1.Introduction
This is the manual for the integration between Lightspeed eCom and Billit.
This integration ensures that orders or invoices from the Lightspeed eCom webshop are automatically processed to invoices in Billit. Because the orders or invoices enter the merchant's accounting system directly, it saves time on financial administration. It is possible to process paid orders from the webshop or invoices.
Please pay special attention to the following
- This integration is a financial integration. It is not a logistics integration. It is not suitable for updating customers in Billit, printing packing slips, or synchronizing products/inventory.
- This integration does not replace the work of an accountant. It saves time because you no longer have to retype documents. The accountant is still needed for advice, expertise, and control.
Tip: Other customers using this integration found the tips in the FAQ for Lightspeed eCom and in the FAQ for Billit.
Install integration
You install this integration from the Lightspeed eCom App Store. If you select the Accounting category, our apps will appear automatically. You can recognize us as a supplier by the blue area and the white gear icon at the top right. If you click on the App, you will see a description and the Install button. Upon activation, you will be automatically guided through the configuration screens.
The installation is complete when both connection dots are green, and the settings in the Configuration tab have been entered and saved.
Important: Once the integration is installed, always log in to the dashboard via https://uwkoppeling.webwinkelfacturen.nl, and not from the app store.
The trial period for the integration is 30 days.
If you want to install another integration, you can do so in the same way. Make sure you are logged out of the integration dashboard and preferably start the new installation in an incognito browser.
You install this integration from the Lightspeed eCom App Store. If you select the Accounting category, our apps will appear automatically. You can recognize us as a supplier by the blue area and the white gear icon at the top right. If you click on the App, you will see a description and the Install button. Upon activation, you will be automatically guided through the configuration screens.
The installation is complete when both connection dots are green, and the settings in the Configuration tab have been entered and saved.
Important: Once the integration is installed, always log in to the dashboard via https://uwkoppeling.webwinkelfacturen.nl, and not from the app store.
The trial period for the integration is 30 days.
If you want to install another integration, you can do so in the same way. Make sure you are logged out of the integration dashboard and preferably start the new installation in an incognito browser.
Cancel integration
If you want to terminate the integration, you can simply remove the app from the app store in your backend.
Are you switching to another accounting system and want to create a new integration? You can install the new app from the app store in your backend. Make sure you are logged out of the dashboard of the old integration and preferably start the new installation in an incognito browser.
Are you switching to another webshop system? Via our integrations page you can see whether you install it from the relevant app store, or by means of an installation link.
Has the installation been successful, but do you see in the dashboard of the integration the old license key still present when you click the dropdown arrow next to the key (even though that app/key has been deleted)? If so, please send us an email requesting that the old key be removed.
If you want to terminate the integration, you can simply remove the app from the app store in your backend.
Are you switching to another accounting system and want to create a new integration? You can install the new app from the app store in your backend. Make sure you are logged out of the dashboard of the old integration and preferably start the new installation in an incognito browser.
Are you switching to another webshop system? Via our integrations page you can see whether you install it from the relevant app store, or by means of an installation link.
Has the installation been successful, but do you see in the dashboard of the integration the old license key still present when you click the dropdown arrow next to the key (even though that app/key has been deleted)? If so, please send us an email requesting that the old key be removed.
2.How the integration works
An order or invoice from the Lightspeed eCom webshop is processed to an Billit invoice. It is possible to ensure that the Billit invoices refer to a product in Billit. We call this posting to products. This can be requested via webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl.
The integration works with webhooks from the Lightspeed eCom webshop. Processing can be done in two ways, namely based on paid orders or invoices. The advantage of the option paid orders is that orders that are not paid do not enter the accounting system. With this option, however, credit notes are not included. With the option invoices all invoices are processed to Billit, so both debit and credit invoices. You can set the preference for paid orders or invoices via the Configuration tab of the dashboard.
