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Trusted ecommerce analytics that reconciles with your ERP. iWeb integrates Adobe Analytics with your commerce platform, ERP, order management and marketing systems so dashboards show accurate revenue, conversion and customer behaviour data. Works with Adobe Commerce, Magento Open Source, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce and other storefronts.

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Works with - Adobe Commerce · Magento Open Source · Shopify Plus · BigCommerce · Other storefronts
00 · At a glance

Adobe Analytics at a glance.

Category
Data · BI
Role in the estate
Warehouses, models and reports the commerce estate for finance, operations and marketing - turns event and system data into decisions.
Commonly connects with
Commerce platforms · ERP · finance · Marketing · CRM · CX · AI · automation · intelligence
Typical use cases
Route ecommerce events (browse, cart, purchase, return) into Adobe Analytics for funnel and conversion analysis. · Send order transactions from commerce and ERP into Analytics alongside customer and product attributes for cohort and product performance reporting. · Capture search behaviour, merchandising rule impact and recommendation performance to improve discoverability governance. · Build and publish audience segments from Analytics back to CRM and email marketing platforms for campaign targeting.
Relevant services
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01 · What you get

What an Adobe Analytics integration gives you.

Accurate, trusted revenue reporting

Finance and commerce teams see ecommerce revenue and returns in Analytics that reconciles cleanly with ERP invoicing. Discrepancies are caught early, and root causes (unshipped orders, refund timing, channel mismatches) are visible.

Data-driven product and search decisions

Product and search teams access reliable conversion funnels, product affinity and search behaviour data to justify product changes, merchandising rule updates and category restructures. Decisions are informed by accurate data, not guesses.

Cohort and audience confidence for marketing

Marketing and CRM teams build campaigns against audience segments that stayed in sync with Analytics and exported cleanly to their email, ad and CDP platforms. Suppression lists and consent rules are enforced reliably.

Operational visibility into commerce health

Operations and customer service teams see real-time and historical dashboards of checkout performance, channel balance, payment failures and returns patterns. Operational decisions are based on current, accurate data.

02 · When it's worth it

Where an Adobe Analytics integration earns its place.

If two or more of these are true, the integration usually pays for itself quickly.

Route ecommerce events (browse, cart, purchase, return) into Adobe Analytics for funnel and conversion analysis.
Send order transactions from commerce and ERP into Analytics alongside customer and product attributes for cohort and product performance reporting.
Capture search behaviour, merchandising rule impact and recommendation performance to improve discoverability governance.
Build and publish audience segments from Analytics back to CRM and email marketing platforms for campaign targeting.
Monitor real-time commerce performance and exception patterns (cart abandonment, payment failures, channel gaps) from a single dashboard.
Reconcile ecommerce revenue with ERP financial data within Analytics to detect booking and order-handling gaps.
03 · The limits

Where off-the-shelf connectors fall short.

Vendor connectors are fine for simple cases. Here's where the real ones need more.

Event schema drift without governance

Adobe Analytics requires careful evar, prop and event naming; teams often send inconsistent event payloads from different platforms or deploy conflicting naming changes. Without a data dictionary, owned naming rules and a change-control process, dashboards become unreliable and historical comparisons break.

No native reconciliation with ERP ledger

Adobe Analytics captures ecommerce transactions, but does not reconcile revenue with ERP invoicing, credits or cash receipt timing. Dashboards can show sales that diverge from finance, and teams debate which system is correct without a governed reconciliation process.

Attribution and customer identity ambiguity

Adobe Analytics relies on cookie and session identifiers which may not match customer IDs in your CRM or commerce platform. Cross-device journeys, logged-in vs anonymous sessions, and returning customers are not automatically resolved, leaving attribution logic unclear and audience export identity mismatches.

Audience segment staleness and export failures

Segments built in Analytics may not export in real-time to CRM or email platforms, or exports may fail silently when field mappings change. Campaign teams launch against outdated segment definitions, and suppression lists do not sync reliably.

