Pittsburgh Paints (PPC, formerly PPG) is one of Rundoo's direct-ordering integrations for paint retailers — and PPC lets you spend your co-op dollars on your Rundoo subscription. This Rundoc covers both: how to wire PPC up as a vendor so orders flow to their system, and how co-op funds can cover your Rundoo bill.
In the POS mode, open the Vendors left tab to pair the PPC vendor to Rundoo's integration. In the POS mode, Products left tab, the Integrations top tab, is where PPC catalog items show up for import. Co-op fund questions go to your PPC sales rep directly.
Rundoo's PPC integration is a one-way pipe: when you place a PO against the PPC vendor, Rundoo attaches a standardized Excel (.xlsx) order file to the email it sends to [email protected]. PPC's systems read that file and drop the order straight into their queue — no re-typing on either side, fewer errors, faster turnaround. What doesn't come back: cost updates, order acknowledgments, receiving info. Those still get handled manually on your side.
In the POS mode, Vendors left tab, open your PPC vendor row (or add it if it doesn't exist yet). The setup lives across three sections of the vendor's detail page.
1. Pair the integration. Scroll to the Integrations section and pick Pitts Paints from the Integration Vendor dropdown. That's the pointer that tells Rundoo, "this vendor is PPC — attach the standardized XLSX on every outbound order."
2. Set the orders email. Scroll to the Ordering section. Enter [email protected] in the Orders email field. Turn on the Include XLXS Order in email toggle — the XLSX attachment is what PPC's system reads. Include PDF Order in email is optional; leave it on if you want a human-readable copy attached too. Click Save on the section.
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If Include XLXS Order in email is off, PPC won't be able to auto-process the order — a human on their end has to key it in. Double-check the toggle is on.
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3. Add your PPC account numbers per location. Scroll to the Vendor settings section. Each of your Rundoo locations gets its own Account number row — this is where your PPC account number for that store goes. Click Edit on each location, paste the account number, and Save.
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Account numbers are per-location because PPC bills and ships per store. If you have one PPC account across all stores, use the same number on each row.
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Once setup is done, PPC orders work like any other emailed PO (see Purchase orders for the generic lifecycle). Create a PO in the POS mode, Orders left tab, pick Pittsburgh Paints as the vendor, add line items, and click Order. Rundoo emails the PO with the XLSX attachment to [email protected]; PPC's system picks it up and processes it.
Cost updates, receiving quantities, and vouchering still happen manually on your side — the integration is order-out only.