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The integration works with webhooks from the Lightspeed eCom webshop. Processing can be done in two ways, namely based on paid orders or invoices. The advantage of the option paid orders is that orders that are not paid do not enter the accounting system. With this option, however, credit notes are not included. With the option invoices all invoices are processed to Billit, so both debit and credit invoices. You can set the preference for paid orders or invoices via the Configuration tab of the dashboard.
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Pre-check orders or invoices
At the start of processing an order, we perform a number of checks on the Lightspeed eCom order or invoice:
At the start of processing an order, we perform a number of checks on the Lightspeed eCom order or invoice:
- It is checked whether the total of the Lightspeed eCom order / invoice is equal to the sum of the amounts in the order / invoice lines plus the shipping costs amount.
- If the order / invoice is an ICP sale, the VAT number is checked.
- It is checked whether a corresponding VAT code exists in Billit for the VAT in each line.
- It is checked whether the order or invoice has not already been processed.
Processing orders or invoices
Upon a successful check, the Billit invoice is created and processed to Billit.
The debtor data is placed in the Billit invoice. Billit itself checks if the debtor is already present.
One can choose to also add the products from the order or invoice. This option can be requested from us.
Post-check
After the order or invoice has been forwarded and a success message from Billit has been received, the order or invoice is marked as handled. The Lightspeed eCom order appears at the Reporting tab on the dashboard.
If Billit returns an error while processing the order or invoice, the order or invoice appears in the Errors tab on the dashboard. Via the yellow button More info more information about the problem can be found. Via the red button Report problem can the order or invoice with all necessary information easily be submitted to us after you have tried to resolve the problem yourself. If the problem is solved, in some cases the orders or invoices can be processed again with the blue Process button.
Data
Information about the data that is processed can be found in the section Day-to-day: To Billit later in the manual.
After the order or invoice has been forwarded and a success message from Billit has been received, the order or invoice is marked as handled. The Lightspeed eCom order appears at the Reporting tab on the dashboard.
If Billit returns an error while processing the order or invoice, the order or invoice appears in the Errors tab on the dashboard. Via the yellow button More info more information about the problem can be found. Via the red button Report problem can the order or invoice with all necessary information easily be submitted to us after you have tried to resolve the problem yourself. If the problem is solved, in some cases the orders or invoices can be processed again with the blue Process button.
Data
Information about the data that is processed can be found in the section Day-to-day: To Billit later in the manual.
3.Installation
After installation, check using this FAQ, whether the integration works.
The integration between Lightspeed eCom and billit is installed via the Lightspeed App Store. First, the connection with your webshop is established and you authorize the integration to read data from your webshop.
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Two more steps need to be completed:
1. Establishing the connection with Billit. This authorizes the integration to write transactions to your Billit administration and to read information.
2. The configuration itself.
Before the integration can be used, the terms and conditions must first be accepted. The terms and conditions are based on the general ICT Terms and Conditions (industry organization) and the general GDPR guidelines.
Authentication Billit
The authentication with Billit runs via OAuth. Make sure you are logged out of Billit before starting the connection. You now click on the red Connect button. A login screen for your Billit account will automatically appear. When you log in, you will get a screen asking if you allow the connection. If you confirm this, the connection with Billit is established.
If you want to re-establish the connection at a later moment, you can always do so by clicking the Connect button.
Invoice layout Billit
It is possible to link an invoice layout to the invoice in Billit. At this moment, the templateID of the layout must be entered. At a later stage, the integration will show a list of available invoice layouts. This functionality is under development.
Payment status Billit
It is possible to provide the payment status to Billit invoices. The options are always set to paid, never set to paid, or set to paid depending on the status in the webshop. If you choose the last option, it concerns the payment status at the time of processing. If the payment status in the webshop changes at a later moment, the invoice in Billit will not be updated.
Configure VAT rates and general ledger accounts
When processing to the Billit accounting system, the VAT percentages are transferred directly. Therefore, there is no possibility to post to separate VAT codes or ledger accounts.
When processing to the Billit accounting system, the VAT percentages are transferred directly. Therefore, there is no possibility to post to separate VAT codes or ledger accounts.
