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Connect R&S Logistics to Katana

Import R&S Logistics orders, products, inbound shipments, and read-only warehouse stock into Katana.

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Written by Argo Ohvril

What the Katana–R&S Logistics integration does

R&S Logistics, also called R&S Warehousing Solutions, is a third-party logistics provider. It offers warehousing, inventory management, ecommerce fulfillment, transportation, and related supply-chain services.

By connecting Katana with R&S Logistics, you can:

  • Import orders as sales orders: Each R&S Logistics order becomes a Katana sales order, and each shipped package becomes a fulfillment with carrier and tracking details.

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

  • See read-only stock levels: R&S Logistics stock numbers appear as external inventory at each warehouse's mapped Katana location.

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

  • Map warehouses to locations: Each R&S Logistics warehouse links to its own dedicated Katana location.

sync diagram showing R&S Logistics on one side and Katana on the other, with arrows pointing from R&S Logistics into Katana for orders and fulfillments with tracking (becoming sales orders), products by SKU, stock levels (read-only external inventory at mapped locations), and inbound shipments (becoming stock transfers), with each R&S Logistics warehouse linked to its own Katana location

Before you start

  • An active account with R&S Logistics.

  • The two values the connection form asks for, both provided by your R&S Logistics contact: your ION API Credentials (.ionapi) file contents and your Storer Key.

  • A Katana account with permission to manage integrations.

Connect R&S Logistics to Katana

  1. In Katana, open the Integrations page and find the R&S Logistics tile.

  2. Click Connect.

  3. In the connection form, paste the full contents of your .ionapi file into the ION API Credentials (.ionapi) field. Include the surrounding { and }. Enter your Storer Key, then confirm.

    the R&S Logistics connection form in Katana showing two fields: a large text field labeled ION API Credentials (.ionapi) for pasting the full file contents, and a field labeled Storer Key, with a confirm button

  4. After R&S Logistics 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 R&S Logistics warehouse to its own Katana location. Use Add to Katana to create a new location automatically.

    the R&S Logistics configuration screen open on the Location tab, listing R&S Logistics warehouses each mapped to a dedicated Katana location with Add to Katana options, the status showing Connected and Sync inactive, and an Activate sync button in the header

  5. Click Activate sync to start syncing data with R&S Logistics. Nothing syncs until you do this.

How your daily workflow looks

  1. R&S Logistics receives and fulfills your orders from its warehouses.

  2. Orders import into Katana as sales orders once they reach your configured import-from status. They keep updating as their status changes.

  3. Each shipped package lands in Katana as a fulfillment with carrier and tracking details.

  4. Inbound shipments to R&S Logistics appear as Katana stock transfers and update as goods are received.

  5. R&S Logistics stock levels update as read-only external inventory at your mapped locations. Reconciliation creates stock adjustments for any differences.

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

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