ApproveThis manages your North Commerce Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: Ecommerce
Why Approval Automation Matters in E-Commerce
Modern e-commerce moves at lightning speed – until manual approvals create bottlenecks. North Commerce empowers WordPress stores to manage products, orders, and customers efficiently, while ApproveThis adds a critical layer of structured decision-making. Together through Zapier, these platforms create a seamless bridge between action and authorization, ensuring businesses move fast without compromising control.
Consider this: 68% of employees waste up to 3 hours weekly chasing approvals (McKinsey). For e-commerce teams handling high-order volumes or regulated products, manual processes directly impact revenue and customer satisfaction. This integration solves that.
North Commerce Meets Approval Automation
North Commerce simplifies WordPress store management, but complex businesses need more than just transaction processing. ApproveThis introduces:
- Multi-level approvals for high-risk orders
- Automatic escalations based on order value
- External vendor approvals without platform access
A luxury watch retailer, for example, could auto-flag orders over $10k for manager review while instantly approving standard purchases. Approval logic adapts to your business rules, not the other way around.
Real-World Workflows for Modern Commerce
High-Value Order Verification
When a New Order trigger fires in North Commerce, ApproveThis can:
1. Check order total against predefined thresholds
2. Route to finance for orders exceeding $5k
3. Auto-approve standard orders under threshold
Example: A B2B industrial parts supplier uses this to prevent shipping errors on bulk orders. Approvers get order details directly in email, clicking "Approve" without logging into any system.
Customer Onboarding Compliance
The New Customer trigger initiates:
1. Fraud risk scoring based on location/order history
2. Parallel approvals for sales lead and compliance officer
3. Auto-activation upon consensus
Example: A wholesale distributor automates vetting for new client accounts, reducing onboarding from 3 days to 4 hours while maintaining KYC compliance.
Product Launch Quality Gates
New Product triggers enforce:
1. Marketing copy review by legal
2. Inventory check with warehouse manager
3. Simultaneous approvals with deadline enforcement
Example: A cosmetics company prevents overselling by requiring inventory confirmation before listing new SKUs. ApproveThis escalates unresponsive approvers after 24hrs.
Key Integration Features
Beyond basic triggers, these capabilities set the integration apart:
Email-Based Approvals: Vendors approve purchase orders via email without North Commerce logins. Ideal for drop-shippers or 3PL partners.
Calculated Fields: Automatically flag orders where (Item Cost * Quantity) exceeds warehouse limits, triggering procurement reviews.
Vacation Delegation: Critical during holidays – approvers out of office? Requests auto-reassign to deputies.
Implementation Made Simple
Setting up through Zapier takes under 15 minutes:
1. Connect North Commerce to Zapier
2. Choose trigger (New Order/Customer/Product)
3. Map data fields to ApproveThis template
4. Set approval rules and thresholds
5. Test with live data
Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' prebuilt e-commerce templates to skip 60% of setup time.
Cross-Functional Benefits
Finance Teams
Prevent revenue leaks by requiring CFO approval for:
- Discounts exceeding 30%
- Custom payment terms
- Bulk order price deviations
Operations Teams
Maintain service levels with:
- Inventory approval thresholds
- Shipping method authorization
- Return policy exceptions
Compliance Teams
Automate regulatory checks:
- Export control approvals
- Age-restricted product flows
- GDPR data handling confirmations
Beyond Basic Approvals
The integration shines in edge cases most tools miss:
Partial Approvals: Approve 500 units when 1,000 are ordered, automatically updating North Commerce inventory.
Conditional Escalations: Route declined approvals to dispute resolution teams with full context.
Audit Trails: Every decision logs timestamps, comments, and approver details directly in ApproveThis.
Scaling Without Complexity
As your North Commerce store grows, ApproveThis adapts:
- Add approval layers without IT help
- Create location-specific workflows for global teams
- Clone proven workflows to new stores
A multi-brand retailer used this to manage 12 distinct approval matrices across subsidiaries from one ApproveThis instance.
Start Accelerating Decisions Today
The North Commerce/ApproveThis integration isn't about adding steps – it's about removing delays. With automated approvals handling routine checks, teams focus on exceptions that truly need human judgment.
Ready to eliminate approval bottlenecks? Register for ApproveThis or schedule a custom demo to see how 15-minute setup can save 15+ hours weekly.
Integrate with North Commerce Integration and get 90 days of ApproveThis for free.
After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.
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Best Approval Workflows for North Commerce
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for North Commerce
Create approval request for new customers
When a new customer is created in North Commerce, this integration initiates an approval request in ApproveThis, prompting the team to verify the customer's details. It streamlines onboarding by automating the review process. *Note: Ensure your approval thresholds match customer criteria.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Customer
Triggers when there's a new customer is created.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create approval request for new orders
When a new order is placed in North Commerce, this integration creates an approval request in ApproveThis, enabling teams to review orders that meet specific criteria. It helps safeguard high-value or risk orders by automating the approval process. *Note: Configure the approval conditions to match order criteria.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Order
Triggers when a new order is created.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create approval request for new products
When a new product is added in North Commerce, this automation creates an approval request in ApproveThis for product quality review. This integration ensures that only vetted products are launched, enhancing overall quality control. *Note: Adjust the approval steps per your quality standards.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Product
Triggers when a new product is created.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
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