4.Day-to-day: From Lightspeed
Processing schedule: This integration is a real-time integration. It is possible to process either the paid orders or the invoices from your Lightspeed eCom. Paid orders are processed as soon as the order in the webshop is set to paid. Invoices are processed as soon as they are created.
Credit invoices: When choosing invoices, the integration will also process the credit invoices. When processing paid orders, credit invoices are not included.
VAT numbers: For business orders within the EU, outside the Netherlands, a VAT number is mandatory. The integration performs a check on the validity of VAT numbers.
Field-level specification orders
VAT numbers: For business orders within the EU, outside the Netherlands, a VAT number is mandatory. The integration performs a check on the validity of VAT numbers.
Field-level specification orders
Specification Lightspeed eCom order. +-
| Below is an elaboration at field level when retrieving orders. The general values in the order and the order rules are discussed, the shipping costs and the debtor details. | |
| Name field | Values from Lightspeed eCom order |
| Order-identifier | [id] |
| Order number | [ordernumber_full] |
| Affiliate number | This must be requested separately by the merchant. The field [comment] is used for this. |
| Customer number | [customer][resource][id], this is not used |
| Order and booking date | [createdAt] |
| ICP indication |
An order is an ICP order if:
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| International indication |
An order is an international order if:
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| Order status | [status] |
| Payment status | [paymentStatus] |
| Payment method | [paymentTitle] |
| Paymentmethod-id | [paymentId] |
| Total amounts excl VAT | [priceExcl] |
| Total amounts incl VAT | [priceIncl] |
| Total VAT | Total incl - Total excl |
| Total discounts incl or excl VAT | The amounts in the order can be incl. or excl. VAT. This is determined by the field [order_row_taxes_included] |
| Total discounts | 0 |
Specification Lightspeed eCom order lines. +-
| Name field | Values from Lightspeed eCom order |
| VAT percentage | [taxRate] * 100 |
| Name product | The name of the product is determined as follows
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| SKU | [sku] |
| Ean | [ean] |
| Productcode | [articleCode] |
| Amount | [quantityOrdered] |
| Discount excl / incl VAT | [discountExcl] / [discountIncl] |
| Line amounts incl or excl VAT without discount | [basePriceExcl] / [basePriceIncl] * quantity |
| Line amounts incl or excl VAT with discount | [priceExcl] / [priceIncl] |
| Unit amounts incl or excl VAT without discount | [basePriceExcl] / [basePriceIncl] |
| Unit amounts incl or excl VAT with discount | [priceExcl] / [priceIncl] divide by the quantity |
| Accounts and VAT codes from Billit | These are determined based on the settings in the integration, the delivery country of the order and the VAT percentages. The type for order lines is turnover / revenue. |
Specification Lightspeed eCom shipping costs. +-
| Name field | Values from Lightspeed eCom order |
| Name | Shipping costs [shipmentTitle] |
| VAT percentage | [shopmentTaxRate] * 100 |
| Shipping costs incl or excl VAT without discount | [shipmentBasePriceExcl] / [shipmentBasePriceIncl] |
| Discount Shipping costs incl or excl VAT | [shipmentDiscountExcl] / [shipmentDiscountIncl] |
| Shipping costs incl or excl VAT with discount | [shipmentBasePriceExcl] / [shipmentBasePriceIncl] minus [shipmentDiscountExcl] / [shipmentDiscountIncl] |
| Accounts and VAT codes from Billit | These are determined based on the settings in the integration, the delivery country of the order and the VAT percentages. The type for shipping costs is shipping / shipping costs. |
Specification Lightspeed eCom payment costs. +-
| Name field | Values from Lightspeed eCom order |
| Name | Payment costs [paymentTitle] |
| VAT percentage | [paymentTaxRate] |
| Payment costs incl and excl VAT | [paymentBasePriceExcl] / [paymentBasePriceIncl] |
| Accounts and VAT codes from Billit | These are determined based on the settings in the integration, the delivery country of the order and the VAT percentages. The type for payment costs is payment / payment costs. |
