diff --git a/Controllers/Backend/AfterbuyConnector.php b/Controllers/Backend/AfterbuyConnector.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e5cecb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Controllers/Backend/AfterbuyConnector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+class Shopware_Controllers_Backend_AfterbuyConnector extends Shopware_Controllers_Backend_ExtJs
+{
+    public function indexAction() {
+    }
+
+    public function testConnectionAction() {
+
+        $testService = $this->container->get('viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.services.read_data.external.connection_test_service');
+        $response = $testService->get(array());
+
+        if(array_key_exists('AfterbuyTimeStamp', $response['Result'])) {
+            $this->view->assign([
+                'success' => true,
+            ]);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(array_key_exists('ErrorList', $response['Result']) && array_key_exists('Error', $response['Result']['ErrorList'])) {
+
+            if(array_key_exists('ErrorDescription', $response['Result']['ErrorList']['Error'])) {
+                $error = $response['Result']['ErrorList']['Error']['ErrorDescription'];
+            }
+            else {
+                $error = '';
+
+                foreach($response['Result']['ErrorList']['Error'] as $element) {
+                    $error .= $element['ErrorDescription'];
+                }
+            }
+
+            $this->view->assign([
+                'success' => false,
+                'data' => [
+                    'error' => $error,
+                ],
+            ]);
+
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Resources/menu.xml b/Resources/menu.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3c9280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/menu.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<menu xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+      xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shopware/shopware/5.3/engine/Shopware/Components/Plugin/schema/menu.xsd">
+    <entries>
+        <entry>
+            <name>AfterbuyConnector</name>
+            <label lang="en">Afterbuy Connector</label>
+            <label lang="de">Afterbuy Connector</label>
+            <parent identifiedBy="controller">ConfigurationMenu</parent>
+            <children>
+                <entry>
+                    <name>TestConnection</name>
+                    <label lang="en">Test Connection</label>
+                    <label lang="de">Verbindungstest</label>
+                    <controller>AfterbuyConnector</controller>
+                    <action>testConnection</action>
+                    <class>sprite-box</class>
+                </entry>
+            </children>
+        </entry>
+    </entries>
+</menu>
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diff --git a/Resources/services.xml b/Resources/services.xml
index b6689fd..6414835 100755
--- a/Resources/services.xml
+++ b/Resources/services.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
         </service>
 
 
+        <!-- Subscriber -->
+        <service id="viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.subscriber.template_registration" class="viaebShopwareAfterbuy\Subscriber\TemplateRegistration">
+            <argument type="string">%viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.plugin_dir%</argument>
+            <argument type="service" id="template"/>
+            <tag name="shopware.event_subscriber"/>
+        </service>
+
+
         <!-- Commands -->
 
         <service id="viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.commands.export_status" class="viaebShopwareAfterbuy\Commands\ExportStatus">
@@ -78,6 +86,11 @@
             <argument type="service" id="viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.services.write_data.internal.write_status_service" />
         </service>
 
+        <!-- Connection test -->
+
+        <service class="viaebShopwareAfterbuy\Services\ReadData\External\ConnectionTestService" id="viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.services.read_data.external.connection_test_service" parent="viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.services.abstract_data_service">
+        </service>
+
         <!-- Products -->
 
         <service class="viaebShopwareAfterbuy\Services\ReadData\External\ReadProductsService" id="viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.services.read_data.external.read_products_service" parent="viaeb_shopware_afterbuy.services.abstract_data_service">
diff --git a/Resources/views/backend/afterbuy_connector/app.js b/Resources/views/backend/afterbuy_connector/app.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..10a3927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/views/backend/afterbuy_connector/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Ext.define('Shopware.apps.AfterbuyConnector', {
+
+    extend: 'Enlight.app.SubApplication',
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the module. Used for internal purpose
+     * @string
+     */
+    name:'Shopware.apps.AfterbuyConnector',
+
+
+    launch: function() {
+        var me = this;
+
+
+        Ext.Ajax.request({
+            url: '{url controller=AfterbuyConnector action=testConnection}',
+            success: function(response) {
+
+                var status = JSON.parse(response.responseText);
+
+                if(status.success == true) {
+                    Shopware.Notification.createGrowlMessage(
+                        '{s namespace="backend/afterbuy" name="success"}Erfolg{/s}',
+                        '{s namespace="backend/afterbuy" name="connection"}Verbindung erfolgreich hergestellt{/s}',
+                        'Afterbuy Conncetor'
+                    );
+                }
+                else {
+                    Shopware.Notification.createGrowlMessage(
+                        '{s namespace="backend/afterbuy" name="error"}Fehler{/s}',
+                        status.data.error,
+                        'Afterbuy Conncetor'
+                    );
+                }
+            },
+            failure: function() {
+                Shopware.Notification.createGrowlMessage(
+                    '{s namespace="backend/afterbuy" name="error"}Error{/s}',
+                    'Unbekannter Fehler beim Testen der Verbindung',
+                    'Afterbuy Conncetor'
+                );
+            }
+        });
+
+    }
+});
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Services/ReadData/External/ConnectionTestService.php b/Services/ReadData/External/ConnectionTestService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a793c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/ReadData/External/ConnectionTestService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace viaebShopwareAfterbuy\Services\ReadData\External;
+
+use Fatchip\Afterbuy\ApiClient;
+use viaebShopwareAfterbuy\Services\ReadData\AbstractReadDataService;
+use viaebShopwareAfterbuy\Services\ReadData\ReadDataInterface;
+
+
+class ConnectionTestService extends AbstractReadDataService implements ReadDataInterface
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $filter
+     *
+     * @return array|null
+     */
+    public function get(array $filter)
+    {
+        $data = $this->read($filter);
+
+        return $this->transform($data);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * transforms api input into valueObject (targetEntity)
+     *
+     * @param array $data
+     *
+     * @return array|null
+     */
+    public function transform(array $data)
+    {
+        return $data;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * provides api data. dummy data as used here can be used in tests
+     *
+     * @param array $filter
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function read(array $filter)
+    {
+        /** @var ApiClient $api */
+        $api = new ApiClient($this->apiConfig);
+        $response = $api->getAfterbuyTime();
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Subscriber/TemplateRegistration.php b/Subscriber/TemplateRegistration.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9688401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Subscriber/TemplateRegistration.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace viaebShopwareAfterbuy\Subscriber;
+
+use Enlight\Event\SubscriberInterface;
+
+class TemplateRegistration implements SubscriberInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $pluginDirectory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var \Enlight_Template_Manager
+     */
+    private $templateManager;
+
+    /**
+     * @param $pluginDirectory
+     * @param \Enlight_Template_Manager $templateManager
+     */
+    public function __construct($pluginDirectory, \Enlight_Template_Manager $templateManager)
+    {
+        $this->pluginDirectory = $pluginDirectory;
+        $this->templateManager = $templateManager;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public static function getSubscribedEvents()
+    {
+        return [
+            'Enlight_Controller_Action_PreDispatch' => 'onPreDispatch',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function onPreDispatch(\Enlight_Event_EventArgs $args)
+    {
+        $this->templateManager->addTemplateDir($this->pluginDirectory . '/Resources/views');
+    }
+}
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