Odoo ERP · eCommerce
Odoo eCommerce Connected to Inventory and Accounting
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An online store that does not reduce stock or raise an invoice is a catalogue with a payment button. The ERP connection is the project. The theme is not.
One stock figure
The website should sell from the same product and the same available quantity as the warehouse. A nightly spreadsheet upload will oversell the fast movers. Available quantity needs a rule: what is reserved for open orders is not shown as free.
A standard D2C store is often a 6–10 week piece of work once products and payments are known. A B2B portal with customer-specific prices adds about 2–4 weeks. Those are the ranges we publish for this shape of project, confirmed after discovery.
Odoo eCommerce or another storefront
Odoo’s own website is the shortest path when the catalogue, the checkout, and the invoice should be one database. A separate storefront is reasonable when the brand site already exists and only orders, stock, and customers must sync.
Either way, write which system owns the product, the price, and the customer. Two owners means two truths. Integration work of this kind sits with integrations.
Payment and failure
A paid order that never creates a sales order is the failure to design for. Name what happens when the payment succeeds and Odoo is briefly down, and who is told. Test that path in staging with a small amount.
Taxes on the web order must be the same taxes as the invoice. Do not maintain a second tax table on the website.
Do not launch the catalogue and the warehouse together if both are new
If inventory locations are still being argued, the website will show the argument to customers. Stabilise receipt and delivery first, using the inventory article, then open the store.
Scope and fees for the ERP side remain the India bands in the cost guide. The storefront design is additional when it is a separate build.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do we have to use Odoo’s website?+
No. Odoo eCommerce is the shortest path. An existing site can send orders in, as long as one system owns stock and price.
How long does a D2C store take?+
A standard D2C store with a known catalogue is often 6–10 weeks. B2B pricing portals add about 2–4 weeks. Discovery confirms both.
Can B2B customers see their own prices?+
Yes, when the pricelist on the customer is the same one sales already uses. Do not keep a website-only price.