Latency and real-time visibility gaps

Adobe Analytics typically reports data with a delay of hours or a day. Critical operational issues (checkout failures, inventory gaps, fraud patterns) are not visible in real-time, making it difficult to respond to live commerce issues.

03b · Honest limits

When Adobe Analytics may not be the simplest fit.

A short, honest list. Not a warning; just where a different shape of system usually costs less to run.

A small estate where system-native reports are enough
No team ready to own event schema across products
Expecting a BI tool to remove data engineering effort
Confusing dashboarding with a data strategy
04 · The real work

Most teams struggle to trust their ecommerce dashboards because event schema is not governed, customer identity is ambiguous, and reconciliation with ERP finance is manual guesswork or nonexistent.

05 · Where it sits

Where this integration sits in your estate.

Adobe Analytics holds the commercial record. The iWeb integration layer manages the rules, mappings, monitoring and exceptions. The commerce platform presents the customer-facing experience. The estate map helps agree ownership before anything is built.

Commerce platform agnostic. Connect Adobe Analytics across your entire technology stack.

System of record
Source / owner
Adobe Analytics
Reporting, analytics and audience platform for commerce events, transactions and customer behaviour
  • Event schema and tracking plan governance
  • Dashboard definitions and metric ownership
  • Audience segment definitions and exports
  • Analytics data quality and freshness monitoring
  • Customer identity mapping and reconciliation
iWeb integration layer
Customer-facing commerce
Commerce platform
Adobe CommerceMagento Open SourceShopify PlusBigCommerceOther storefronts
  • Event generation and instrumentation on the storefront
  • Product, category and customer attributes at event time
  • Cart, checkout and transaction event capture
  • Session and user identification
Connected neighbours
Integration layer
ERP
Provides invoicing, credits, cash receipt and financial reconciliation data so ecommerce revenue in Analytics matches ERP ledger.
Integration layer
CRM and marketing platforms
Receive curated audience segments and suppression lists from Analytics; send customer identity and consent rules back.
Integration layer
Identity and SSO systems
Maintain customer master records and identity resolution; share customer IDs and consent state with Analytics.
Integration layer
Search and merchandising platforms
Send search query, click and impression events to Analytics so discoverability impact is measurable.
Integration layer
OMS and fulfillment systems
Send order status, shipment and return events to Analytics so Analytics reflects the true commerce outcome, not just placement.
Two-way sync where relevant
06 · Surrounding systems

Systems this integration usually sits next to.

Examples, not a closed list. iWeb is platform-agnostic on both sides: we wire this integration into whatever ecommerce platform and surrounding systems your estate already runs.

Ecommerce platforms (examples)
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Magento Open Source
  • Shopify Plus
  • BigCommerce
  • Other storefronts
Surrounding systems (examples)
  • ERP (SAP, NetSuite, Sage, Infor)
  • Order management systems
  • PIM and product data systems
  • CRM and marketing automation platforms
  • Search and merchandising platforms
  • Identity and consent platforms
  • Payment processors
Not sure?

Not sure if this works with your stack?

Tell us what you’re using and what needs to connect. We’ll give you a straight view on what’s possible, what might be awkward, and the safest way to approach it.

07 · Data flows

The data flows we wire.

Each flow has a direction and an owner. We agree both before a line of code is written.

