PcComponentes: marketplace guide

About this guide

This is a ChannelEngine guide on the Alhama de Murcia-based marketplace PcComponentes. Here you can find information on how to request a PcComponentes account, how to configure this marketplace on ChannelEngine, what the specific requirements are, and more.

 

Table of contents

Commercial information

How to request an account

Associated costs

Marketplace features

Settings and configuration

Marketplace-specific requirements and exceptions

• Setup
• Mappings
• Pricing
• Listed products

Additional information

FAQs

 

 

Commercial information

Founded	2005
Founders	Alfonso Tomás, Fran Yufera
Headquarters	Alhama de Murcia, Spain
Area served (orders)	France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain
Area served (shipments)	all EU countries
Revenue	circa USD 458 million (2022)
Number of monthly visits	circa 10 million
Website	PcComponentes
Setup cost	none
Commission	7-12%
Other costs	EUR 39.99/month
Payment	on the 1st, 11th, and 21st of each month
Product categories	cameras, electronics, household appliances, office supplies/professional equipment, telecommunications equipment, video games, refurbished products
Input language	Spanish
Input currency	EUR
Content creation	yes
Minimum number of SKUs	no
Advertisement options	yes
Profile on ChannelEngine	PcComponentes

How to request an account

To start selling on PcComponentes, go to their partner portal and fill out the form.

 

Associated costs

PcComponentes does not charge a setup fee. However, it does charge a monthly fee of EUR 39.99 – as well as a commission fee that varies between 7% and 12%, depending on the product category.

 

Marketplace features

Supported	Not supported
Product content	Automatic relationships
Product offers	Product variations (size/color)
Cancelations (merchant)	Repricing
Returns (merchant)	Cancelations (marketplace)
Carrier mapping	Returns (marketplace)
Marketplace fulfillment service	Shipments
Orders	Multiple stock locations
HTML formatting
Sales channels*
Bundles
Invoice uploads
Settlements

* A marketplace that supports sales channels allows merchants to list and sell products across multiple markets (e.g.: countries, regions, and states), all from the same connection. For more information, check out the Mirakl-based marketplaces: setting up sales channels article.

Settings and configuration

Setting up each marketplace on ChannelEngine follows the same flow, though not every marketplace includes the steps listed below.

1. Go through the Setup.
2. Create a Product selection.
3. Complete the Categorization.
4. Set up the Mappings: content, offers, and carriers.
5. Configure the Pricing: rules and currency conversion.
6. Finish the Activation.
7. Check the Listed products overview.

Marketplace-specific requirements and exceptions

Setup

On ChannelEngine

PcComponentes is a Mirakl-based marketplace, so you can connect it with ChannelEngine using a Mirakl Connect SSO account. For more information on this, check out the Mirakl-based channels: SSO authorization article.

Invoice uploads

To configure your invoice settings, click Advanced settings. You can then click the dropdown menu Enable invoice uploading, which contains the following options:

• ChannelEngine invoices - when ChannelEngine receives a shipment, it automatically generates an invoice and attaches it to the shipment before exporting it.
• Merchant invoices (optional) - when ChannelEngine receives a shipment, it exports it – even if there is no invoice attached to it.
• Merchant invoices (required) - when ChannelEngine receives a shipment, it only exports it if an invoice is attached to it. If not, you receive a notification.
• None - when ChannelEngine receives a shipment, it takes no action other than notifying you that no invoice is present.

If you select one of the Merchant invoices options, make sure to upload the invoice to ChannelEngine via the Merchant API or via the web interface. To learn more, check out the article ChannelEngine: merchant invoices.

Mappings

Content

All products (required)

• Descripción (Description) - the product's description formatted as HTML code. The structure is:
  1. Introductory sentence or paragraph, formatted as a paragraph.
  2. Important characteristics, formatted as a bullet list.
  3. Technical specifications, formatted as a bullet list.
• Imagen principal (Main image) - the product's primary image. The requirements are:
  • Resolution - at least 800x800 px, and at most 1,500x1,500 px.
  • File size - maximum of 1 MB.
  • File format - JPG.
  • Background - white or transparent.
  • No logos or watermarks.
• Marca (Brand) - the product's brand. Note that each brand has a unique identifier generated by PcComponentes. E.g.: Fairphone NS0VEXT0.
• MPN - the product's EAN, which is the unique identifier on PcComponentes. Make sure your EANs have 13 digits, otherwise your products are not exported to PcComponentes.
• Nombre (Name) - the product's title, structured as Brand + Model + Type of product + Special features. Note that different product categories have different requirements, and the first letter of each word must always be capitalized – except for determiners (e.g.: el, la) and prepositions (e.g.: con, de). E.g.: Logitech MK235 Combo Teclado y Ratón Inalámbrico.
• SKU producto (Product SKU) - the product's SKU, usually its Merchant product number on ChannelEngine.

