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Connect NRI to Katana

Send sales orders to NRI for fulfillment, import shipped orders with tracking, and see NRI stock and inbound shipments.

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Written by Argo Ohvril

What the Katana–NRI integration does

NRI is a third-party logistics provider. Its Aspire software suite includes warehouse management, inventory, order and returns management, and shipping tools.

By connecting Katana with NRI, you can:

  • Import orders as sales orders: NRI orders become Katana sales orders that update automatically, with a fulfillment, carrier and tracking number for each shipped package.

  • Send sales orders to NRI for fulfillment: When a Katana sales order reaches Ready for fulfillment, Katana pushes it to NRI as an outbound order.

  • Import products by SKU: Products match existing Katana products by SKU, and SKU aliases bridge SKUs that don't match.

  • See NRI stock levels: NRI's stock numbers appear as read-only external inventory at each mapped Katana location.

  • Track inbound shipments as stock transfers: Each NRI inbound shipment becomes a Katana stock transfer that updates as NRI receives it.

sync diagram showing Katana and NRI side by side: sales orders flowing from Katana to NRI when Ready for fulfillment; orders with fulfillments and tracking, products by SKU, read-only inventory levels, and inbound shipments as stock transfers flowing from NRI into Katana

Before you start

  • An active NRI account with API access set up by your NRI account manager.

  • The credentials the connection form asks for: your Client code and API key from NRI.

  • A Katana account with permission to manage integrations.

Connect NRI to Katana

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

  2. Click Connect.

  3. Enter your Client code and API key in the connection form, then confirm.

    the NRI connection form in Katana with two empty fields labeled Client code and API key, and a confirm button

  4. Once NRI 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 NRI warehouse to a Katana location. Click Add to Katana to create a dedicated location for a warehouse.

    the NRI configuration screen on the Location tab, listing NRI warehouses each mapped to its own Katana location with Add to Katana and Remove options, status Connected with Sync inactive, and an Activate sync button in the header

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

How your daily workflow looks

  1. When a sales order reaches Ready for fulfillment in Katana, Katana sends it to NRI as an outbound order.

  2. NRI picks, packs and ships orders from its warehouses.

  3. Orders and their status changes land in Katana as sales orders. Each shipped package adds a fulfillment with carrier and tracking.

  4. NRI inbound shipments appear as Katana stock transfers and update as NRI receives the stock.

  5. NRI 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 picture.

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