# Getting Started on Shopify

# Install Retail Cloud Connect™

1. Sign in to your Shopify store account
2. Visit the Retail Cloud Connect™ listing on the Shopify App Store, then click Install
3. Review the Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, and required Shopify app permissions
4. Click Install app to accept and continue

# Default Setup

The standard Retail Cloud Connect™ setup includes a fully-managed Google Cloud environment, with all billing facilitated through Shopify. Organizations wishing to manage their own Google Cloud environment or those with an existing Google Cloud relationship should review the Advanced or Enterprise Setup sections below.

To begin, simply enter your email address and click Get Started.

Once Retail Cloud Connect™ has reviewed your catalog, you can import your product and filter data.

# Advanced or Enterprise Users

Shopify's largest merchants and existing Google Cloud customers may prefer to proceed with advanced connectivity. The Retail Cloud Connect™ advanced setup flow allows retailers to:

• Maintain full control of the underlying Google Cloud environment
• Activate best-in-class Vertex AI Recommendations models
• Receive dedicated setup and support from Nimstrata

You will need a Google Cloud Billing Account to activate the Retail API. You may need to contact an IT administrator to set up Google Cloud and payment information. If you need assistance, please schedule an onboarding call with our team.

To begin the advanced setup process, do not enter your email address or click Get Started. Instead, click the Advanced or Enterprise User? link at the bottom of the welcome screen.

# Create or Select a Retailer

1. Choose a name for your Retailer. This is typically the name of your company or organization, then click Create Retailer
2. If you already have access to one or more Retailers, select the existing Retailer and click Continue

# Connect Google Cloud Environment

Follow the instructions in the app to set up your Google Cloud environment. The provided instructions will guide you to:

• Create a new Google Cloud project for your Shopify catalog
• Enable Google Cloud billing and the Retail API on the new project
• Grant Nimstrata access to your Google Cloud environment

The fastest way to set up Google Cloud is to use Cloud Shell to run commands. Simply copy and paste the commands in the app for each step.

Each Shopify store requires a unique Google Cloud project.

If you have already created a project in Google Cloud, enter the name in the Google Cloud Project ID field. Or, run the provided command to create a new project.

Follow the instructions in the provided video to activate billing, accept the Vertex AI Search for Commerce termas and conditions, and enable the APIs.

Paste and run the provided Cloud Shell command to create a custom role that allows Nimstrata to manage your catalog. The command creates a set of permissions for this app to manage your catalog.

For more information about our permissions in your environment, please review this summary.

Paste and run both of the provided commands in to grant Retail Cloud Connect™ the necessary permissions for Nimstrata to manage your Google Cloud project.

It can take up to two mintues for the previous commands to propogate.