Using SAGE and SAGE Connect

Learn more about connecting to and accessing the SAGE and SAGE Connect product databases from commonsku.

On this page:

How to connect to SAGE

How to connect to SAGE Connect

How to disable SAGE Connect

Search SAGE in commonsku

Search SAGE Connect in commonsku

SAGE Connect Search filters

SAGE Connect: Sort

SAGE Connect: Preference Groups

FAQ

How to Connect SAGE 

SAGE's integration uses a single company license to connect to commonsku. Your entire team will have access to SAGE's database once your admin has entered the license details.

To connect your SAGE account to commonsku:

1. Reach out to your SAGE rep and get your team's Application Connector License
2. Once you have the connector license, click your Profile icon (top right corner of commonsku) > Settings > Company Settings
3. Click the Integrations tile > SAGE
4. Enter your SAGE account number, commonsku SAGE Connector License Login, SAGE Connector License Password and System's Authentication key
5. Click Save

Finding your System's Authentication key:

1. Log into your Sage member account

2. Under Sage connect > Users> System

3. Create your Authentication key

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How to connect to SAGE Connect

SAGE Connect's integration now utilizes a single company license along with Individual Login IDs and Authentication keys for each team member to connect to commonsku. It is essential for every team member to have their own Login ID and Authentication key added to commonsku in order to access the SAGE Connect database.

• Enabling and disabling SAGE Connect
• Finding your SAGE Connect Authentication Key
• Adding a new user on SAGE Connect
• Enabling the required services within your Sage Member account
• Selecting commonsku as your integration partner

To enable SAGE Connect:

1. Click your Profile icon (top right corner of commonsku) > Settings > Company Settings
2. Click the Integrations tile > SAGE
3. Enter your SAGE account number, commonsku SAGE Member Login,  Password, and System Authentication Key
4. Next your Admin needs to add each team member's Login IDs and Individual Authentication keys
5. Click Save
6. To enable SAGE Connect, click on the Enable SAGE Connect button. A "Ready to Opt-in" banner will appear, informing you of the pricing associated with SAGE Connect.
7. Click Ok

To disable SAGE Connect:

1. Click Disable SAGE Connect
2. Click Ok in the browser pop-up that appears

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Finding your SAGE Connect Authentication Key

To find your SAGE Connect Authentication Key:

1. Log into SAGE Member
2. Click the Developer APIs tab > SAGE Connect
3. Click the Users tab
4. If your team members do not have an Authentication Key yet, click on the 'Create' button.
5. If your team members are not visible under the Users tab, you will need to add them as New users first.
6. Copy the Authentication Key
7. Paste your Authentication Key into commonsku

 

Adding a New user to your SAGE Member account

You will now need to add individual user accounts for your team members to generate their individual authentication keys to have access to the Sage connect database. 

To add a new user:

1. Log into Sage Member

2. Click the Account tab > Users

3. Select Add New User

Enabling the required services within your Sage Member account

You will need to make sure that certain services are enabled within your Sage Member account in order to use the SAGE Connect integration through commonsku.

To enable the required services:

1. Log into Sage Member
2. Click the Developer APIs  tab > SAGE Connect
3. From the Services tab, click Enable for each of the following services:
   • Research List
   • Product Search
   • Full Product Detail

 

Selecting commonsku as your integration partner

In order to use the SAGE Connect integration through commonsku, you will need to make sure that commonsku is selected as your integration partner within your Sage Member account.

1. Log into SAGE Member
2. Click the Developer APIs tab > SAGE Connect
3. Click the Configuration tab
4. Select "commonsku" from the "Partner Name" drop-down menu
5. Click Save Changes

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Search SAGE in commonsku

Learn how to:

• Pull products from SAGE
• Push products to commonsku
• Search for products
• Remove products

Pull products from SAGE

To "pull" a product into a client-facing form (presentation, estimate, sales order, or invoice):

1. Click + Add > Product
2. Select the SAGE database
3. Type the product's SKU number into the "Search Term" field and select the supplier from the Supplier drop-down or enter the SPC in the "Search Term" field
4. Click Search
5. Select the product(s) you'd like to add to your form; the product's background will turn blue once it's added to the form

 

To "pull" a product into a shop: 

1. Click + Add > Product
2. Select the SAGE database
3. Type the product's SKU number into the "Search Term" field and select the supplier from the Supplier drop-down or enter the SPC in the "Search Term" field
4. Click Search
5. Select the product(s) you'd like to add to your shop; the product's background will turn blue once it's added to the form

Push products to commonsku

To push an item from SAGE to commonsku:

1. Open SAGE Web and search for the product(s)
2. Select the check box in the top left corner of the product(s)
3. Click Actions > Push Tagged Products to commonsku

 

Search your products

To search the products you've pushed from SAGE to commonsku:

1. In the presentation, estimate, sales order, invoice, or shop, click to + Add > Product
2. Select the SAGE database
3. Search for products by their keyword, SPC, SKU, supplier (optional)
4. Click Search
5. Select the product(s) you'd like to add to your form; the product's background will turn blue once it's added to the form or shop

Remove products

To remove products you've pushed from SAGE to commonsku:

1. Follow the steps above to perform a SAGE product search, then hover over and click to Remove the product(s) you want to remove from your SAGE database in commonsku

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Search SAGE Connect in commonsku

commonsku's SAGE Connect integration allows you to pull products directly from the entire SAGE database and add them to your commonsku forms and shops. Our SAGE Connect integration offers unlimited queries per month per SAGE Total Access user. 

