iDistributor — Onboarding Guide
11. Legislation 22. Things to consider 33. Technical implementation 44. Overview & follow-up
Things to consider
Before going live, there are a number of decisions and preparations you need to make. Go through these carefully with your IT, ERP manager, and EHS team.
Remember: iDistributor connects to your business system via Intersolia's web API. Intersolia can only receive information — adapting the business system and communication is the customer's responsibility.
Identification
Choose the right unique identifiers
Delivery ID — must be unique per request
You need to decide which field in your ERP system will serve as
delivery_id. For example, an order number combined with a date. Important: the same delivery_id can never be reused — if you send an already used ID, the request will be ignored.Recipient ID — link history to the customer
recipient_id is a unique ID that identifies the email recipient. It is used to preserve history if you change a customer's email address — same customer, new address, and iDistributor remembers what has already been sent.Products in ERP
Flag chemical products
Flag chemicals in your business system
You need a method to identify which products in your ERP are chemicals. iDistributor should only receive requests for chemical products — not office supplies, spare parts, or similar. Add a field or flag in your ERP if you do not already have one.
Email addresses
Ensure access to customer email addresses
Which email address will the SDS be sent to?
iDistributor sends the SDS to the email address you include in the API call. You need a process to:
✓Collect and store email addresses for buyers/purchasers at your customers
✓Decide which email field in your ERP to extract
✓Have a routine for updating addresses when they change
Country settings
Configure language per country
Country code determines the SDS language
You provide a country code (e.g.
SE, FI, PL) in each API call. Intersolia then configures rules for which language(s) are sent for each country, as well as a fallback language if a specific SDS is unavailable.| Country | Primary language | Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| SE — Sweden | Swedish | English |
| FI — Finland | Finnish + Swedish | English |
| PL — Poland | Polish | English |
| DK — Denmark | Danish | English |
Contact Intersolia to set up or change country rules — a maximum of 4 language options per country is possible.
Product list
Prepare your product information
Send a product list to Intersolia
Before go-live, you need to send a list of your chemical products. The list must include at least:
✓Product name (trade name)
✓Your own article number
✓Supplier's article number
✓Supplier / manufacturer
Intersolia then matches the products against the global database and sources any missing SDS. You will be notified when the products are ready to be added to iDistributor.