Guide
iVendNext N8N - What is the iVendNext Node?
The iVendNext Node is the official connector that plugs your iVendNext retail platform into n8n — a visual workflow automation tool used by hundreds of thousands of teams worldwide. n8n lets you build automations by dragging boxes (called nodes) onto ...
iVendNext N8N - Key Concepts
A few terms appear throughout this guide. Understanding them takes two minutes and makes everything else obvious. Tenant Your dedicated, secure iVendNext environment, reached at your own web address. Throughout this guide we use the example tenant ...
iVendNext N8N - Installation
The iVendNext Node is published as an n8n Community Node, so it installs in under a minute from inside n8n itself. In n8n, open Settings → Community Nodes. Click Install a community node. In the package name field, enter: ...
iVendNext N8N - Connecting to iVendNext
Before a node can read or write data it needs to know which tenant to talk to and prove it is allowed to. This is done once with an iVendNext API credential, which you then reuse in every workflow. 4.1 — Generate your access keys in iVendNext Sign in ...
iVendNext N8N - The iVendNext Action Node
Purpose What the Action Node is for The Action Node does something to iVendNext when the workflow tells it to. It is how a workflow reads data out of iVendNext or writes data into it. Think of it as your hands inside the system: fetch this order, ...
iVendNext N8N - The iVendNext Trigger Node
Purpose What the Trigger Node is for The Trigger Node listens to iVendNext and starts a workflow the instant something happens. Where the Action Node waits to be told what to do, the Trigger Node is the doorbell — it fires the moment a sale is made, ...
iVendNext N8N - Action vs. Trigger — Which to Use
Start here? Use the Trigger Node when… You want iVendNext to kick off the automation. The trigger is an event: a sale, an order, a stock change. You need a real-time reaction. Do work? Use the Action Node when… The workflow needs to read or change ...
iVendNext N8N - Quick Start Walkthrough
Let us build a complete, useful automation in five minutes: "When a new sale is created at Acme, post it to the team's Slack channel." Add the Trigger. New workflow → add iVendNext Trigger. Choose your iVendNext API credential. Set DocType = Sales ...
iVendNext N8N - Consultant Playbook
This section equips you to position the iVendNext Node with confidence — establish the need, articulate the value, and handle the hard questions. 9.1 — The one-line pitch Say this"iVendNext doesn't just run your stores — it connects to everything ...
iVendNext N8N - Demo Script
A tight, repeatable demo that proves value in 15–20 minutes. Prepare once; deliver every time. 10.1 — Before the demo (preparation checklist) A clean demo tenant at acme.ivendnext.com with sample Items, Customers, and at least one ready Sales Order ...
iVendNext N8N - Three Demo Workflows
11.1 — Magento 2 ↔ iVendNext: full commerce sync Goal: keep an online store and iVendNext perfectly in step — items, prices, stock and customers — and pull web orders into iVendNext as the system of record. iVendNext is the master for product, price ...
iVendNext N8N - Troubleshooting
12.1 — Connection & credentials Symptom Cause & fix Credential test fails on save Re-check the API Key and Secret. Confirm Domain is the full address with https:// and no trailing slash, e.g. https://acme.ivendnext.com. "Unable to authenticate" Keys ...
iVendNext N8N - Glossary
13.1 Glossary This glossary provides clear definitions of key N8N and iVendNext terms, ensuring users can quickly understand workflow concepts, automation components, and system references used throughout the guide. Term Meaning iVendNext Node The ...