)
Dynamics AX InventItemService (update, read) for products and inventory
Dynamics AX General Ledger Journal Service (create) for financial reconciliation

"Sitecore (Webhooks/APIs) <--> iPaaS (Connectors, Mapping, Transformation, AI, Logic, Queues, Monitoring) <--> Dynamics AX (AIF Services/Custom Services)"

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Sitecore + Dynamics AX.

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 Sitecore

Integrating Sitecore 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.
Data Mapping

Key Entities & Intelligent Data Mapping

The foundation of a successful integration lies in precise entity mapping and data transformation. Our solution provides detailed field-level mapping between Sitecore and Dynamics AX, augmented by AI for accuracy and efficiency.

Customer / Contact

A unified view of individuals or organizations interacting with your business. Synchronized bidirectionally for consistent personalization and service.

Sitecore Fields

CustomerId (xDB ID/Commerce ID) Email FirstName LastName Address (Street, City, State, Zip, Country) Phone MarketingOptInStatus LoyaltyTier LastActivityDate

Dynamics AX Fields

CustAccount (Primary Key) Name (Full Name) PartyId Currency PaymentTerms CreditLimit CustGroup Addresses (AddressType, Street, City, State, Zip, Country) ContactPersons (Email, Phone)

Mapping Notes

Sitecore's `CustomerId` (or `Email`) serves as the primary external key. `FirstName`/`LastName` map to `Name` in AX. Sitecore's `Address` is transformed to AX's `Addresses` collection with specific `AddressType` (e.g., 'Delivery', 'Invoice'). `MarketingOptInStatus` can map to a custom field or flag in AX.

Next Steps

See Sitecore + Dynamics AX 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.

Sitecore Order to Dynamics AX Sales Order Creation

Automate the complete sales order lifecycle from Sitecore's digital storefront directly into Dynamics AX for fulfillment, inventory allocation, and invoicing. This ensures real-time data consistency and accelerates order processing.

Integration Steps:

  1. 0 Customer places an order in Sitecore Experience Commerce.
  2. 1 Sitecore triggers a webhook/event to the iPaaS upon 'Order Created'.
  3. 2 iPaaS retrieves full order details (header, line items, customer, shipping) from Sitecore.
  4. 3 iPaaS maps Sitecore Order data to Dynamics AX Sales Order schema, including customer lookup/creation.
  5. 4 iPaaS creates a new Sales Order in Dynamics AX via AIF service.
  6. 5 Dynamics AX allocates inventory and initiates fulfillment process.
  7. 6 Order status updates from AX are pushed back to Sitecore for customer visibility.

Business Outcome

Reduced order processing time, eliminated manual data entry errors, real-time inventory reservation, improved customer satisfaction through timely order updates.

Frequency

Real-time, event-driven

Business Value

Key Integration Benefits

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

Accelerated Order Fulfillment
Automate the transfer of Sitecore orders to Dynamics AX in real-time, eliminating manual entry and speeding up processing from cart to delivery.
Real-time Inventory Accuracy
Synchronize inventory levels directly from Dynamics AX to Sitecore, preventing overselling and ensuring customers see accurate product availability.
Unified Customer Experience
Achieve a 360° view of your customers by synchronizing profiles, purchase history, and preferences between Sitecore and Dynamics AX.
Reduced Operational Costs
Eliminate manual data entry, reduce errors, and streamline back-office processes, leading to significant cost savings and increased efficiency.
Enhanced Data Quality
Leverage AI-driven validation and robust transformation rules to ensure consistent, accurate data across both Sitecore and Dynamics AX.
Faster Time-to-Market
Quickly launch new products or promotions by automating the synchronization of product master data from Dynamics AX to Sitecore.
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Accelerated Order Fulfillment

30% Faster Order-to-Cash Cycle

📋 What You Get

Automate the transfer of Sitecore orders to Dynamics AX in real-time, eliminating manual entry and speeding up processing from cart to delivery.

💼 Business Impact

This benefit directly contributes to 30% improvement in Faster Order-to-Cash Cycle, enabling your team to focus on high-value strategic initiatives.

Implementation Timeline

Go live with Sitecore + Dynamics AX 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 Sitecore and Dynamics AX, 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 Sitecore + Dynamics AX 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, GET, PUT /sitecore/api/ssc/commerce/shops/{shopName}/orders Create, retrieve, and update orders in Sitecore Commerce. Used for pushing order status updates from AX back to Sitecore.
GET, POST, PATCH /sitecore/api/xconnect/{version}/odata/Contacts Manage customer profiles and behavioral data in Sitecore xConnect. Used for bidirectional customer synchronization.
GET, PUT /sitecore/api/ssc/commerce/shops/{shopName}/products Retrieve and update product catalog information, including inventory levels, in Sitecore Commerce. Used for AX to Sitecore product/inventory sync.