Specification Lightspeed eCom customer details +-
| Name field | Values from Lightspeed eCom order |
| First name | [first_name] |
| Last name | [last_name] |
| Company name | [companyName] |
| Phone number | [phone] |
| Chamber of Commerce number | [companyCoCnumber], a clean-up action takes place here |
| Address line 1 | [addressBillingStreet] [addressBillingNumber] [addressBillingExtension] |
| Address line 2 | [addressBillingStreet2] |
| Zip code | [addressBillingZipcode] |
| City | [addressBillingCity] |
| Country | [addressBillingCountry][code], and the name is determined based on that code |
| Iso country | [addressBillingCountry][code] |
| Shipping address | Same as for the billing address, but now with [addressShipping] instead of [addressBilling] |
| VAT number | [companyVatNumber] - this is checked for correctness |
| Emailaddress | [email] |
Field-level specification invoices
Specification Lightspeed eCom invoices. +-
| Below is a specification at field level for retrieving invoices. The debtors from the invoice are read in the same way as for orders. The fields are listed above. | |
| Name field | Values from Lightspeed eCom invoice |
| Invoice-identifier | [id] |
| Invoice number | [number] |
| Order-identifier | [id] of the order associated with the invoice |
| Affiliate number | This must be requested separately by the merchant. The field [comment] is used for this. |
| Invoice date | [createdAt] |
| ICP indication |
An order is an ICP order if:
|
| International indication |
An order is an international order if:
|
| Payment status | [paymentStatus] |
| Payment method | [paymentTitle] |
| Paymentmethod-id | [paymethodId] |
| Total amounts incl or excl VAT | [priceIncl] and [priceExcl] |
| Total VAT | [priceIncl] - [priceExcl] |
Specification Lightspeed eCom debtor+-
| Similar to retrieving customer data from the order, see above. |
Specification Lightspeed eCom invoice lines. +-
| The invoice lines in the Lightspeed invoice have a type. The lines with type equal to product or custom are designated as invoice lines. These invoice lines are processed one by one. | |
| Name field | Values from the Lightspeed eCom invoice line |
| VAT percentage | [taxRate] * 100 |
| Name product | The name of the product is determined as follows
|
| SKU | [sku] |
| Ean | [ean] |
| Productcode | [articleCode] |
| Amount | [quantity] |
| Discount excl / incl VAT | [discountExcl] / [discountIncl] |
| Line amounts incl or excl VAT without discount | [basePiceExcl] / [basePriceIncl] * [quantity] |
| Line amounts incl or excl VAT with discount | [priceExcl] / [priceIncl] |
| Unit amounts incl or excl VAT without discount | [basePriceExcl] / [basePriceIncl] |
| Unit amounts incl or excl VAT with discount | [priceExcl] / [priceIncl] divide by [quantity] |
| Accounts and VAT codes from Billit | These are determined based on the settings in the integration, the delivery country of the invoice and the VAT percentages. The type for invoice lines is turnover / revenue. |
Specification Lightspeed eCom shipping costs. +-
| The invoice lines in the Lightspeed invoice have a type. The lines with type equal to shipment. The integration expects a maximum of 1 shipping line. | |
| Name field | Values from the Lightspeed eCom shipping line |
| VAT percentage | [taxRate] * 100. If the VAT percentage is 0, it is checked whether the VAT percentage can be determined from [basePriceIncl] and [basePriceExcl] |
| Name | Shipping costs [variant] |
| Amount | 1 |
| Discount excl / incl VAT | [discountExcl] / [discountIncl] |
| Line amounts incl or excl VAT without discount | [basePiceExcl] / [basePriceIncl] |
| Line amounts incl or excl VAT with discount | [priceExcl] / [priceIncl] |
| Unit amounts incl or excl VAT without discount | [basePriceExcl] / [basePriceIncl] |
| Unit amounts incl or excl VAT with discount | [priceExcl] / [priceIncl] |
| Accounts and VAT codes from Billit | These are determined based on the settings in the integration, the delivery country of the invoice and the VAT percentages. The type for shipping lines is shipment / shipping costs. |
Specification Lightspeed eCom payment costs +-
| The invoice lines in the Lightspeed invoice have a type. The lines with type equal to payment. The integration expects a maximum of 1 payment line. | |
