Sinalite
Configure the Sinalite integration to build pricing categories from the Sinalite catalog, quote live prices on the storefront, and submit orders automatically with status tracking.
Sinalite is a wholesale trade printer. The PrintNow integration connects your Sinalite account, lets you build pricing categories from their catalog, and gives storefront customers a live calculator backed by real Sinalite pricing. Orders are submitted to Sinalite automatically (or on demand) and their production status is tracked back into the Unified Admin.
Sinalite is configured the same way as 4Over, but is a simpler integration — there are no direct mail programs and no payment profile to select.
Prerequisites
Before configuring Sinalite you need:
- The Sinalite feature enabled on your storefront license. Contact PrintNow support if this is not yet active.
- A Sinalite account with API credentials (a Client ID and Client Secret).
- A ship-from address configured as a Shipping Location.
Configure Sinalite
- From your Unified Admin, go to Partner Integration > Sinalite.
- Enter your Client ID and Client Secret.
- Enable Test Mode to point requests at Sinalite's sandbox environment instead of production.
- Under Order Trigger, select the order status that triggers automatic submission to Sinalite, or choose Manual to only send orders on demand.
- Under Ship From Address, select the shipping location Sinalite ships from. Click Create New Address if you need to add one first.
- Click Save.
Configuration Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Client ID | Your Sinalite API client identifier, used to authenticate requests. |
Client Secret | Your Sinalite API client secret. Never exposed to the storefront. |
Test Mode | When enabled, requests go to Sinalite's sandbox environment. Use this to validate pricing and order submission without placing real orders. Disable for production. |
Trigger | The order status that triggers automatic submission to Sinalite. When an order reaches this status, PrintNow sends it. Select Manual to disable automatic sending — orders can still be sent by hand from the order detail page. |
Select Address | The shipping location Sinalite ships from. Listed by name, address line, and city. Saving tags the selected location with a Sinalite vendor type. |
Build Sinalite Pricing Categories
Sinalite products reach your storefront through a dedicated pricing category type. Rather than entering prices by hand, you pick the products you want to sell and PrintNow quotes them live.
Create one from Pricing and choose the Sinalite type. The editor is a two-part wizard:
Step 1 — Select a category and product
The Sinalite Categories list shows every category available on your account. Select one to browse its products, then select the product you want to build pricing for. Use the Categories breadcrumb to go back up a level.
Step 2 — Edit option groups
Once a product is selected, PrintNow loads its details from Sinalite and shows the option group editor. This lets you rename what customers see without breaking the link back to Sinalite:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Group Name | The group heading as customers see it on the storefront calculator. |
Display Name | The customer-facing label for each individual option. |
Original Name | Read-only — the name Sinalite uses for the option. Shown so you can tell which Sinalite option a renamed entry maps to. |
Storefront Calculator
Products in a Sinalite pricing category render a live calculator on the storefront. Customers pick their options and PrintNow quotes Sinalite in real time — there is no static price table.
- Prices refresh as options change.
- If Sinalite can't be reached, the calculator shows "Unable to retrieve pricing. Please try again."
- Customers upload artwork through the normal custom upload flow, and the file is attached to the Sinalite order on submission.
Send Orders and Track Status
Automatic submission
When an order reaches the status set as the Trigger, PrintNow submits its Sinalite line items automatically, including the customer's artwork.
Manual submission
- Go to Orders and open the order.
- Click Send To Sinalite.
Once sent, the button is replaced by a disabled Sent To Sinalite confirmation so an order cannot be submitted twice.
Per-item status
On the order detail Products tab, each Sinalite line item shows a Sinalite Status (defaulting to NEW) with a refresh button beside it. Click Refresh Sinalite Status to pull that item's current production status from Sinalite on demand.
Associations
Print Store
| Area | Effect |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Sinalite products are sold through a dedicated Sinalite pricing category type built with the wizard described above. See Pricing. |
| Shipping Locations | The Sinalite ship-from address is one of your shipping locations, tagged with a Sinalite vendor type. |
| Orders | Orders are submitted at the configured trigger status or manually via Send To Sinalite. Each line item carries its own Sinalite status, refreshable from the Products tab. |
| Order Status | The status list feeds the Order Trigger dropdown. See Order Status. |
| Checkout | Sinalite returns its own shipping rates. When rates cannot be retrieved, checkout explains the problem and offers a retry rather than continuing silently. |
Related Pages
- 4Over — the other wholesale trade printer integration, plus EDDM and Direct Mail
- Pricing — build and manage Sinalite pricing categories
- Shipping Locations — create the ship-from address
- Split Shipping — ship one order to multiple addresses
- Orders — order management, submission, and per-item status
- Order Status — configure the statuses used as submission triggers
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