⚡ Transformation Logic

  • Date/Time Formatting: Ensure consistent date and time formats (e.g., ISO 8601) across both systems.
  • Unit of Measure Conversion: Convert units (e.g., 'each' to 'PCS') as required by AX's inventory dimensions.
  • Status Code Mapping: Translate Sitecore `OrderStatus` (e.g., 'Pending', 'Complete') to AX `SalesStatus` (e.g., 'Open order', 'Invoiced').
  • Address Standardization: Normalize address formats and parse into distinct fields (Street, City, State, Zip, Country) for both systems.
  • Price Calculation: Re-calculate or validate `TotalAmount` and `LineItem` pricing in AX based on Sitecore's data, accounting for taxes and discounts.

🛡️ Error Handling

  • Network Interruption: Temporary connectivity loss between iPaaS and Sitecore/AX.
  • API Rate Limit Exceeded: Sitecore/AX API temporarily rejects requests due to high volume.
  • Data Validation Failure: Transformed data does not meet schema requirements of the target system (e.g., invalid character, missing mandatory field).
  • Business Logic Error: AX rejects an order due to specific business rules (e.g., customer credit limit exceeded, product out of stock).
  • Authentication Failure: Expired tokens or incorrect credentials for API access.
  • System Outage: Downtime of Sitecore or Dynamics AX instance.
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Sitecore + Dynamics AX.

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 FAQs

▸ What is the best way to integrate Sitecore with Dynamics AX?
The most effective approach is to use a modern iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service). This allows you to leverage pre-built Sitecore and Dynamics AX connectors, establish a canonical data model, and orchestrate complex workflows (e.g., order-to-cash, inventory sync) with features like data mapping, transformation, and error handling. This is far more robust and scalable than custom point-to-point integrations.

Workflows FAQs

▸ How does iPaaS handle Sitecore Commerce orders for Dynamics AX fulfillment?
Upon a new order in Sitecore, an event (e.g., webhook) triggers the iPaaS. The iPaaS retrieves the order details, transforms them into the Dynamics AX Sales Order schema, including customer and product mapping, and then creates the Sales Order in AX via its AIF services. This ensures real-time processing and inventory allocation.

Data Sync FAQs

▸ Can I synchronize product and inventory data from Dynamics AX to Sitecore?
Absolutely. Our iPaaS solution enables robust, often real-time, synchronization of product master data (pricing, descriptions, attributes) and inventory levels from Dynamics AX to Sitecore. This prevents overselling, ensures accurate product information on your storefront, and accelerates new product launches.

Data Quality FAQs

▸ How do you ensure data consistency for customer profiles between Sitecore and Dynamics AX?
Data consistency is achieved through bidirectional synchronization and robust conflict resolution strategies within the iPaaS. New customer registrations in Sitecore are pushed to AX, and updates in AX are reflected in Sitecore. The iPaaS handles deduplication and applies configurable rules (e.g., 'last-write wins' or 'master system precedence') to resolve conflicting updates.

Security FAQs

▸ What security measures are in place for Sitecore and Dynamics AX integrations?
We implement comprehensive security measures including OAuth 2.0 with Sitecore Identity Server, secure service accounts with least privilege for Dynamics AX, TLS 1.2+ encryption for all data in transit, and at-rest encryption for sensitive data. Input validation, IP whitelisting, and detailed audit trails are also crucial components.

Development FAQs

▸ Can I use low-code/no-code tools to build these integrations?
Yes, our modern iPaaS platform offers intuitive low-code/no-code interfaces. This empowers business users and citizen integrators to design, build, and manage Sitecore and Dynamics AX integration workflows using visual drag-and-drop tools, significantly reducing reliance on IT and accelerating development cycles.

AI FAQs

▸ How does AI enhance my Sitecore-Dynamics AX integration strategy?
AI significantly enhances integrations by providing intelligent automation. This includes AI-driven anomaly detection for fraud, automated data mapping suggestions, predictive insights for customer behavior, smart routing of integration errors for faster resolution, and autonomous workflow execution based on learned patterns, leading to more resilient and efficient operations.

Implementation FAQs

▸ How do you handle different integration environments (Dev, QA, Prod) for Sitecore and Dynamics AX?
Our iPaaS provides robust environment management capabilities, including dedicated environments for Dev, QA, and Prod. This allows you to deploy and test Sitecore-Dynamics AX integration flows in isolated stages. Features like version control, promotion pipelines, and environment-specific credential management ensure consistency and reduce deployment risks across your SDLC.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with Sitecore + Dynamics AX 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 Sitecore and Dynamics AX, 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 Sitecore + Dynamics AX 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 Sitecore + Dynamics AX.

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 Sitecore + Dynamics AX 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