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Connect OIA Global to Katana

Push Katana sales orders to OIA Global and import its orders, tracking, stock levels and inbound shipments.

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Written by Argo Ohvril

What the Katana–OIA Global integration does

OIA Global is a supply-chain services company offering contract logistics, warehousing and distribution, transportation, 4PL orchestration, and technology solutions.

By connecting Katana with OIA Global, you can:

  • Import orders as sales orders: Each OIA Global order becomes a Katana sales order, and each shipped package becomes a fulfillment with carrier and tracking details.

  • Send sales orders to OIA Global for fulfillment: A Katana sales order is pushed to OIA Global as an outbound order when it reaches the Ready for fulfillment status.

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

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

  • Track inbound shipments: Each OIA Global inbound shipment becomes a Katana stock transfer that updates as goods are received.

  • Map warehouses to locations: Each OIA Global warehouse syncs to its own dedicated Katana location.

sync diagram showing OIA Global on one side and Katana on the other: orders, fulfillments with tracking, products, inventory levels and inbound shipments flowing from OIA Global into Katana, and sales orders flowing from Katana to OIA Global when they reach Ready for fulfillment

Before you start

  • An active OIA Global account set up for IntegrationLink.

  • The credentials the connection form asks for, provided by OIA's integration team: Username, Password, and Client Code. If OIA tells you to, also have your Warehouse Number and DC Location ready.

  • A Katana account with permission to manage integrations.

Connect OIA Global to Katana

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

  2. Click Connect.

  3. Enter your Username, Password, and Client Code. Leave Warehouse Number and DC Location blank unless OIA's integration team has given you different site codes. Tick Sandbox only if OIA set you up on its test environment. Then confirm.

    the OIA Global connection form in Katana showing the Username, Password and Client Code fields, the optional Warehouse Number and DC Location fields, the Sandbox checkbox, and the confirm button

  4. Once OIA Global 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 OIA Global warehouse to a Katana location. Use Add to Katana to create a dedicated location for a warehouse.

    the warehouse location mapping panel on the Location tab, listing OIA Global warehouses each mapped to a Katana location, with an Add to Katana option, the Connected / Sync inactive status and the Activate sync button in the header

  5. Click Activate sync to start syncing data with OIA Global. Nothing syncs before you do this.

How your daily workflow looks

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

  2. OIA Global picks, packs, and ships the order.

  3. Orders and their updates land in Katana as sales orders. Each shipped package becomes a fulfillment with carrier and tracking details.

  4. Inbound shipments to OIA Global warehouses appear in Katana as stock transfers and update as goods are received.

  5. Stock levels from OIA Global update as read-only external inventory at your mapped locations.

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

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