To search for a product from a client form (presentation, estimate, sales order, or invoice):

1. Click + Add > Product
2. Select the SAGE Connect database
3. Click the Arrow button   for more search filters to appear 
4. Type either a search term into the "Search term(s)" field, or a SKU number into the "Item Number / SKU" field
5. Fill out all necessary filters (optional)
6. Click the Sort drop-down to sort your results (optional)
7. Click Search
8. Click the product(s) you'd like to add to your form; the product's background will turn blue once it's added to the form
   
   

To search for a product from a shop:

1. In the Products tab, click + Add > Product
2. Select the SAGE Connect database
3. Click the Arrow button   for more search filters to appear 
4. Type either a search term into the "Search term(s)" field, or a SKU number into the "Item Number / SKU" field
5. Select and fill out all necessary filters (optional)
6. Click the Sort drop-down to sort your results (optional)
7. Click Search
8. Click the product(s) you'd like to add to your shop; the product's background will turn blue once it's added to the shop
   
   

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SAGE Connect: Search Filters

SAGE Connect's integration offers a variety of search and sort filters.

Click the Arrow button to open all filters, including:

• Search SPC/category/term
• Supplier
• Net min / Net max
• Search term(s)
• Item Number / SKU
• Product Name
• Prod. Time (days)
• Min. Quantity
• Supplier's Line Name
• Colors (comma separated)
• SPC
• Preference groups (comma separated)
• Categories
• Themes
• Made In 
• Include Rush Shipment
• Environmental friendly
• Fresh Ideas
• New Products Only
• Produced by a Union Shop
• Popular items only
• Verified
• All Audiences
• Recyclable
• Timely products

The number of products returned in a single search depends on how broad, or narrow, you make your search terms.

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SAGE Connect: Sort

Click the Sort drop-down to sort your search results by:

• Price: Low to High
• Price: High to Low
• Best match: Based on the criteria
• Popularity: Most popular first
• Preference groups

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SAGE Connect: Preference Groups

The SAGE Connect integration allows you to source products from suppliers that have been

assigned to customized preference groups within the SAGE platform. 

• How to create preference groups in SAGE Online
• How to assign suppliers to preference groups in SAGE web

 

How to create preference groups in SAGE Online

1. From SAGE Online, click the tools menu > select Options
2. Click into the Preference Groups tab
3. Click Add New Preference Group (you will need to be an administrator on the account)
4. Fill in your group information
5. Tag it with a unique color
   

 

How to assign suppliers to preference groups in SAGE web

1. From SAGE web, run a supplier search for the supplier you need
2. Select to view the supplier's profile > Click the My Supplier Info tab
3. In the Preference Group drop-down menu, check the box next to the group you want to add them to
4. Click Save Changes

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FAQ

• Do I have to use both the SAGE and SAGE Connect integrations?
• Can I bulk push SAGE products to commonsku?
• Why doesn't the SAGE products show my preferred pricing?
• Can I filter by a supplier list or buying group?
• Why isn't my SAGE Connect working?
• I'm using my preference group to filter my search but it's not giving me results from my preferred suppliers. What am I doing wrong?
• Is there an extra charge to use SAGE Connect?
• What is a SAGE Connect query?

 

Do I have to use both the SAGE and SAGE Connect integrations?

No! You need to enter your SAGE Connector License Login and Password in order to have access to the SAGE Connect integration, but you're not required to use SAGE Connect if you just want to use SAGE!

 

Can I bulk push SAGE products to commonsku?

You can push up to 25 products from SAGE to commonsku at once. You must search for and select the products in SAGE web, then click Actions > Pushed Tagged Products to commonsku.

 

Why don't the SAGE products show my preferred pricing?

SAGE products contain general information uploaded from the supplier; they do not pull your preferred pricing.

 

Can I filter by a supplier list or buying group?

You can filter by a specific supplier, but there's no way to filter based on a supplier list or buying group. The best practice is to push products from suppliers in your buying group to your SAGE database in commonsku.

 

Why isn't my SAGE Connect working?

You may need to make sure that certain services are enabled within your Sage Member account in order to activate SAGE Connect in commonsku.

1. Log into Sage Member > Developer APIs > SAGE Connect > Services

2. Enable the following services

   • Research list

   • Product Search

   • Full Product Detail

You may also need to ensure that commonsku is selected as your integration partner within your Sage Member account.

1. Log into SAGE Member
2. Click the Developer APIs tab > SAGE Connect
3. Click the Configuration tab
4. Select "commonsku" from the "Partner Name" drop-down menu
5. Click Save Changes

 

I'm using my preference group to filter my search but it's not giving me results from my preferred suppliers. What am I doing wrong?

Make sure you are entering a preference group code and not just the preference group name. The codes attached to your preference groups can be found in SAGE Online.

 

Is there an extra charge to use SAGE Connect?

While commonsku does not charge users for using SAGE Connect, SAGE Connect may charge additional fees for the integration. If you have any questions about SAGE Connect pricing, please reach out to the SAGE team at support@sageworld.com.

 

What is a SAGE Connect query?

Any time a member of your team uses the SAGE Connect integration to source products and clicks Search, that counts as a query. Our agreement includes unlimited queries per month per SAGE Total Access user. If you have any questions about SAGE Connect pricing, please reach out to the SAGE team at support@sageworld.com.

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