AEM and 3rd Party Commerce Integration using Commerce Integration Framework

The integration of non-Adobe Commerce solution is a common scenario for CIF. 3rd party solutions with different APIs and schemas get connected via an integration layer.

Architecture

The overall architecture is as follows:

The purpose of this integration layer is to map 3rd-party APIs and schemas against the supported Adobe Commerce GraphQL APIs and schemas outside of the Experience Manager. Thanks to this encapsulation, the integration logic and systems can get updated without changing code inside the Experience Manager.

Solution requirements for an integration

As the Experience Manager retrieves data on-demand, real-time APIs for product catalog are required.

There is no need to implement the complete GraphQL schema, just the objects of the schema to enable the desired use-cases.

Backend use-cases

CIF extends the Experience Manager with real-time product catalog access and product experience management tools. This seamless integration enables authors to access commerce data using embedded UIs whenever needed without leaving the content context.

The integration of product catalog APIs are required to unlock these use-cases.

Frontend use-cases

AEM CIF Core Components retrieve and exchage data via the CIF supported Adobe Commerce APIs. To re-use components, the respective APIs need to be implemented.

The recommendation for performance critical client-side components is to communicate directly with the 3rd party solution to avoid latency.

Developing an Integration

We recommend to use Adobe I/O Runtime for the integration layer. It is included in the CIF add-on for 3rd parties. As it works with a microservice-like approach, it is suited well to integrate easily multiple solutions.

The reference implementation is a great starting point to build the integration to your commerce solution. Although it supports GraphQL, it can also be integrated with any other type of API such as REST.

This integration layer is not required if a 3rd party layer is available (for example, Mulesoft) or the integration gets build on top of the 3rd party solution.

Pre-built connectors

Connectors provide a good starting for projects. They come with a commerce solution specific connection and default API mapping. These connectors are built by 3rd parties and not maintained by Adobe. Please reach out to the respective partner for information.

• SAP Commerce, built by Diconium
• Commercetools, built by Diconium

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