Integration and systems

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Integration and systemsAPI

The interface through which systems query and write each other's data. The basis of real-time integration; rate limits, authentication and error handling belong in the contract.

See also: Webhook, ERP–WMS integration

Integration and systemsCarrier integration

Getting label, tracking number and rate from the carrier's system. Label format and returns flow differ by carrier.

See also: TMS (Transportation Management System), Packing

Integration and systemsEDI

Exchanging documents such as orders, dispatch notes and invoices between companies in a standard format. Common in retail chains and automotive.

See also: ASN (Advance shipping notice), IDoc

Integration and systemsERP–WMS integration

Passing order, material, stock and movement data between the two systems. The critical point is that movement types and stock statuses mean the same thing on both sides.

See also: Movement type, IDoc, API

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Integration and systemsIDoc

The document structure SAP systems use to exchange data. In WMS integrations it can carry material, order and movement messages.

See also: ERP–WMS integration, Movement type

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Integration and systemsMiddleware

A layer that transforms, queues and retries messages between systems. It eases troubleshooting but adds one more dependency.

See also: API, EDI

Integration and systemsMovement type

The code that determines a stock movement's accounting and inventory effect in the ERP. Mapping every WMS action to the right type is the crux of integration.

See also: ERP–WMS integration, IDoc

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Integration and systemsOffline mode

Keeping operations running, even if limited, during a connection loss and syncing records afterwards. A question to ask in every cloud deployment.

See also: Cloud (SaaS) deployment, RF operation

Integration and systemsOMS (Order Management System)

Takes orders from sales channels and decides which warehouse, which stock and which sequence fulfils them. In multichannel retail it sits in front of the WMS.

See also: Omnichannel fulfilment, Allocation

Integration and systemsReconciliation

Regularly comparing stock and movements in two systems. It is the control that must not be dropped after integration goes live.

See also: ERP–WMS integration, Inventory accuracy

Integration and systemsTMS (Transportation Management System)

The system that manages shipping outside the warehouse: carrier selection, routing, freight cost and delivery tracking. WMS knows the parcel, TMS knows how it travels.

See also: WMS (Warehouse Management System), Carrier integration

Integration and systemsWebhook

An automatic notification sent to another system when an event occurs. More efficient than polling for order and shipment status updates.

See also: API