prestashop - billit: Manual

1.Introduction

This is the manual for the integration between Prestashop and Billit.

This integration ensures that orders from Prestashop webshop are automatically processed to invoices in Billit. Because the orders go directly into the online retailer's accounting system, this saves time on financial administration.

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 Prestashop and in the FAQ for Billit.

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Install integration
Installing the integration starts with signing up for a trial period, via our integrations page. After registration, you will receive an email containing an installation URL and login details. With this installation URL, you start the installation of the integration.
The installation is complete when both connection dots are green, and the settings in the Configuration tab have been entered and saved.
There is a trial period of 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
At the end of the trial or subscription period, the integration will not be automatically renewed. You will receive an offer for a one-year subscription or renewal by email at the end of this period. You can confirm the renewal by using the payment link in that email. Do you want to terminate the integration in the meantime? This can be done via the dashboard, tab Profile>>Cancel integration.
Are you switching to another web shop/accounting system and do you want to re-establish a connection? In this faq we explain how to do this.
We advise you to revoke the API key in Prestashop when uninstalling the integration.

2.How the integration works

An order from the Prestashop 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.

New orders from your webshop are retrieved at least once per hour. If they have the correct status, they are processed to Billit. You can set the statuses via the dashboard, tab Configuration.
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Pre-check orders
At the start of processing an order, we perform a number of checks on the Prestashop order:

It is checked whether the total of the Prestashop order is equal to the sum of the amounts in the order lines plus the shipping cost amount.
If the order is an ICP order, 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 has not already been processed.

Processing orders
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. This option can be requested from us.

Post-check
After the order has been forwarded and a success message from Billit has been received, the order is marked as handled. The Prestashop order appears at the Reporting tab on the dashboard.

If Billit returns an error while processing the order, the order 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 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 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.Required: Prestashop API key

To create the API key in your PrestaShop webshop, go to Advanced parameters - Web services via the menu.

4.Installation

After the installation, check using this FAQ, whether the integration works.

Installing the integration starts with signing up for a trial period, via our integrations page. After registering, you'll receive an email with an installation URL and login details. Use this installation URL to start the integration installation.

Activating the integration consists of three steps:
1. Establishing the connection with the Prestashop webshop. Through this step, you authorize the integration to read the data from your webshop.
2. Establishing the connection with Billit. This authorizes the integration to write transactions to your Billit administration and read information.
3. Configuring additional data, such as the VAT settings.

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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. We also need a name, email address, and the country of the webshop.

Authentication PrestaShop webshop:
Authentication with your PrestaShop webshop is done via the API key you created in a previous section. Click the red Connect button next to PrestaShop and enter the API key in the popup window. If the connection is correctly established, the indicator will turn green. If the connection is not established, check that the web service is enabled in the PrestaShop webshop.

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.

5.Day-to-day: From PrestaShop

In this section, we show how we retrieve the orders from the webshop.

Processing schedule: New orders from your webshop are retrieved and processed to Billit at least once per hour. In addition, every night the orders that were previously retrieved and not yet forwarded to your accounting system are reviewed. The order status of these orders is checked to determine if they should now be processed.

Once an order has been processed, it cannot be processed again. Any order changed in the webshop after it has been processed will not be updated in Billit.

Please note: Due to the load on our systems, we go back a maximum of 3 months in time to check the status of orders and process them anyway. In addition, the number of orders that can be checked is limited to 300. Therefore, ensure that orders are completed in a timely manner so that the integration can process them and you do not have to manually re-enter them.

Order and invoice numbers: It is possible to provide the Prestashop order or invoice number to the Billit invoices. When processing the invoice number, we only process the number and not the fixed prefix that is sometimes set in Prestashop. Sometimes it is desirable for reconciliation to process the checkout ID or cart ID of the Prestashop, but unfortunately, we cannot read those via the PrestaShop API. Here is an explanation of how other Prestashop webshop owners have solved this: Cart ID Prestashop.

VAT numbers For business orders within the EU, outside the Netherlands, a VAT number is mandatory. The integration checks for this and also verifies the validity of the VAT number.

VAT calculation: Prestashop webshops sometimes have VAT rates for all countries with characters from the respective country in the name. For example for Cyprus or Greece. In that case, the integration cannot store the VAT rates. We advise adjusting the names of the VAT rates in the webshop. An explanation can be found here: VAT rates Prestashop.

Field-level specification orders

Specification Prestashop order. +-

Below is an elaboration at field level when retrieving orders. The general values in the order, the order lines, discounts, surcharges are addressed, the shipping costs and the debtor details.
Name field	Values from Prestashop order
Order-identifier	[id]
Order number	[reference]
Invoice number	[invoice_number]
Date	[date]
Order date	[date_add]
Status order	[current_state]
Payment method	[payment_details][method_title]
Total VAT order	[price][tax][amount] or - if [price][tax] consists of multiple lines, the sum of the [amount] fields of the [price][tax] lines
Order total incl VAT	[total_products_wt + total_shipping_tax_incl + total_wrapping_tax_incl - total_discounts_tax_incl]
Order total excl VAT	[total_products + total_shipping_tax_excl + total_wrapping_tax_excl - total_discounts_tax_excl]
Total VAT order	Order total incl - Order total excl
Delivery country	[], please note that the country of delivery is NOT used here.
ICP indication	The integration determines as follows whether it concerns an ICP order: If [total_paid_tax_incl] is unequal to 0 And the fields [total_paid_tax_incl] and [total_paid_tax_excl] are equal to eachother And the delivery country is not the same as the country of the Prestashop webshop And the delivery country is an EU country Then it is an ICP delivery, otherwise it is not an ICP delivery
International indication	The integration determines as follows whether it concerns an international order: If [total_paid_tax_incl] is unequal to 0 And the fields [total_paid_tax_incl] and [total_paid_tax_excl] are equal to eachother And the delivery country is not the same as the country of the Prestashop webshop And the delivery country is not an EU country Then it is an international delivery outside the EU, otherwise it is not an international delivery outside the EU

