Effects of M3 interfacing
Infor e-Commerce can function as a stand-alone application or it can be interfaced with the M3 BE system. By default, Infor e-Commerce is configured to work as a standalone application. In the M3 interfacing, many data are replicated from M3. To avoid data mismatch, creating new entities are disabled in some pages. However, for some entities it is possible to edit the replicated values (even though this should be avoided).
For more details about the effects of interfacing, see Infor e-Commerce M3 Connector’s Guide.
The following tables highlight the differences and similarities in the features between the stand-alone Infor e-Commerce application and Infor e-Commerce interfaced with the M3 BE system.
Business Center differences and similarities in features between Infor e-Commerce standalone and Infor e-Commerce interfaced with the M3 system.
| Feature | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Main | ||
| Home | Both S and M3 | |
| Workbench | Both S and M3 | |
| Newsletter | Both S and M3 | |
| Onlinechat | Both S and M3 | |
| Users | Both S and M3 | |
| Single Users B2B | Both S and M3 | |
| Single Users B2C | Both S and M3 | |
| Users B2B | Both S and M3 | |
| Users B2C | Both S and M3 | |
| Customers B2B | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, you cannot create customers. The customer details are replicated from M3. |
| Customers B2C | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, you cannot create customers. The customer details are replicated from M3. |
| User Segments | Both S and M3 | |
| Contact Groups | Both S and M3 | |
| Call Center | Both S and M3 | |
| Order Search | Both S and M3 | |
| Order Handling | S only | |
| RFQ Handling | Both S and M3 | |
| Items | ||
| Items | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, you cannot create items. The item details are replicated from M3. |
| Categories | Both S and M3 | |
| Review Item Ratings | Both S and M3 | |
| Item Prices | S only | |
| Assortments | Both S and M3 | |
| Item Relations | Both S and M3 |
M3: In this setup, you cannot create item relations. The item relations are replicated from M3. However, we recommend you not to change the replicated values. |
| Manufacturers | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, you cannot create manufacturers. The manufacturer details are replicated from M3. |
| Brands | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, you cannot create brands. The brand details are replicated from M3. |
| Logistics | S only | |
| Shop | ||
| Promotions | Both S and M3 | |
| Discounts | S only | |
| Campaigns | Both S and M3 | |
| Shipping Methods | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, you cannot create shipping methods. The shipping details are replicated from M3. |
| Delivery Fees | S only | |
| Price Groups | Both S and M3 | |
| Currencies | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, you cannot create currencies. The currency details are replicated from M3. |
| Warehouses | M3 only |
M3: In this setup, you cannot create warehouses. The warehouse details are replicated from M3. The customers can choose the delivery types for their orders in the Customer Center. The goods can be delivered to the shipping address of the customer or the customer can manually pickup the goods from the list of available warehouses. The warehouses are available for selection in the Customer Center provided their visibility is set to "Yes" in the Shop:Warehouses area of the Business Center. |
| Application Setup | Both S and M3 | |
| Texts | Both S and M3 | |
| Code Types | Both S and M3 | M3: Some code types are replicated from M3. However, you can add new code types. |
| Codes | Both S and M3 | |
| Languages | Both S and M3 | M3: The available languages should match the languages in the replication. |
| Countries | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, you cannot create countries. The country details are replicated from M3. |
| Markets | Both S and M3 | |
| Locales | Both S and M3 | |
| Payments | Both S and M3 | |
| Roles | Both S and M3 | |
| Scheduled Jobs | Both S and M3 | |
| Application Details | Both S and M3 | |
| Menu Items | Both S and M3 | |
| Pages | Both S and M3 | |
| Legal Agreements | Both S and M3 | |
| Search Engine | Both S and M3 | |
| Gateway | ||
| Requests | Both S and M3 | |
| Connector | ||
| Virtual Enterprises | M3 only | For details about how to create and manage virtual enterprises, see Infor e-Commerce M3 Connector’s Guide. |
| Replication Log | M3/ION | For details about the replication log, see Infor e-Commerce M3 Connector’s Guide. |
| Replication Configuration | M3/ION | |
| Replications | M3/ION |
Customer Center differences and similarities in the features between the standalone Infor e-Commerce application and Infor e-Commerce interfaced with the M3 system.
| Feature | Visibility | Notes |
| Home | ||
| Start | Both S and M3 | |
| Send Mail | Both S and M3 | |
| Site Map | Both S and M3 | |
| Warehouses | M3 only | |
| Shop | ||
| By Category | Both S and M3 | |
| By Items | Both S and M3 | |
| Quick Order | Both S and M3 | |
| My Orders | ||
| For Approval | Both S and M3 | |
| Quotations | Both S and M3 | |
| Shared | Both S and M3 | |
| Drafts | Both S and M3 | |
| Standard | Both S and M3 | |
| Order History | ||
| Order History | Both S and M3 | |
| Delivery Notes | Both S and M3 | M3: In this setup, the delivery notes are replicated from M3. |
| Back Orders | S only | |
| Invoices | M3: In this setup, the invoices are replicated from M3. | |
| Account Information | ||
| Financial Information | M3 only | |
| My Profile | ||
| Profile | Both S and M3 | |
| Change Password | Both S and M3 | |
| Favorite Categories | Both S and M3 | |
| Favorite Items | Both S and M3 | |
| My Discounts | S only | |
| My Company | ||
| Profile | Both S and M3 | |
| Users | Both S and M3 | |
| Shipping Addresses | Both S and M3 | M3: Shipping address cannot be edited. |