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Connect Extensiv (3PL Central) to Katana

Send ready sales orders to Extensiv, import shipped fulfillments with tracking, and see warehouse stock in Katana.

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Written by Argo Ohvril

What the Katana–Extensiv (3PL Central) integration does

Extensiv 3PL Warehouse Manager, formerly associated with 3PL Central, is a warehouse management platform for third-party logistics providers. It covers inventory and order management, billing, reporting, and omnichannel fulfillment.

By connecting Katana with Extensiv (3PL Central), you can:

  • Import orders as sales orders: Extensiv orders become Katana sales orders, and each shipped package adds a fulfillment with carrier and tracking.

  • Send sales orders to Extensiv for fulfillment: Katana pushes a sales order to Extensiv when it reaches Ready for fulfillment.

  • Cancel pushed orders from Katana: When you cancel a pushed sales order in Katana, the matching Extensiv order is also cancelled.

  • Import products by SKU: Katana matches existing products by SKU, and SKU aliases connect SKUs that differ between the two systems.

  • See read-only stock levels: Extensiv stock appears as external inventory at each warehouse's mapped Katana location.

  • Turn inbound shipments into stock transfers: Each Extensiv inbound shipment becomes a Katana stock transfer that updates as stock is received.

  • Map warehouses to locations: Each Extensiv warehouse links to its own Katana location.

sync diagram showing Katana and Extensiv (3PL Central) side by side, with arrows from Extensiv to Katana labeled orders, fulfillments and tracking, products, stock levels, and inbound shipments to stock transfers, and arrows from Katana to Extensiv labeled sales orders at Ready for fulfillment and order cancellation

Before you start

  • An active Extensiv 3PL Warehouse Manager (3PL Central) account, either your own as a 3PL or through the 3PL that stores your stock.

  • Your Extensiv credentials for the connection form: a REST API Key and the numerical UserID. Do not use an email address as the UserID. See How to find your Extensiv (3PL Central) credentials.

  • A Katana account with permission to manage integrations.

Connect Extensiv (3PL Central) to Katana

  1. In Katana, open the Integrations page and find the Extensiv (3PL Central) tile.

  2. Click Connect.

  3. Enter your REST API Key and UserID, then confirm.

    the Katana connection form for Extensiv (3PL Central) showing the REST API Key and UserID input fields and the confirm button

  4. After Extensiv approves the connection, the configuration screen opens on the Location tab. The integration status shows Connected with Sync inactive, and an Activate sync button appears in the header. Map each Extensiv warehouse to a Katana location. Use Add to Katana to create a dedicated location for a warehouse.

    the Location tab of the Extensiv (3PL Central) configuration screen listing Extensiv warehouses with their mapping status (Not mapped, mapped location, Unlinked), the Add to Katana, Unlink and Relink actions, the Connected and Sync inactive status, and the Activate sync button in the header

  5. Click Activate sync to start syncing data with Extensiv (3PL Central). No data syncs until you do this.

How your daily workflow looks

  1. A Katana sales order reaches Ready for fulfillment, and Katana sends it to Extensiv as an outbound order.

  2. The warehouse picks, packs, and ships the order in Extensiv.

  3. Order updates arrive in Katana. Each shipped package becomes a fulfillment with carrier and tracking.

  4. Inbound shipments to the warehouse appear as Katana stock transfers. Received quantities update as the warehouse receives the stock.

  5. Extensiv stock levels update as external inventory at your mapped locations. Reconciliation creates stock adjustments for any differences.

  6. You plan production and purchasing in Katana using up-to-date order and stock data.

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