Specification Prestashop order lines. +-

To read the order lines, the integration takes the field [orderlines]. In Prestashop, order lines have different types. These are indicated by the field [type]. For the order lines, this concerns type article or type [custom].
Name field	Values from Prestashop order line
Productid	[articles][0][id]
Amount	[quantity]. Please note, if the quantity is 0, the line is skipped.
SKU	[articles][0][sku] if it is filled. If not, the product is retrieved from Prestashop and the SKU is determined based on that.
Description	[description]
VAT percentage	[price][rate], if smaller than 1, the VAT percentage is multiplied by 100.
Line amount excl VAT	Amount in the field [price][amount]
Line amount incl VAT	Amount in the field [price][amount_including_tax]
Unit amounts	Divide the line item amounts by the amount
VAT code and accounts Billit	These are determined based on the settings, the VAT percentage and the delivery country. It also takes into account whether it is an ICP or international order.

Specification Prestashop payment costs - lines. +-

Only the payment method and possibly the set debtor are retrieved here. Payment costs are not in the Prestashop order, so they cannot be processed either.

Specification Prestashop discount rules. +-

To read the order lines, the integration takes the fields total_discounts_tax_excl] and total_discounts_tax_incl]. This concerns a discount on the entire order. The integration calculates the discount proportionally back to the VAT percentages in the shopping cart.
Name field	Values from Prestashop discountline
Amount	1
Description	Discount <>
Line amount incl VAT	Relative with value [total_products_wt]
Line amount excl VAT	Relative with value [total_products_wt] and the VAT percentage
VAT code and accounts Billit	These are determined based on the settings, the VAT percentage and the delivery country. It also takes into account whether it is an ICP or international order.

Specification Prestashop surcharges +-

Name field	Values from Prestashop surcharge-fields
Amount	1
Description	Surcharge
Amount excl VAT	[total_wrapping_tax_excl]
Amount incl VAT	[total_wrapping_tax_incl]
VAT amount	[total_wrapping_tax_incl] - [total_wrapping_tax_excl]
VAT percentage	Amount incl - Amount excl A percentage greater than 0.204 and smaller than 0.21 is rounded to 21%.
VAT code and accounts Billit	These are determined based on the settings, the VAT percentage and the delivery country. It also takes into account whether it is an ICP or international order.

Specification Prestashop customer details +-

Name field	Values from Prestashop customer
A customer's addresses must be retrieved separately in the webshop. This works as follows: The integration retrieves the addresses via field [id] of the customer. Subsequently, the integration first searches for the address that matches the address ID in the Prestashop order. If this address is not present, the integration searches for the address with the same first and last name. If this address is also not present, the integration takes the first address. A similar method is used to determine the delivery address.
Customer	Customer fields Email - [email]
Address	Address-fields First name - [firstname] Last name - [lastname], part of the first space Company name - [company] Addressline1 - [address1] Addressline1 - [address1] Zipcode - [zipcode] City - [city] Iso country code - [iso_code], the iso code is retrieved from the Prestashop webshop with a separate request based on field [id_country] Country - Based on the iso country code and our own reference table between ISO code and country name Phone nr - [phone] VAT number - [vat_number]

6.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.

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.

Create products
Products are only created if this is configured in your contract. The integration first checks whether the products from the order already exist in Billit. If not, the integration adds the missing products. The rules for matching products between Prestashop and Billit can be found in this FAQ read here.

Regarding VAT, the integration follows the VAT percentage in the order.

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.

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 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
Email	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

7.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 from your Prestashop webshop, and when, have been transferred to Billit.

At Dashboard >> Errors you can see which orders have not been processed. Via the blue Process button you can (re)submit the order. Via the red Report problem button you can create a ticket with us.

At Dashboard >> Open the orders 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.

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 are missing in Billit

If orders 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 is there. You may need to adjust the search period if the order is from a previous month. If you find order in this overview:
1. Check the error code and verify whether you can resolve it yourself.
2. If yes resolve the issue and click the blue Process button to resubmit the order.
3. If not use the red Report problem button to create a ticket with us.
4. 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 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.
Go to the Open tab and check if order 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 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/27/prestashop.html and https://faq.webwinkelfacturen.nl/category/46/billit.html.

Would you rather have us do the installation of the integration for you? That is possible. Send an email to webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl with the request. For an installation, we charge € 39.50 excl. VAT. For installations, we need access to the webshop and the accounting system.

We can perform migrations for orders 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.

Manual: Prestashop - Billit