Why Order Import
The order import feature in Adcurve is used for several purposes:
To approve orders for affiliate networks automatically
To calculate the statistics based on the actual orders value
To calculate the added value of online orientation on off-line purchases (ROPO)
File requirements
Webshops should generate an order status file per shop on a daily/weekly basis and upload to FTP. For partial returns, simply remove the the basket items (products) that are returned from the order in the order feed and adjust the order amount. Credentials for fetching the orders can be configured in AdCurve admin.
The file should:
be compressed using gz
be located on ftp, hosted on the customers or external site
be updated preferably at least once a day
the file should contain all updated orders since the previous file (increment)
File name should be "orders-" + timestamp of creation + "xml(.gz)". For example 'orders-20131125-110524.xml.gz' (format: YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS)
conform to the XSD schema
Time should be in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS and in UTC time.