Setting up T-HUB for Yahoo Stores

[Available only for Standard and Professional plans from Yahoo]

http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ecommerce/plans.php

 

To successfully install T-HUB service on your Yahoo store website you will need administrator access to the website. If you do not have administrator access, please contact your webmaster/Yahoo store administrator to install this software for you.

 

Configure API Access on your Yahoo store

  1. Login to http://store.yahoo.com
  2. Locate and NOTE your Yahoo store ID as per steps below

·         Go to Site Settings --> Store Account Information

·         Note the value for "Store Account name". This is your Yahoo store ID

 

  1. Click on Store Manager > Real Time links > API Settings

 

  1. Click on Add new partner button and enter code ypa-002551439889 Check the check box for Order API and Payment API as shown below. Click on Next button.

 

  1. Click on Accept button to accept the terms from Yahoo

  1. You will see Atandra partner listed in your account as shown below

  1. At this point Yahoo emails Atandra a unique token string for your account to enable T-HUB to communicate with your Yahoo store. Please email info@atandra.com with your Yahoo store id to request your account token. Unfortunately yahoo only sends this to the software provider and not the merchant so it has to be requested from us (please put in a word to yahoo support to change their process to email this to the merchant directly as this would need to be updated when this token expires after 1 year).
  2. After you receive your Yahoo API token from Atandra, proceed with steps below to setup your store in T-HUB
  3. Click on the “Add Online Store” icon under Online Stores tab.

 

  1. Select Yahoo as Store type (shopping cart) list.

 

 

  1. Enter Yahoo Order number from which you want to start order download, Note this has to be within last 30 days.
  2. Leave the admin login and password blank.
  3. Click on Additional Details button. Enter your yahoo store ID | yahoo token emailed by Atandra. The store ID (step 2) and token (step 7) should be separated by | character. Check the check box Use Yahoo web service. Click Close Button
  4. Click Save & Close to close the add online store form.