The table below shows how each type of data moves between Katana and AMS.

After AMS approves the connection, the configuration screen opens on the Location tab. Each AMS warehouse maps 1:1 to its own dedicated Katana location. Click Add to Katana to create that location automatically. A warehouse that has never been mapped shows Not mapped until you add it.

To pause a mapped warehouse, click Unlink. Its status then shows Unlinked. Click Relink to resume it. Only mapped warehouses sync.

Nothing syncs until you click Activate sync in the header.

Product mapping creates a required link between each AMS product and a Katana item. Products are matched by SKU:

Choose how SKUs are matched: either direct 1:1, or through SKU aliases.

Kits and bundles from AMS become Katana products. Add a bill of materials (BOM) with the components in Katana. A kit order line stays a single row on the sales order.

An SKU alias links an AMS SKU to a Katana SKU with a different code. Use aliases when the same item is identified differently in AMS and Katana, for example when your warehouse uses its own SKU format.

Upload your SKU alias mapping before importing products. This ensures mismatched SKUs match existing Katana products instead of creating new ones.

AMS orders import into Katana once they reach your configured import-from status. The default is the Open state. After that, they keep updating automatically through every later status change.

Each AMS order becomes one Katana sales order, with one row per line. The order source is AMS.

Each shipped package becomes a Katana fulfillment with its carrier and tracking number. A multi-package shipment creates one fulfillment per package, so a single order can show several fulfillments. Together they never exceed the ordered quantities.

If an AMS order is canceled, Katana deletes it only if the sales order is still open.

A Katana sales order is pushed to AMS as an outbound order when it reaches the Ready for fulfillment status. From then on, its progress in AMS is tracked back in Katana through the import flow above.

Canceling the Katana sales order does not cancel the AMS order. Changes made in Katana after the push do not update the AMS order.

AMS stock levels appear in Katana as read-only External inventory at each warehouse's mapped location. The number shown is the AMS on-hand quantity.

Reconciliation compares Katana's in-stock quantity against the AMS on-hand quantity only. It runs on a schedule or on demand. For any difference, it creates stock adjustments so Katana reflects the physical stock held at AMS.

Each AMS inbound shipment becomes one Katana stock transfer. The transfer number is the PO number when one is present, otherwise the inbound ID.

The stock transfer follows the inbound's status, and received quantities update the transfer. Katana stock transfers move from in transit to received in one step. Partial receiving therefore shows as updated expected and received quantities until the shipment is fully received.

If an inbound is canceled, its stock transfer is deleted.

To disconnect, go to Katana's Integrations page and open the AMS integration. Once disconnected, nothing new syncs:

Records already imported stay in Katana, including sales orders, fulfillments, products, and stock transfers.