Connect ChannelEngine
ChannelEngine bundles your sales across Bol.com, Amazon, Zalando and dozens of other marketplaces in one place. All orders, returns and commission come together there, but for your administration they still have to reach your accounting and your stock has to be right. Schakel reads ChannelEngine as the source and posts each order as a sales invoice in your accounting, books commission separately and keeps your stock in sync, without retyping per marketplace.
What travels with ChannelEngine
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Marketplace orders
Orders from all your marketplaces arrive through ChannelEngine with line items, the customer and the channel they came from.
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Sales into your books
Every order becomes a sales invoice with its own lines and the right VAT rate, with the marketplace channel recognisable in the reference.
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Returns and commission
Returns become credit invoices for the refunded amount and marketplace commission is booked separately on its own ledger account.
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Stock in sync
Stock levels stay in line between ChannelEngine and your webshop, so you do not sell what you no longer have.
Why connect ChannelEngine
- All your marketplace sales reach your accounting through one source.
- Your margin is right: commission sits apart, not folded into revenue.
- Returns become credit invoices for the amount actually refunded.
- Stock stays in sync between ChannelEngine and your webshop.
How it works
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Connect ChannelEngine to Schakel
In ChannelEngine you create an API key and hand it to Schakel, together with access to your accounting.
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Decide what flows
We set which ledger accounts and VAT codes fit your sales, commission and returns, and how stock stays in sync.
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Orders flow through automatically
New orders and returns from all your marketplaces are pulled through ChannelEngine and posted to your accounting, no manual work.
ChannelEngine, common questions
Does Schakel pull all my marketplaces through ChannelEngine?
Yes. ChannelEngine bundles your channels and Schakel reads that source, so orders from all your marketplaces land in your accounting. Request the connector and get access.
Does Schakel replace my channel management in ChannelEngine?
No. You keep managing your listings and channels in ChannelEngine. Schakel adds the other side: orders, returns and stock back in your administration.
Are marketplace commission and returns handled too?
Yes. Commission is booked separately on its own ledger account and a return becomes a credit invoice for the amount actually refunded.
A ChannelEngine connection you do not see here?
Tell us which system ChannelEngine should connect to. Request it and you get access; you hear from us within 24 hours.