| Name field | Values from the Lightspeed eCom payment line |
| VAT percentage | [taxRate] * 100. If the VAT percentage is 0, it is checked whether the VAT percentage can be determined from [basePriceIncl] and [basePriceExcl] |
| Name | Payment costs [variant] |
| Amount | 1 |
| Discount excl / incl VAT | [discountExcl] / [discountIncl] |
| Line amounts incl or excl VAT without discount | [basePiceExcl] / [basePriceIncl] |
| Line amounts incl or excl VAT with discount | [priceExcl] / [priceIncl] |
| Unit amounts incl or excl VAT without discount | [basePriceExcl] / [basePriceIncl] |
| Unit amounts incl or excl VAT with discount | [priceExcl] / [priceIncl] |
| Accounts and VAT codes from Billit | These are determined based on the settings in the integration, the delivery country of the invoice and the VAT percentages. The type for payment lines is payment / payment costs. |
5.Day-to-day: To Billit
Below is the creation of new Billit invoices elaborated at field level. It is possible to post to products in the Billit invoice. We then include the Billit product ID in the invoice. You can request this via webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl stating your license key.
Field-level specification Billit
Creating invoices
When creating invoices, the customer information is placed in the invoice. Therefore, no separate customer is created. Billit handles the matching of the debtor data with already existing debtors in Billit itself.
Create debtor
When processing customer information, all data is provided in the sales transaction and Billit will process it further.
When processing customer information, all data is provided in the sales transaction and Billit will process it further.
Create products
Products are only created if this is configured in your contract. The integration first checks whether the products from the order or invoice already exist in Billit. If not, the integration adds the missing products. The rules for matching products between Lightspeed eCom and Billit can be found in this FAQ read here.
Regarding VAT, the integration follows the VAT percentage in the order or invoice.
Automatically sending invoices
The integration creates the invoice in Billit, but will not automatically send the invoice to the debtor. It is possible to set an invoice layout. This can be done via the dashboard https://uwkoppeling.webwinkelfacturen.nl, tab Configuration.
The integration creates the invoice in Billit, but will not automatically send the invoice to the debtor. It is possible to set an invoice layout. This can be done via the dashboard https://uwkoppeling.webwinkelfacturen.nl, tab Configuration.
Field-level specification Billit
Field-level specification of the Billit invoice. +-
| Name | Example | Note |
| OrderDate | 2022-12-02T20:23:29+01:00 | order date |
| ExpiryDate | 2022-12-16T20:23:29 | order date + 14 days - the 14 days is not adjustable. |
| OrderType | Invoice | Type, in case of negative order or invoice Credit invoice. |
| OrderTitle | 1050 | Order number, upon request order or invoice number |
| OrderDirection | Income | |
| TotalExcl | 97.98 | Quantity * unit prices excl. VAT |
| TotalIncl | 103.85 | Quantity * unit prices incl. VAT |
| TotalVat | 5.87 | VAT |
| PaymentReference | 1050 | Order number |
| Created | 2023-01-20 | current date |
| Invoice lines | ||
| Quantity | 2 | Amount |
| Description | Monthly settings check | Description |
| VATPercentage | 6.00 | VAT percentage |
| UnitPriceExcl | 20.7075 | Unit prices excl. VAT |
| UnitPriceIncl | 21.9500 | Unit prices incl. VAT |
| TotalExcl | 41.4151 | Quantity * unit prices excl. VAT |
| TotalIncl | 43.9000 | Quantity * unit prices incl. VAT |
| TotalVAT | 2.4849 | VAT |
| Currency | EUR | Is not processed |
| InclLeading | true | Including VAT leading, this is not adjustable. |
| Product-id | Product identifier from Billit | Only if configured that products should be processed. |
| Customer | ||
| First name | Sophie | |
| Last name | Fischer | |
| Address | Stationstraat | |
| House number | 12 | |
| Postal code | 1000AA | |
| City | Amsterdam | |
| CountryCode | NL | |
| info@sponiza.nl | ||
| Phone number | 31623138822 | |
| Name | Sophie Fischer | Company name if present, otherwise first and last name. |