The following required attribute is common to all Mirakl-based marketplaces:

• Export strategy - choose a strategy for exporting the product data. You can select from the following export strategies:
  • Yes - export all of the product content to the marketplace, including its EAN (GTIN), category, and other mapped attributes. This option is ideal if you manage both product content and offers through ChannelEngine for the marketplace. Before you set this option, ensure that you map all required attributes.
  • No - do not export product content to the marketplace. Choose this option to keep the product content excluded from exports and only export the offers. This option is ideal if you do not want to export the product content yet, or you want to export only the product offers because the product content already exists on the marketplace.
     
    NB: the default export strategy is Yes, even if the Export strategy attribute is left unmapped.

All products (optional)

• Imagen 1-8 (Image 1-8) - the product's additional images. For the image requirements, check out Imagen principal (Main image). PcComponentes recommends at least five images.
• Link vídeo (YouTube o Vimeo) (Video link) - the product's main video, which can be a YouTube or Vimeo URL.
• Link vídeo 1-3 (YouTube o Vimeo) (Video link 1-3) - the product's additional videos, which can be YouTube or Vimeo URLs.

Offer

Required

• Price - the product's price. E.g.: 39.99.
• Canon - canon por copia privada (or canon digital) is a fee applied by the Spanish government to devices capable of recording media, that is, any device with storage. PcComponentes is due to remove this attribute, but for now it can be mapped with 0 (zero). Note that, depending on the products you sell, you must still include the canon digital when invoicing buyers.
• TIPO-IVA - the product's VAT.

Optional

• Devolución gratuita (Free return) - define if the product qualifies for a free return or not.
• Hora de corte (Cutting time) - the cutting time for the carrier. E.g.: if the product is ordered before 17:00, it can still be delivered within the determined period.

The following offer attributes are common to some Mirakl-based marketplaces:

• ECO #1-5 amount - the amount due for the eco-contribution related to the product. E.g.: 2.50.
• ECO #1-5 EPR category code - the extended producer responsibility (EPR) code that applies to the product. For a list of category codes, check out the article Providing data to comply with circular economy regulations in Mirakl's help center (note that you need to be logged in to Mirakl to access this page). E.g.: DE-WEEE, FR-DEA, etc.
• ECO #1-5 producer ID - your producer ID, received upon registering with a packaging register, such as Germany's LUCID. The maximum number of characters is 255.

The following offer attributes are common to all Mirakl-based marketplaces, if you use pricing v2:

• Allow promotion below min price - set it to ‘true’ to allow the promotion price to drop below your product's minimum price. To learn more, check out the article ChannelEngine: promotions.
• Fee groups - the ID of the fee group you want to assign to this product. To learn more, check out the article ChannelEngine: marketplace fees.
• Strike price - the regular selling price. Use it in combination with the Price attribute to set up a discount/strikethrough pricing. To learn more, check out the 'Working with discounts' section of this article. 

The following offer attributes are common to all Mirakl-based marketplaces:

• Discount end date - the date until when the product's sale price is valid, if applicable. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS ZZ. E.g.: 2022-12-31 23:59:59 +00.
• Discount price - the product's sale price, if applicable. This attribute must have a lower value than the Price attribute.
• Discount quantity threshold - the minimum quantity required for the discount rate to be available.
• Discount start date - the date from when the product's sale price is valid, if applicable. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS ZZ. E.g.: 2022-12-31 23:59:59 +00.
• Leadtime to shipment - the number of days before you ship the product. By default, this is set to two. You can create your own unique rules, if applicable. For more information on this, check out the article Lead time to ship in Mirakl's help center.
• Minimum quantity alert - map this attribute to receive a notification from Mirakl if your stock drops below the threshold defined.
• Offer state - the product's condition. Find your option from the dropdown menu by selecting the fixed value to apply to all.
• Product tax code - the taxation code applicable to the product.
• Logistic class - your optional shipping class. Make sure to map it using the marketplace’s codes, not the labels visible in the front-end. These codes vary per marketplace. If this marketplace makes use of logistic class codes, they can be found below.

 

Code	Label	Description
extra	Extra	Más de 30 kg (More than 30 kg)
grande	Grande (Large)	Entre 10 y 30 kg (Between 10 and 30 kg)
medio	Medio (Medium)	Entre 2 y 10 kg (Between 2 and 10 kg)
pequeno	Pequeno (Small)	Entre 1 y 2 kg (Between 1 and 2 kg)
mini	Mini	Hasta 1 kg (Up to 1 kg)
libre	Familia libre (Free family)	Libre
gratuito	Gratuito (Free)	Gratuito (Free)

Working with discounts

Pricing v1

• To set up a discount, you must map the Discount price, Discount start date, and Discount end date attributes. If you want to set a permanent discount, map the Discount end date attribute with a date in the far future instead of leaving it unmapped. Otherwise, the offer is not exported, and errors are shown on the Validation and feedback tab.
• The discounted price is only exported if it is lower than the base price.
• If you do not want to set a bulk discount, leave the Discount quantity threshold attribute unmapped – otherwise, the export is broken.
• To set a bulk discount, the Discount quantity threshold must be set to a value higher than 1. E.g.: a value of 2 indicates that two or more of the product must be purchased at the same time for the buyer to benefit from the discount.

