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Connect JAS to Katana

Push Ready for fulfillment orders to JAS, get tracking back, and see JAS stock and inbound shipments in Katana.

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Written by Argo Ohvril

What the Katana–JAS integration does

JAS Connect is JAS Worldwide’s API platform for linking business applications to its logistics services. Its Warehouse Management Solutions API connects systems such as ERPs and order-management systems to JAS warehouse operations.

By connecting Katana with JAS, you can:

  • Import orders as sales orders: JAS orders become Katana sales orders, and shipped packages arrive as fulfillments with carrier and tracking.

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

  • Import products by SKU: Existing Katana products are matched by SKU, and SKU aliases connect SKUs that don’t match.

  • See JAS stock levels: JAS stock appears as read-only external inventory at each mapped Katana location.

  • Track inbound shipments: JAS inbound shipments become Katana stock transfers that update as stock is received.

sync diagram showing Katana in the center connected to JAS: arrows from JAS to Katana labeled Orders and fulfillments, Products, Inventory (read-only), and Inbound shipments to stock transfers, and one arrow from Katana to JAS labeled Sales orders at Ready for fulfillment

Before you start

  • An active JAS account, with JAS set up to work with you. Your JAS account representative can help with this.

  • The credentials the Katana connection form asks for: Username, Password, Host, Warehouse ID, Access token, Sales order interface ID, and Purchase order interface ID. Request these from your JAS account representative.

  • A Katana account with permission to manage integrations.

Connect JAS to Katana

  1. In Katana, open the Integrations page and find the JAS tile.

  2. Click Connect.

  3. Fill in the connection form: Username, Password, Host, Warehouse ID, Access token, Sales order interface ID, and Purchase order interface ID. Then confirm.

    the Katana JAS connection form showing the fields Username, Password, Host, Warehouse ID, Access token, Sales order interface ID, and Purchase order interface ID, with the confirm button

  4. When JAS has approved 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 JAS warehouse to its own Katana location. Use Add to Katana to create a new location for a warehouse.

    the Location tab of the JAS configuration screen listing JAS warehouses, each with its mapped Katana location or an Add to Katana button, status labels such as Not mapped, and the Activate sync button in the header

  5. Click Activate sync to start syncing data with JAS. Nothing syncs until you do this.

How your daily workflow looks

  1. When a sales order reaches the Ready for fulfillment status, Katana sends it to JAS as an outbound order.

  2. JAS picks, packs, and ships the order.

  3. The order updates in Katana as its status changes. Each shipped package becomes a fulfillment with carrier and tracking.

  4. Inbound shipments to JAS appear in Katana as stock transfers and update as stock is received.

  5. JAS stock levels update as read-only external inventory at your mapped locations.

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

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