Returnly + FTP made easy.
MESA is the easiest way to create Returnly and FTP integrations so you can automate any work - no code required.
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How does FTP work with Returnly?
With Returnly and FTP by MESA integrations, you can get more done in days, not months. Automate the work that solves your everyday problems and the challenges currently holding back your progress.
Real-time Inventory Updates
Syncing Shopify with an FTP server can enable real-time updates to inventory data. If you manage multiple channels, this will ensure consistency across platforms, reducing overselling risks.
Enhanced Order Processing
Automated order processing can be facilitated by transferring order details between Shopify and your fulfillment center through FTP. This streamlines operations and enables faster shipping.
Bulk Product Management
Upload or update large product catalogs easily by connecting Shopify with an FTP server. This bulk transfer minimizes the chances of human error and is often more efficient than manual updates.
Secure Data Transfer
FTP servers can be configured with secure protocols, ensuring that sensitive information such as customer data or financial details is transferred securely between Shopify and other systems.
Backup Solutions
By connecting Shopify to an FTP server, you can set up automatic backups of important store data. This creates a reliable safety net in case of unexpected data loss.
Compliance Management
For businesses with specific regulatory requirements, an FTP server connection can ensure that file transfers meet the necessary compliance standards, aiding in audit readiness.
Improved Collaboration
When working with multiple suppliers, an FTP server facilitates smoother collaboration. Share product information, order details, and inventory levels, keeping all parties informed.
Operation Scalability
As your store grows, the connection with an FTP server ensures that you can easily scale your operations without significant changes to the existing structure.
Solve more business-critical tasks
MESA helps you simplify your operations into efficient workflows that run immediately when the work happens. More ideas are now possible and more challeneges can be solved through the power of no-code automation solutions.
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How to connect Returnly to FTP
Connecting Returnly to FTP has never been easier. With MESA, making complex integrations between Returnly and FTP by MESA only takes a few minutes — no code required. Automate basic data entry or connect the systems that run your business. Solve more business-critical problems with MESA and accomplish more with less resources.
- First, create a new workflow in MESA.
Workflows are simply the steps of an automation that runs automatically.
- Next, pick one of the apps as a trigger step - this will start your workflow.
This is what kicks off your automation to run automatically.
- Then, choose an action step from another app for unique customization.
This is where the magic happens. 🪄
- Lastly, personalize the data being sent from one app to another.
Use the various fields within each stel to personalize your workflow. Test your automation to ensure everything is running properly.
- Finished!
Just turn on this Returnly to FTP workflow and MESA will start doing this work for you. Look at you embracing the automation lifestyle!
Build your own Returnly FTP by MESA workflows using these steps
Quickly make any workflow between two or more apps.
These are triggers. They're what start your workflow to run automatically. Use any of these trigger steps to start your workflow when…
- Fetch CSV File
- Fetch a CSV file that matches a pattern from a FTP server.
- Fetch XML File
- Fetch a XML file that matches a pattern from a FTP server.
- Fetch FTP File
- Fetch a file that matches a pattern from a FTP server.
- Return Requested
- Starts when a return is created.
- Return Authorized
- Starts when a return is approved.
- Return In Transit
- Starts when a return’s status is in transit.
- Return Delivered
- Starts when a return’s status is delivered.
- Return Item Updated
- Starts when a return item is modified.
- Return Pending Refund
- Starts when a return is waiting for a refund to be processed.
- Return Refunded
- Starts when a return is reimbursed.
- Return Cancelled
- Starts when a return is cancelled.
- Credit Issued
- Starts when a credit is applied.
- Credit Used
- Starts when a credit is utilized.
- Credit Disabled
- Starts when a credit is deactivated.
These are actions. Workflows can multiple actions to make personalized integrations. Use any of these action steps to make your workflow do…
- Save FTP file
- Save a file to a FTP server.
- List Return
- Obtain a list of returns.
- Retrieve Return
- Grab all details about the return.
- Create Refund
- Create a new refund.
- Authorize Return
- Transition a return to authorized status.
- Deliver Return
- Transition a return to one of the delivered statuses: delivered or delivered late.
- Store Return Drop-Off
- Set the return to delivered status if the shopper has presented the original item/s in a physical drop-off location.
- Refund Externally Return
- Indicate that a return has been refunded externally.
- Cancel Return
- Cancel a return which is not under the following statuses: refunded, refunded externally, pending refund, canceled, canceled by shopper or canceled by merchant
- Update Return Notes
- Modify a return's notes.
- Set Return Alert
- Establish a return alert.
- Delete Return Alert
- Remove a return alert.
One-day Workflow Wizards
Not interested in learning another app? Oooh, we get it. Alternatively, turn to a fast, efficient team who is all about getting your perfect workflow up and running in a flash. That's us by the way. In case that wasn't clear.
- Tell us about your workflow. Reach out and explain all the nuances to the challenges you're currently facing. Whether it's repetative tasks, keeping business systems in sync or creating new shopping experiences for your customers, our experts will listen
- We'll make it in 1 business day. Our experts will hand-craft the workflows to meet your exact needs. They'll setup each the automation on your store with each step configured to match your requirements so all you have to do is turn it on.
- Boom! Problem solved. Sit back and relax knowing you have MESA reliably handling this work automatically. Start exploring more ways to strealine your efforts and enjoy the automation lifestyle! 🚀
Learn more about FTP by MESA integrations
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