| Invoice shipping address - please note, the shipping address is an additional address for the customer in Billit | ||
| Address type | DeliveryAddress | |
| Name | Marietje Geuze | |
| Address | Heesterstraat | |
| House number | 1 | |
| Postal code | 3512KL | |
| City | Utrecht | |
| CountryCode | NL | |
| Paid | 1 | |
Field-level specification of the Billit product. +-
| Name | Example | Note |
| Reference | [Reference] | The reference of the product in Billit. This reference is available after we have retrieved or potentially added the product. |
| Description | [Description] | |
| Price excl. VAT | [unitpriceExcl] | |
| Product VAT | [VAT] | |
| Amount incl. VAT | [unitpriceIncl] | |
| Created | Current date | |
| Last modified | Current date |
6.Support
We believe it is important that you as online retailer have direct access to information about the integration whenever you want. That is why every customer has a personal dashboard.
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Explanation tabs dashboard
On the Dashboard >> Report you can see which orders or invoices from your Lightspeed eCom webshop, and when, have been transferred to Billit.At Dashboard >> Errors you can see which orders or invoices have not been processed. Via the blue Process button you can (re)submit the order or invoice. Via the red Report problem button you can create a ticket with us.
At Dashboard >> Open the orders or invoices are listed that have not yet been processed because they do not yet have the correct status in the webshop. Every night jobs run to review the status again and still process the order or invoice.
At Dashboard >> Configuration the settings of your integration are listed. You can adjust the settings there.
At Dashboard >> Profile invoices are available for download. You can also specify an additional email address here for sending emails and stop the integration.
What if orders or invoices are missing in Billit
If orders or invoices are missing in Billit we recommend following the steps below:- Log in to the dashboard: https://uwkoppeling.webwinkelfacturen.nl. The username and password are included in the registration email.
- Go to the Errors tab and check if order or invoice is there. You may need to adjust the search period if the
order or invoice is from a previous month. If you find order or invoice in this overview:
- Check the error code and verify whether you can resolve it yourself.
- If yes resolve the issue and click the blue Process button to resubmit the order or invoice.
- If not use the red Report problem button to create a ticket with us.
- Note if there are multiple errors, please create only 1 or 2 tickets. We will automatically see the other issues.
- Go to the Report tab and see if order or invoice is listed there. If so, you'll often see an identifier for Billit (in the purple section of the overview) that you can use to search for order or invoice.
- Go to the Open tab and check if order or invoice is there.
- If you cannot resolve the issue, you can always create a ticket via the green Ask us button.
You can send any other questions or comments to webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl. For a quick response, please always include the license key and as much information as possible. If you encounter any problems during installation, please let us know where you're experiencing the issue. And if there's an error message, please include that as well. If you think orders or invoices is missing, please provide the number and date. This way, we can perform a more targeted search and tell you what's wrong.
We have an extensive FAQ-section on the website. Pay particular attention to these sections: https://faq.webwinkelfacturen.nl/category/22/lightspeed-ecom.html and https://faq.webwinkelfacturen.nl/category/46/billit.html.
Would you prefer us to perform the installation of the integration for you? That is possible. Send an email to webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl with the request. We charge €39.50 excl. VAT for an installation. For installations we require access to the webshop and the accounting system.
We can perform migrations for orders or invoices that took place in the past. The request procedure and method are described in this faq. For migrations we charge €67.50 excl. VAT per 1000 orders or invoices.