Pricing v2

• To set up a discount, you must map the Strike price attribute to your regular price. Also, map the Discount start date and Discount end date attributes to indicate the start and end date of your discount.
• Under Pricing, Price rules, map the Price attribute to the discounted price. Both Min. price and Base price fields must be mapped.
• The Price and Strike price attributes cannot be mapped with the same value. ChannelEngine only sets a discount if the value in Price is lower than the value in Strike price.
• Same as in pricing v1, if you do not want to set a bulk discount, leave the Discount quantity threshold attribute unmapped.
• To set a bulk discount, the Discount quantity threshold must be set to a value higher than 1. E.g.: a value of 2 indicates that two or more of the product must be purchased at the same time for the buyer to benefit from the discount.

Carrier

Carrier mapping is not required on PcComponentes. However, you can map your carrier to a specific list of carriers maintained by PcComponentes. This allows for working tracking codes in the back-end, as well as for the buyer. If your default carrier is missing, contact PcComponentes.

Pricing

PcComponentes requires prices to be submitted in EUR. If you do not have pricing attributes in EUR, you must set up a currency conversion.

Listed products

If you have problems with products not appearing on Mirakl-based marketplaces – especially if you are trying to create products –, check the Listed products page for more information.

You can either use the Channel status filter (e.g.: products that ChannelEngine has failed to export, such as those with an empty GTIN or that do not exist on the marketplace yet, are shown as Invalid) or the Validation and feedback tab to see all known errors for specific products.

Alternatively, you can access the marketplace's back-end and download the error report generated by Mirakl. To do so:

1. Log in to the Mirakl back-end and go to Catalog, Product imports.
2. Identify the latest report and click the See details button by it.
3. Download the CSV file Non-integrated products report.

Additional Information

Order extra data

Keys	Conditional*	Description
hora-corte	yes	Hora de corte con la agencia de transporte en formato hh:mm. (Cut-off time with the carrier in hh:mm format.)
dev-gratuita	yes	Ofrecimiento de una devolución gratuita a los clientes. (Offer of free return to buyers.)
canon	no	Canon del artículo. Debe estar incluido ya en el PVP. (Digital canon of the article. It must already be included in the list price).
tipo-iva	no	Tipo de IVA aplicado (e.g.: 21). VAT rate applied (e.g.: 21).
notas	yes	-
birthdate	no	Fecha nacimiento del titular de la sociedad. (Date of birth of the company's owner.)
owner-nif	yes	NIF del titular de la sociedad. (Tax identification number of the company's owner.)
country-bank	no	Código del país donde está alojada la cuenta bancaria. Debe estar en formato ISO 3166-1 alfa-2. (Country code where the bank account is located. It must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.)
uuid-gls-tracking	yes	Identificador único de la agencia de transporte GLS en formato UUID. (Unique identifier of the GLS transport agency in UUID format.)
warehouse-id	yes	Identificador del centro de distribución creado en Deliverea, necesario para la correcta comunicación con la plataforma. (Distribution center identifier created on Deliverea, necessary for correct communication with the platform.)

* Conditional fields are only displayed if the marketplace provides a value.

FAQs

How often does each task run on Mirakl-based marketplaces?

By default, Mirakl-based marketplaces follow the schedule below:

Task	Frequency
Export product data to marketplace	every 60 minutes
Export product offers to marketplace	every 15 minutes
Import product offers from marketplace	every 15 minutes
Import orders from marketplace	every 15 minutes
Export order shipments to marketplace	every 15 minutes
Export returns to marketplace	every 30 minutes

Can I map attributes on ChannelEngine and in the Mirakl back-end?

No. Mapping attributes in the Mirakl marketplace back-end interferes with ChannelEngine's content export. Therefore, it is recommended to stick to categorizing and mapping content only on ChannelEngine.

Why am I not receiving feedback on my content and/or offer exports?

Chances are you are receiving the feedback. However, different types of error report can take a couple of hours or several days to be generated:

• Offer feedback
  • Error reports are mostly generated automatically, and are imported quickly.
• Content feedback
  • Transformation error report - this is automatically generated, and usually imported within a maximum of one day.
  • Conventional error report - this requires a manual review by the Mirakl-based marketplace, and not all do so. It can take several days for this report to be imported.

Note that the previous feedback report is not removed from ChannelEngine until both the latest transformation and conventional reports have been fully processed by ChannelEngine – or no new reports have been generated because there are no errors to report.