Into ANALYTICS
From COMMERCE & ERP & OTHER SYSTEMS & ANALYTICS
Ecommerce event stream: Page views, product interactions, cart events, checkout steps and transaction completions flow from your commerce platform into Adobe Analytics as they occur
This stream includes product, category, customer and session context so Analytics can segment and report on user journeys, conversion funnels and product performance.
Order and financial context: Completed orders, invoices, customer accounts and financial results flow from your ERP into Analytics so revenue reports reconcile with the transactional system of record
Returns, credits and discount events are included so Analytics reflects the true economic outcome, not just initial bookings.
Attribute and enrichment data: Product attributes, taxonomy, customer segmentation rules and marketing consent from PIM, CRM and identity systems flow into Analytics so Analytics dashboards and audiences reflect the governed definitions, not stale or manual copies.
Curated segments and audience export: Audience segments built in Analytics (high-value customers, at-risk buyers, product enthusiasts) are exported back to CRM, email and marketing automation platforms so campaign teams can act on Analytics-driven insights
Suppression lists and consent states also flow back to enforce compliance across channels.
Search and merchandising performance: Click, search query and result-interaction data from your search platform feeds into Analytics so merchandising teams can see the impact of ranking rules, synonyms, facets and promotions on discovery and conversion
This informs ongoing tuning of search governance.
08 · How we build it

How iWeb configures the integration around your business.

Same method on every integration. The decisions come before the code.

  1. 01
    Data dictionary and schema governance

    We document what each event, evar and prop means, who owns it, and who can change it. This shared reference prevents team misalignment and schema drift. We build the change-control process so updates are tested and coordinated across platforms.

  2. 02
    Event instrumentation and pipeline

    We design the event flows from commerce platform, ERP and third-party systems (search, CRM, OMS) into Adobe Analytics, handle transformations, deduplication and latency, and monitor data completeness and freshness.

  3. 03
    Customer identity and segment export

    We map and reconcile customer identifiers across commerce, CRM and Analytics, manage audience segment exports to email and marketing platforms, and enforce consent and suppression logic so campaigns respect customer preferences.

  4. 04
    ERP reconciliation and revenue audit

    We build the reconciliation view that ties ecommerce transactions to ERP invoicing, credits and cash, surface discrepancies and root causes, and maintain audit trails so finance and ecommerce teams agree on the source of truth.

  5. 05
    Dashboard ownership and alerting

    We document who owns each dashboard and metric, set up alerts for data gaps or anomalies (e.g. sudden drop in transactions, missing export), and embed monitoring and observability so teams know when to investigate.

09 · Ownership

Who owns what.

The single most important table in any integration. One system owns each field; everything else reads it.

Data
Source / owner
Maintained by
Notes
DataEcommerce event schema and tracking plan
Source / ownerData dictionary (Adobe Analytics)
Maintained byAnalytics governance team, with input from ecommerce and product teams
NotesThe commerce platform generates events; Analytics documents and validates the schema. Changes to event names, properties or definitions require change-control and cross-team review.
DataCurated dashboards and metrics definitions
Source / ownerAdobe Analytics
Maintained byNamed dashboard owners (finance, product, operations, ecommerce teams)
NotesEach dashboard has a single owner responsible for accuracy, freshness and interpretation. Owners are trained on the underlying data and alert thresholds.
DataCustomer audience segments for export
Source / ownerAdobe Analytics
Maintained byAnalytics and marketing teams, with CRM and email platform teams
NotesSegments are built in Analytics based on governed definitions; exports to CRM and email platforms are monitored for completeness and identity accuracy. Suppression and consent rules are enforced at export.
DataRevenue and transaction reconciliation
Source / ownerERP (invoicing and cash receipt); Analytics (ecommerce transaction capture)
Maintained byFinance and ecommerce teams jointly
NotesReconciliation view links ecommerce transactions to ERP invoices, credits and payments. Discrepancies are investigated and root causes (unshipped, returned, refunded orders) are documented.
DataEvent delivery and data quality monitoring
Source / ownerIntegration platform (monitoring and alerting)
Maintained byiWeb and ecommerce operations team
NotesMonitors for missing events, schema rejections, latency and export failures. Alerts are actionable and escalate to the owner responsible for each system.
DataCustomer identity mapping and resolution
Source / ownerIdentity platform or CRM customer master
Maintained byIdentity and CRM teams
NotesMaps ecommerce session and cookie identifiers to CRM customer IDs. Changes to identity rules are synchronized across Analytics, CRM and marketing platforms to keep segments and exports in sync.
10 · Experienced integrator

Built this type of integration

iWeb has designed and run Adobe Analytics integrations alongside commerce platforms, ERP systems and CRM platforms across retail, foodservice and manufacturing. We understand how to govern event schema, reconcile ecommerce revenue with finance, manage audience exports reliably, and keep dashboards and metrics definitions trusted.

