Overview
Rue La La is an online retailer that offers members-only access to daily deals and discounts on high-end fashion, home goods, travel experiences, and more. Members receive daily emails featuring limited-time sales events. Rue La La offers high-quality products at discounted prices, making luxury items more accessible to a broader audience.
With Sellercloud, you can sell on Rue La La through Radial. This integration works through EDI documents transmitting information between the two services. The following plugins are currently available:
- Order Import – Imports order info from Rue La La in EDI 850 file.
- Tracking Export – Exports tracking information to Rue La La in EDI 856 format.
- Inventory Export – Exports inventory to Rue La La in EDI 846 file format.
- Order PDF Invoice – Generates invoices from a template.
Prerequisites
Before you can integrate your Rue La La account with Sellercloud, contact Radial for your FTP details: server name, username, and password.
Custom Company Settings
Next, create the following Custom Company Settings:
- Ruelala_ISAID – Set to RETAILCONV.
- Ruelala_CustomerISAID – Enter a unique phone number, no spaces or symbols.
- Ruelala_CustomerQualifier – Set to ZZ.
- Ruelala_Qualifier – Set to ZZ.
- Ruelala_997Folder – Optional. Use it to specify which folder the 997 documents from the Order Import will go to.
- STControlNumber
- GSControlNumber
- ISAControlNumber
Sellercloud Support
Next, contact Sellercloud Support and request:
- To install the Rue La La plugins on your server.
- The following custom product and order columns:
Product Columns
- Ruelala_Enabled – Set to True to enable a product on Rue La La.
- Ruelala_SKU – a product’s SKU at Rue La La. If populated, it will be sent as the identifier for the product.
- Ruelala_SafetyQty (optional) – A Safety Quantity for products on Rue La La.
Order Columns
- Division – Orders must have this column for the plugins to know if it’s Rue La La or Gilt. Otherwise, the invoice plugin will print a generic invoice. This column is also used by the order import and tracking export plugins.
Order Import
This plugin imports order data from Rue La La to Sellercloud in EDI 850 format.
Automate Order Import
To create a Scheduled Task that regularly imports orders from Rue La La to Sellercloud:
- Navigate to Settings > Scheduled Tasks > Manage Scheduled Tasks.
- Click the green + icon: Create New Scheduled Task.
- Complete as follows:
- Click Task Type and select Import Orders.
- Set the Task Name to Rue La La Order Import.
- Select the Company.
- Select the Start Time.
- Click CREATE.
- The following message appears at the bottom of your screen: “Scheduled task created successfully. Click Here to configure the task details.” – click the link.
- Click the Edit button on the top right.
- In the Details section:
- Click the Create Orders For Company menu and select the company you designated for this integration.
- Click the Plugin menu and select Ruelala-Gilt 850 Order Import.
- In the Import Options section, set Import From to FTP and fill out the FTP fields.
- In the Frequency section, specify the task frequency. For optimal performance, select a range between thirty minutes and one hour.
- In the General section, click the Enable button.
- Click Save on the top right.
Tracking Export
This plugin exports tracking information following the 856 EDI format.
SCAC codes mapping:
- FXSP – FedEx SmartPost
- FXG – FedEx Ground (Default)
- FXH – FedEx Home Delivery
Before you move on, create a Saved Search for orders filtered by:
- Company – Choose the Rue La La company
- Order Status – InProcess Or Completed
- Shipping Status – FullyShipped
- Payment Status – Charged
- Tracking Uploaded – No
Automate Tracking Export
To create a Scheduled Task that regularly exports order tracking from Sellercloud to Rue La La:
- Navigate to Settings > Scheduled Tasks > Manage Scheduled Tasks.
- Click the green + icon: Create New Scheduled Task.
- Complete as follows:
- Click Task Type and select Export Orders.
- Set the Task Name.
- Select the Company.
- Select the Start Time.
- Click CREATE.
- The following message appears at the bottom of your screen: “Scheduled task created successfully. Click Here to configure the task details.” – click the link.
- Click the Edit button on the top right.
- In the Details section:
- Click the User ID menu and select your ID.
- Click the Saved Search menu and select the saved search you created earlier.
- Click the Export Via menu and select Rue La La Ruelala EDI 856 Tracking Export.
- Check Mark Orders Exported.
- Check This Is Tracking Export.
- In the Export Options section, set Export To to FTP and fill out the FTP fields.
- In the Frequency section, specify the task frequency. For optimal performance, select a range between thirty minutes and one hour.
- In the General section, click the Enable toggle button.
- Click Save on the top right.
Order PDF Invoice
This plugin creates invoices with information about orders and products. This is the only plugin that doesn’t require a scheduled task.
Orders must have the Custom Column Division for the plugin to know if it’s Rue La La or Gilt. Otherwise, the plugin will print a generic invoice.
To set up the invoice plugin:
- Go to the Company Settings of the company where you set up Rue La La.
- Click Toolbox and select Invoice Settings.
- Click Per Channel Preferences.
- For Website, select Plugin > RueLaLa/Gilt Invoice.
- Click Save.
Inventory Export
This plugin exports inventory from Sellercloud to Rue La La in EDI 846 format.
Make sure to enable your products for Rue La La by setting their Ruelala_Enabled Custom Column for Products to True:
- For one product at a time: go to the Product Details Page > click Toolbox and select Custom Columns > click Edit, update the Ruelala_Enabled column, and Save.
- For multiple products in bulk: follow the steps to Bulk Update Products and use the Ruelala_Enabled column – set it to True for all products you want to enable.
Before you move on, create a Saved Search for products filtered by:
- Company – Choose the Rue La La company
- Ruelala_Enabled – True. This custom column for products must be created by Sellercloud Support for the custom filter to appear.
- Ruelala_SKU – Optionally, you can use this custom filter and set it to Is Not Null to target products with a Rue La La SKU.
Automate Inventory Export
To create a Scheduled Task that regularly exports inventory from Sellercloud to Rue La La:
- Navigate to Settings > Scheduled Tasks > Manage Scheduled Tasks.
- Click the green + icon: Create New Scheduled Task.
- Complete as follows:
- Click Task Type and select Export Products.
- Set the Task Name.
- Select the Company.
- Select the Start Time.
- Click CREATE.
- The following message appears at the bottom of your screen: “Scheduled task created successfully. Click Here to configure the task details.” – click the link.
- Click the Edit button on the top right.
- In the Details section:
- Click the User ID menu and select your ID.
- Click the Saved Search menu and select the saved search you created earlier.
- Click the Export Via menu and select Ruelala EDI 846 Product Export.
- In the Export Options section, set Export To to FTP and fill out the FTP fields.
- In the Frequency section, specify the task frequency. For optimal performance, select a range between thirty minutes and one hour.
- In the General section, click the Enable toggle button.
- Click Save on the top right.