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Use case — Onboard e-commerce clients sending logistics flows

Your logistics clients all have different file formats. WeTransform lets them send what they have — and delivers clean, validated data to your platform.

Written by Stéphane Jauffret
Updated over a week ago

😩 The problem

You run a logistics platform or a SaaS that ingests data from e-commerce clients. Each client sends you their logistics flow — orders, shipments, inventory — but in their own format, their own structure, their own column names.

Your system expects one specific format. Getting a new client to conform to it is a significant technical project — both for them and for you. Some clients have developers who can build the integration. Many don't. And even when they do, it takes weeks and generates ongoing maintenance.

✅ How WeTransform solves it

You define your intake format once. Your clients upload their logistics files — whatever they export from their WMS, their ERP, or their e-commerce platform. WeTransform transforms every file to your format, validates it, and delivers it clean.

The integration barrier disappears. Onboarding a new client goes from a technical project to a configuration task.

⚙️ What the workflow looks like

📦 For clients sending files manually: they upload through a branded interface on your platform. WeTransform maps their columns, flags any issues, and lets them correct and submit. They never need to know your format — they just upload what they have.

For clients who want to automate: they connect their own source (FTP, API, URL) to WeTransform. Their logistics flows are picked up automatically on your schedule and delivered to your system — daily, hourly, or on-demand. Full automation, zero manual steps.

🛡️ Built-in data validation

Logistics data quality matters. Wrong carrier codes, invalid postal codes, missing tracking references — these errors cause downstream failures that are expensive to fix.

WeTransform validates every file against your format constraints before it reaches your system. Invalid values are flagged with clear explanations. Clients fix issues before submission — not after your system rejects the file.

Power Functions for real-time validation. Need to verify that a carrier code exists in your database, or that a postal code is valid for the destination country? WeTransform can call your API in real time during the transformation — before the file is submitted. See Power Functions.

📈 The business impact

  • 🚀 Faster client onboarding — from weeks to days or hours

  • 🎧 Less support around file format and integration issues

  • Cleaner data ingestion — errors caught before they reach your platform

  • 🔧 No custom connector to build per client — WeTransform handles the format diversity

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