VL by eHouse | SAP ECC Connector

SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) — often referred to simply as SAP ERP — is one of the most widely deployed on-premise ERP systems in the world, running operations for businesses in verticals as diverse as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and steel. It's powerful, deeply embedded, and famously not built to talk natively to a modern commerce stack.

The VL by ehouse SAP ECC Connector bridges that gap. It's a pre-built, managed integration that connects SAP ECC to Shopify and the rest of your commerce ecosystem, built on iPaaS technology so an on-premise ERP can participate in cloud-native, real-time data flows.

What the connector does

• Moves data from SAP ECC to one or many destination systems — storefront, 3PL, marketplaces — from a single connection point
• Applies business rules directly to data as it moves: SKU mapping, unit conversions, pricing logic, customer account matching
• Eliminates the manual exports and re-keying that typically surround an on-premise ERP
• Scales with volume, so seasonal peaks don't require extra operational headcount

Can you integrate SAP ECC with Shopify?

Yes — SAP ECC integrates with Shopify through a managed iPaaS connector, without waiting on a full S/4HANA migration. The connector extracts data from SAP ECC (orders, inventory, customers, invoices), transforms it against your business rules, and delivers it to Shopify in the format the platform expects — then does the same in reverse as web orders come in. The on-premise nature of SAP ECC is the usual sticking point: the VL by ehouse platform handles the secure connection into your SAP environment, so commerce data flows to and from the cloud without your team building or maintaining custom middleware. Because business rules are applied in flight, SAP remains your system of record while Shopify gets clean, commerce-ready data. For merchants planning an eventual ERP upgrade, the integration layer also decouples your storefront from the ERP timeline — the storefront keeps running while the back office evolves.

Who it's for

Manufacturers, distributors, and established brands running SAP ECC that want a modern D2C or B2B storefront without ripping out the ERP that runs their business.

Check out the information sheet below for the full benefits and workflow detail of the SAP ECC integration solution.