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Case Study

Integration of Magento Ecommerce Platform with Microsoft ERP

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The client demanded an online shopping cart system especially for retailers and wholesalers that

would be well integrated with an ERP system for receiving and processing online orders. Client

projected the web application to list a plethora of products for online sales. It is an application

that enables customers to view the product images and place online orders using the cart

system.

The client was facing inconvenience with the wide range of product listings and wanted to

transfer to the e-commerce platform for enhanced convenience for users along with the online

payment gateway integration. The objective was also to enable customers to choose from the

various options available for each product and decide on the one that suits them the best from

the comfort of their needs. The project addresses the development of an online shopping cart

system that allows suppliers to sell their products directly online to the customers. This Magento

based ecommerce platform also offers varied discounts to the customers to enhance their

shopping experience.

Client expected the following functionalities to be added to the system:

Integration of a payment gateway

Order management system

Inventory management system

Integration with the Microsoft ERP system

User-friendly design

Tweaks to database for high performance

Client Requirement

Project Challenges

Team faced the following challenges:

Developing an active shopping portal capable of handling millions of user requests at

the same time without slowing the site down.

Incorporating web usability principles in the website design to ensure easy navigation

for all types of users.

ERP integration and data synchronization with the ecommerce shopping cart system

for varied products on regular basis. Also, taking care of the discounts that are

offered to the retailers and wholesalers.

Each combination results in a different pricing being displayed to the retailers and

wholesalers which needed utmost attention.

Ensuring safe and secure transfer of data.

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Technologies Used

Manpower

Project Leader

1

Developers

2

Designers

2

Quality Assurance Testers

2

Planning

Keeping in mind the enormous structure of the website and the challenges involved a

four-tier development approach was adopted consisting of:

The Database layer containing MYSQL Server Database, Tables, Stored Procedures and so

on.

The Data Access layer containing the libraries responsible for accessing data from the

database.

The Business Logic layer consisting of all the business logic procedures for modules like

Shipping, Payment Gateway, Order Management, Check out etc.

The User Interface layer which forms the Graphical User Interface of the website.

Operating System &

Server Management

Red Hat Linux OS, Multi-Server Architecture with Staging &

Production Environment through Version Controlling releases, Server

Optimization, Security & SSL Implementation, Scheduler for Back-ups,

Alert Monitoring System Integration, Server Performance Tuning at

regular intervals, Software Firewall Configuration & Maintenance

Development Tools &

Environments

PHP5+, Magento Community Edition 1.7, Zend Framework, Apache

Web Server, AJAX, Java Script, HTML5, CSS3 etc.

Database MYSQL Database Server, DB Clustering, DB Optimization, Master

Slave Replication, Query Optimization, Scheduler for Backups

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Architecture

PHP and MYSQL Server formed the basis of development as the site was rich with user data and

featured extensive capabilities for event management. Shipping Management, Order Management,

Check Out and other modules were developed in PHP such that they can be executed directly from

the UI layer. These PHP files consisted of all the business logics used for respective modules like

Save (Add/Update), Delete, Get Single Object, Get Multiple Objects for Listing and were designed to

be capable of handling many more logics which were not related to the database.

The Data Access layer contained the libraries responsible for accessing data from the database and

built a generic query for insert, update, delete and select depending on the business class. All

business layer components were coded to use this library for data accessing process from database.

Stored procedures were used only for complex retrieval of data from multiple tables and were

entirely avoided with conditional syntax to ensure smooth performance of the website. The UI layer

was kept free of any business logic with images, applications and data being called from their

respective servers.

Development Highlights

The system managed the entire gamut of online activities successfully handling all the orders,

shipping, payments amongst others. Extensive pre-development research was carried out to

create a robust application in minimum time while dealing with extensive customizations. Web

usability guidelines were strictly followed during development and the interface was made easily

navigable through judicious use of AJAX, CSS and HTML controls. The site was developed and

fully functional within a span of 6 months.