It is strongly recommended that you provide authentication credentials for Shopify and Virtualstock Supplier connector instances as part of the installation process. This approach means that newly installed process flows are pre-configured with the required instance/endpoint details.
However, if you don't have your credentials but want to install the blueprint anyway (or if you missed this step during installation), you can add instances retrospectively and then update process flows manually.
Step 1 Follow the steps in our Adding an instance guide to add one instance for Shopify and one for Virtualstock Supplier.
Step 2 Access the Orders process flow and edit settings for each connector shape in the flow (there are 4). Ensure that each one is set as per our Orders summary page.
Step 3 Access the Fulfillments process flow and edit settings for each connector shape in the flow (there are 2). Ensure that each one is set as per our Fulfillments summary page.
Step 4 Access the Inventory process flow and edit settings for each connector shape in the flow (there are 3). Ensure that each one is set as per our Inventory summary page.
Step 5 Continue with this installation guide.
In this stage you will locate the Shopify & Virtualstock Supplier blueprint in the Patchworks marketplace, then configure instances for required connectors and install the blueprint.
Having completed all the steps detailed below, the Shopify to Virtualstock Supplier blueprint will be installed and all required resources become available in your dashboard. These include:
Step 1 Log in to the Patchworks dashboard and navigate to the public marketplace.
Step 2 Ensure the blueprints tab is selected, then locate the Shopify & Virtualstock Supplier app:
Having purchased a blueprint from the Patchworks website, it will be available in your apps marketplace within 24 hours.
Step 3 Click the Shopify & Virtualstock Supplier blueprint to view details:
Step 4 Scroll down to the Connectors section and select the Add instance option for Shopify:
...then enter details for the Shopify store that you want to use for testing:
Please see our Adding an instance page for general guidance about adding new instances. For Shopify requirements please refer to our Shopify (prebuilt connector) page.
Adding connector instance credentials here saves some time later since this will auto-configure relevant connector shapes in related process flows.
Step 5 Move over to the Virtualstock Supplier connector and select the Add instance option:
...then enter details for Virtualstock Supplier that you want to use for testing:
Please see our Adding an instance page for general guidance about adding new instances. For specific Virtualstock Supplier requirements, please see our Virtualstock (prebuilt connector) page.
Step 6 Click the install button at the top of the page to install the app:
For guidance on blueprint installation please see our Installing a blueprint page.
Step 7 Once the blueprint is installed successfully, go to the next stage.