We design the event instrumentation and schema that ecommerce, product, analytics and finance teams agree on before any code is written.
We handle the data pipelines from commerce platform and ERP into Analytics, manage transformations and deduplication, and monitor data completeness and freshness.
We build the reconciliation logic that links ecommerce transactions to ERP invoicing, credits and cash so revenue reporting is trusted by both teams.
We manage customer identity resolution and audience segment exports to CRM and email platforms, with validation checks and monitoring so exports do not fail silently.
We document dashboard ownership, set up alerting for data gaps and anomalies, and embed change control so schema updates and metric changes are coordinated across teams.

Enterprise digital commerce specialists since 1995

UK-based, employee-owned team

Adobe Gold Commerce Partner

ERP, PIM and operational integration experience

Build, replatform, rescue and long-term support

Platform-led where appropriate, integration-led across the wider estate

11 · Before launch

What we test before launch.

Every one of these is rehearsed before a customer ever sees the integration.

Validate that all ecommerce events (page view, product interaction, cart, checkout, transaction) arrive in Adobe Analytics with the correct schema and completeness rates within 1-2 hours.
Reconcile daily ecommerce revenue in Analytics against ERP invoiced and cash-received totals; confirm discrepancies are explained (unshipped, returned, pending orders) and documented.
Test audience segment export from Analytics to CRM and email platforms; confirm customer identifiers match CRM records and suppression lists are respected in the export.
Verify that identity resolution correctly links anonymous sessions, logged-in users and returning customers to single CRM customer records in Analytics and downstream platforms.
Confirm that event schema changes (new evars, props, events) are documented in the data dictionary, reviewed before deployment, and do not break existing dashboards or segment definitions.
Validate monitoring and alerting for missing events, schema rejections, export failures and latency spikes; confirm alerts are actionable and trigger investigation by the responsible team.
Test rollback and recovery procedures if a platform upgrade or tracking change breaks ecommerce event capture or Analytics data quality.
12 · Failure points

Common risks and where they bite.

We name these on day one. A risk written down is a risk you can plan around.

Event data loss due to schema mismatches

When ecommerce events do not match the Adobe Analytics schema (missing required fields, incorrect data types, undocumented evars), events are rejected silently or dropped. Teams trust a dashboard that is incomplete, and decisions are made against partial data.

Revenue reconciliation divergence

Ecommerce transactions are recorded in Analytics as soon as the order is placed, but ERP invoices them later (after picking, packing, dispatch or payment confirmation). Analytics and finance reports show different totals for the same period, and no one owns the reconciliation logic.

Audience export identity mismatches

A segment built in Analytics is exported to CRM or email, but the customer identifiers do not match the CRM's record IDs. The campaign targets the wrong records or misses customers entirely. No one discovers the mismatch until campaign performance is poor.

Stale or failed segment exports

A segment built in Analytics is scheduled to export daily to CRM, but the export fails due to a field mapping or API change. Teams launch campaigns against outdated segment definitions, and no one is alerted to the failure.

Unowned analytics governance and change chaos

Ecommerce teams, product teams and analytics teams each deploy tracking changes independently. Event names conflict, properties are reused for different meanings, and dashboards become unreliable. Teams argue about which data is correct because ownership is not clear.

14 · Questions

Common questions about Adobe Analytics integrations.

How do we define and govern the ecommerce event schema in Adobe Analytics?

We create a shared data dictionary that names each event, evar and prop, documents its meaning, owner and usage, and lists who can change it. This dictionary is version-controlled, reviewed before schema changes are deployed, and referenced by all teams so naming is consistent and dashboards remain reliable.

