Connect BigCommerce and IBM AS/400

Connecting BigCommerce and IBM AS/400 for a company that uses both could enable the transfer of order, inventory, and customer data between the e-commerce platform and the enterprise system. This connection could help automate data entry, reduce manual processes, and support more accurate and timely business operations across online sales and back-office functions.

You can build this integration on the System2System platform. We design the connection between BigCommerce and IBM AS/400 around the way you work — not as an off-the-shelf connector, but to fit your systems.

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Why connect BigCommerce and IBM AS/400?

A company operating both BigCommerce and IBM AS/400 could benefit from connecting these systems to enable data exchange and reduce manual effort. Without such a connection, staff could end up entering the same information into both systems, which increases the risk of errors and consumes valuable time. Over time, records could diverge, with updates made in one system not reflected in the other, leading to discrepancies in inventory, customer information, or order status. This could result in decisions based on outdated or inconsistent data, affecting customer satisfaction and business performance. If a connection were established, the types of data that could be exchanged would depend on what each system supports. For example, BigCommerce is widely recognized as an e-commerce platform, while IBM AS/400 is known for its enterprise resource planning and business management capabilities. Data that could be exchanged between such systems includes orders, inventory levels, product details, and customer information. This exchange could help maintain data consistency, streamline workflows, and provide more accurate reporting across the business. Ultimately, the specific data that can be shared would depend on what each system exposes through its API and would need to be determined for each individual situation.

How System2System builds an integration

Connectors

We connect to each system through the interface it offers — an API, a database, a file exchange or a webhook — and handle authentication, rate limits and retries.

Mapping

Fields rarely line up one to one. We map and transform the data so both systems receive it in the shape they expect.

Workflow

We define what triggers an exchange, in which direction data flows and which system takes precedence when the two disagree.

Monitoring

Every exchange is logged. Failures are flagged and can be replayed, so nothing disappears without anyone noticing.

What can actually be exchanged?

That depends on what BigCommerce and IBM AS/400 make available through their APIs, on the licences and modules in use, and on the version each system runs. Which records are synchronised, in which direction and how often, is something we determine together before any work starts.

We are happy to look at your specific situation and tell you what is feasible — including when the answer is that it is not.