Protecting Your Shopify Store's Order Data: Risks and Solutions for Direct ERP Integration

Directly connecting your Shopify store with your supplier's ERP system may seem like a way to manage your dropshipping business. However, this approach exposes your order data to risks that can harm your business in the long run. In this article, we will discuss the potential risks and solutions to ensure your data is safe.

The Risks of Directly Connecting with ERP

There are two main risks to consider when connecting your Shopify store directly with your supplier's ERP system:

All order data including historical orders will be accessible to the suppliers who you connect with. This includes sensitive customer information such as names, addresses, and payment details. This information can be used to target your customers with competitor offers, or worse, expose them to fraud and identity theft.

In addition to potential abuse of your order data, suppliers may copy your successful products and increase their supply product prices according to your selling prices. This can lead to a loss of sales and customers if the supplier decides to undercut you.

DSers Agency Management Solution: The Ultimate Data Protection

DSers offers a solution that can help mitigate the risks of direct ERP integration. DSers Agency Management Solution provides advanced data protection and organization for your dropshipping business.

Utilizing our solution, your order data is segmented and transferred exclusively to the respective supplier. One key advantage is the prevention of syncing your order history with your supplier's ERP system, adding an additional layer of protection for your sensitive information. This ensures that your suppliers only have access to the relevant order data, effectively minimizing the likelihood of data breaches or misuse.

To get started, you simply create a profile for each agency and map them with your products. DSers will automatically identify which agency the order product is mapped to and transfer the order data correspondingly to that agency's ERP. With this process, you can manage multiple suppliers in one place while reducing the risk of exposing all your order data to them.

In addition, DSers is committed to protecting your data privacy. We understand the importance of data security and have implemented industry-standard protocols to ensure your data is safe.

Final Words

Merchants who source directly from agencies (off-platform suppliers) may consider integrating with their ERPs as an option. While this integration has limitations on managing multiple suppliers, it also comes with the potential risks of data exposure and abuse. Without proper protection, merchants risk losing customer trust and suffering financial losses.

DSers Agency Management Solution offers a secure and organized way to manage your business while protecting your data privacy as well as securing your payment. We are committed to providing the highest level of data security and will continue to innovate and update our solutions to ensure your business is protected.