Retail source ACA

ACA as a reliable source for images, content, and publication

Items, colors, sizes, barcodes, and inventory from ACA as the basis for images and text.

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ACA

This is the route

ACA prepares an export: a ZIP file with XML files.
Photopilot imports items, colors, sizes, barcodes, and inventory from it.
Supplier images, studio photos, and copy are added to those items.
Approved images are sent to your online store or file path.

See what comes in and matches Conflicts remain visible to your team.

ACA at a glance

What is exchanged: From the ACA export, Photopilot reads the article base, colors with your own color codes and descriptions, sizes with their barcodes, and inventory. A full inventory export is treated as a snapshot: any article missing from it is set to zero afterward.
How often: By default, Photopilot checks every 25 minutes whether a new ACA export is ready. Each export is processed in full, even if several are ready at the same time.
What you provide: An ACA export to an FTP or SFTP folder that Photopilot can access. You set up the export itself with ACA; we specify which files and fields we use.
Good to know: ACA remains the leading system for items, variants, and inventory. Eleven Photopilot customers use ACA this way, often together with Fashion Cloud and Shopware.

Then in Photopilot

Reliably linked

Let source data flow through to sales-ready product pages

300.000+ articles processed

9,5M+ supplier images indexed

~3.200 photos automatically edited per day

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What data does Photopilot read from ACA?

Items, colors with your own color codes, sizes, barcodes, and inventory from the ZIP file with XML files exported by ACA.

How often does Photopilot read the ACA export?

Every 25 minutes by default. Each new export is processed in full.

What does Photopilot do with the inventory from ACA?

A full inventory export is treated as a snapshot, so anything missing is set to zero. This lets current inventory determine which products get images and text first.

Does ACA remain the source of truth for our article data?

Yes. We define which ACA fields lead for article, variant, stock, and shop selection. Photopilot keeps ACA as a source, separate from the shop destination.

Can I combine ACA with Fashion Cloud or Stockbase?

Yes. ACA works alongside Fashion Cloud, Stockbase, and Shopware, so images, copy, and stock stay attached to the same article.

How to start

First the trial route, then the technique

The integration is the starting point. After that, Photopilot keeps linking, editing, writing, checking, and publishing together.