Ashley Furniture as a Source
Summary
Ashley Furniture is one of the largest furniture manufacturers and wholesalers, offering an extensive home furnishings catalog spanning furniture, bedding, décor, and accessories. The Flxpoint integration supports two connection types — FTP (Basic Auth) using FTP Protocol, Host, Port, User and Password, or Ashley Furniture API using External ID, Keycode, Password and User Name. The integration runs Get Inventory (Primary daily for the full catalog, Secondary for frequent quantity refreshes), Send Fulfillment Requests, and Get Shipments; large furniture items may ship via freight (LTL). For operation-level mapping guidance contact support@flxpoint.com.
Ashley Furniture supports two connection types. Use the one your Ashley Furniture representative specifies for your account. Add an Ashley Furniture source, start configuring an operation, and when Flxpoint prompts you click + New Connection, enter the values, then Test Connection → Save Connection.
support@flxpoint.com.Two connection types — FTP (Basic Auth) or Ashley Furniture API (External ID + Keycode)
The Ashley Furniture connection supports: FTP (Basic Auth) — requires FTP Protocol, Host, Port, User, and Password, with Advanced Settings for Maintain Constant Connection and Use Unbuffered Private Data Channel; and Ashley Furniture API — requires External ID, Keycode, Password, and User Name. Confirm with your Ashley Furniture representative which method your account is provisioned for. API credentials are separate from any Ashley website login.
Ashley Furniture is a large catalog — expect significant first GIP run time
Ashley Furniture carries an extensive home furnishings catalog including furniture, bedding, décor, and accessories. The first GIP run imports the full catalog and may take longer than typical sources. Schedule the initial run during off-peak hours. Large furniture items may ship via freight (LTL) — confirm carrier and shipping method codes with Ashley Furniture before configuring Send Fulfillment Requests.
GIP daily for full catalog; GIS more frequently for delta updates — Archive on one job only
Run Get Inventory Primary once daily to import new and updated catalog data. Use Get Inventory Secondary on a more frequent schedule for pricing and quantity refreshes. Enable Archive/Un-Archive on one job only — enabling it on both GIP and GIS simultaneously creates conflicting archive states and may cause mass-archiving of large furniture catalogs.
For operation-specific setup and mapping guidance, contact Flxpoint Support
Extended documentation for Ashley Furniture — including required Send FR fields, Get Shipments configuration, any freight/LTL handling specifics, and mapping template recommendations — is available from Flxpoint Support. Email support@flxpoint.com with your account details and the operations you need to configure.
| Field | Maps To — Notes |
|---|---|
| Item Identification (SellerAssigned) | → Product / Variant → SKU. Required. Primary identifier for the catalog item. |
| Item Description | → Product → Title / Description. Ashley's item description text. |
| UPC | → Identifiers → UPC. Manufacturer barcode, when provided. |
| Quantity | → Inventory → Quantity. Available units reported in the catalog file. |
| Unit Price | → Pricing → Retail Price. Ashley's list/unit price. |
| Wholesale Price (without freight) | → Pricing → Cost. Your dealer cost before freight charges. |
| Net Price | → Pricing → Net Price. Secondary cost reference after discounts. |
| Freight Amount | → Pricing → Freight Amount. Added freight/LTL surcharge for large furniture items. |
| Discount Amount | → Pricing → Discount Amount. Any standing discount Ashley applies to the item. |
| Width / Height / Length / Weight | → Product → Dimensions & Weight. Used for freight/LTL shipping calculations. |
| Image URL | → Images → Product Image. |
| Retail Sales Category | → Product → Category. |
| Item Status | → Product → Status. Active vs. discontinued. |
| Color / Item Features / Express Ship Eligible | → Product → Attributes. Color, feature call-outs, and express-ship eligibility, when provided. |
| Field | Maps To — Notes |
|---|---|
| Item Identification (SellerAssigned) | → Product / Variant → SKU. Required. Primary identifier. |
| Current Quantity | → Inventory → Quantity. Required. Live available-to-promise quantity for the SKU. |
| Pricing & catalog fields | Not included in Secondary — Ashley's Secondary check only returns quantity for SKUs already in your catalog. Titles, pricing, dimensions and images come from Get Inventory Primary; run Primary daily and Secondary more frequently to keep Quantity current. |
| Source Field | Maps To (Ashley Furniture) — Notes |
|---|---|
| Fulfillment Request Number | → PO / Document Number. Required. Sent to Ashley as the order's PO number — max 35 characters. |
| Fulfillment Request line → SKU | → Order Item → Item Number. Required. |
| Fulfillment Request line → Description | → Order Item → Item Description. Optional. |
| Fulfillment Request line → Unit of Measure | → Order Item → Unit of Measure. Optional. |
| Fulfillment Request line → Quantity | → Order Item → Requested Quantity. Required. |
| Fulfillment Request line → Price | → Order Item → Price. Optional. |
| Shipping address | → Ship To Address. Required. End-customer name, address lines, and contact info. |
| Shipping address | → Mark For Address. Secondary delivery address used by freight carriers for large furniture items. |
| Billing address | → Buyer / Seller Address. Your company's billing details, sent as the buyer and seller records. |
| Source Shipping Method | → Ship Method. Freight/LTL carrier and method sent to Ashley for the order. |
| Buyer ID (integration settings) | → Buyer ID. Required. Set once in integration settings, not per order. |
| Seller ID (integration settings) | → Seller ID. Required. Set once in integration settings, not per order. |
| Field | Maps To — Notes |
|---|---|
| Fulfillment Request Number | → Shipment. Matches the shipment back to your Fulfillment Request. |
| Tracking ID | → Shipment → Tracking Number. Required. |
| Carrier Name | → Shipment → Ship Method. Carrier/method Ashley used to ship, useful for LTL freight shipments. |
| Ship Date | → Shipment → Shipped At. |