Linking with Sales Layer Connector

To create a new channel, click on the Channels tab inside Sales Layer and select + New Connector.

To connect the Sales Layer plugin you need to simply copy and paste the credentials you can find in the channel configured in Sales Layer and press Save connector.

When the ID and private key are correct, your new channel will show up on the channels page.

To work automatically, the plugin requires that the PrestaShop cronjobs remain active, and working. The recommended frequency for the cronjobs is 5 minutes. However, if those jobs are already being used for other tasks, you can set it with a period of between 1 and 30 minutes. The plugin automatically adjusts the time for the synchronization process: it will calculate the difference between each execution and, in case, the server is not overloaded, it will call the process again to keep on synchronizing. 

If there has been a server overload, it won’t be automatically executed. In that case, the synchronization will go on when the cron is executed again (in the background, so the server doesn’t cut due to the overload: the website will continue working normally).

Warning: The URL must be active and available for the Cron to work correctly. The store must be an active store with the domain available for the call. To confirm that it has been done properly, you just need to verify the URL of the task - created for the Sales Layer plugin - in the Cronjobs module in PrestaShop.

Note: To have a channel active you have to choose from the “Select” frequency. If the value is more than 24hrs then the option of preferred schedule is active. As such, it’s possible to configure it if we want it to work, for example, at 3 AM (when there is no one working, etc.). It will continue updating the data changes since the last update.