How does revenue reported in Analytics reconcile with ERP invoicing?

We build a reconciliation view that links ecommerce transactions (captured at order placement) to ERP invoices (issued after fulfillment or payment confirmation), credits and refunds. The view shows totals by day and revenue source, highlights discrepancies, and documents root causes (unshipped orders, split shipments, payment timing) so finance and ecommerce teams agree on the true revenue.

Can we export audiences from Analytics to our CRM and email platform reliably?

Yes. We map customer identifiers between Analytics, CRM and email platforms, set up scheduled exports with reconciliation checks, and monitor for failures or identity mismatches. If an export fails, an alert triggers so the marketing team is notified before campaigns go out against stale segments.

How do we handle customer identity across devices and sessions?

We implement identity resolution logic that links anonymous sessions, logged-in users and cross-device journeys to a single customer record in your CRM or identity platform. This identifier is passed to Analytics so cohorts, segments and attribution reflect the true customer journey, not fragmented sessions.

What happens when the commerce platform, ERP or search system adds or changes event data?

We maintain a change-control process where proposed schema or field changes are submitted to the data governance team, reviewed for impact on existing dashboards and exports, tested in a sandbox Analytics environment, and deployed with coordination across teams. This prevents silent schema drift and broken dashboards.

How do we monitor data quality and completeness in Adobe Analytics?

We set up alerts for missing events, schema validation failures, export gaps and latency spikes. A dashboard tracks event volume, rejection rates and export status by day and source. Teams are alerted to investigate when metrics fall outside normal ranges.

How do we ensure segments and audiences stay in sync across Analytics, CRM and marketing platforms?

We automate segment export from Analytics to downstream platforms, validate customer identity mapping before export, and monitor for reconciliation gaps (segment members in Analytics but not in CRM, or vice versa). Manual audits are scheduled monthly to catch edge cases.

Can Adobe Analytics handle real-time reporting of checkout failures or performance issues?

Adobe Analytics reports data with some latency (typically hours). For real-time operational issues, we set up parallel alerting in your commerce platform and APM tools. Analytics is best for trend analysis, cohort reporting and historical patterns, not live incident response.

Who owns each dashboard and metric definition in Adobe Analytics?

We assign a named owner to each dashboard and key metric (e.g. conversion rate, average order value, product affinity). The owner is trained on the underlying event schema, is responsible for accuracy interpretation, and is the point of contact for questions and updates.

How do we handle suppression lists and consent rules in audience exports?

We store consent and preference data in your CRM or identity platform, sync it to Analytics, and apply it as a filter before segments are exported to email and ad platforms. This ensures suppressed or opted-out customers are not targeted by campaigns, and audit logs show compliance.

What happens if the ecommerce platform upgrade or major tracking change breaks Analytics?

We maintain version control of the event schema and tracking code. Before major platform upgrades, we run a parallel test environment, validate that events are captured with the new configuration, and co-ordinate the cutover so dashboards and exports remain uninterrupted. Rollback plans are in place.

How do we use Analytics to detect and investigate order and payment failures?

We instrument Analytics to capture checkout step completion, payment gateway responses and error codes. When checkout abandonment or payment failure rates spike, dashboards surface the step and reason. Product and operations teams use this data to prioritize fixes and measure the impact of improvements.

Can we use Analytics to measure the impact of search, merchandising and product changes?

Yes. We capture search queries, result clicks, product views and conversions by product and category. By comparing conversion funnels before and after changes to search ranking, synonyms, facets or product positioning, teams can quantify the commercial impact of their work.

How do we prevent unauthorized changes to dashboards or segment definitions?

We use role-based access control in Adobe Analytics so only approved users can edit dashboards or create segments. Changes are logged and reviewed. Critical dashboards are marked read-only for most teams. Regular audits ensure access remains appropriate.

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