What syncs between Katana and Pulpo WMS
The table below shows how each type of data moves between Pulpo WMS and Katana.
Data | Direction | Status |
Products | Pulpo WMS → Katana | Available |
Inbound stock transfers | Pulpo WMS → Katana | Available |
Locations and mapping
After you connect Pulpo WMS, the configuration screen opens on the Location tab. Each Pulpo WMS warehouse maps 1:1 to its own dedicated Katana location.
Add to Katana creates a new Katana location for a warehouse and maps the two.
A warehouse that has never been mapped shows Not mapped.
To pause syncing for a mapped warehouse, click Unlink. Its status then shows Unlinked.
To resume syncing for that warehouse, click Relink.
Only mapped warehouses sync.
Products sync
Product mapping creates a required link between each Pulpo WMS product and a Katana item. You can match SKUs in either of two ways:
Direct 1:1: the Pulpo WMS SKU and the Katana SKU are the same.
SKU aliases: a Pulpo WMS SKU is linked to a different Katana SKU.
Katana imports products by SKU. When a Pulpo WMS SKU matches an existing Katana product, the two are linked. When a SKU is unknown in Katana, Katana creates the product just-in-time.
Kits and bundles from Pulpo WMS become Katana products. Add a BOM of their components in Katana.
SKU aliasing
A SKU alias tells Katana that a Pulpo WMS SKU refers to a Katana item with a different SKU. Use aliases when the same product has different SKUs in the two systems, so Katana links them and doesn't create a duplicate product. Upload your SKU alias mapping before you import products.
Inbound shipments
Each Pulpo WMS inbound shipment becomes one Katana stock transfer. The transfer number is the PO number when one is present. Otherwise, it's the inbound ID.
Destination: the Katana location mapped 1:1 to the inbound's warehouse.
Origin: the location assigned to each destination warehouse. The origin must be mapped.
Stock transfers follow the inbound's status, and received quantities update the transfer. Katana stock transfers have two states, in transit and received. Partial receiving shows as updated expected and received quantities until the shipment is fully received. If an inbound is canceled in Pulpo WMS, Katana deletes its stock transfer.
What does not sync
Orders, in either direction. Pulpo WMS orders aren't imported, and Katana sales orders aren't sent to Pulpo WMS.
Fulfillments and tracking information.
Inventory levels and stock reconciliation.
Products or stock changes pushed from Katana to Pulpo WMS.
Returns and RMAs.
Serial-number tracking.
Disconnecting
To disconnect, open the Pulpo WMS tile on Katana's Integrations page and disconnect the integration. Syncing between Pulpo WMS and Katana stops right away. Records that were already imported stay in Katana, including products, locations, customers, and stock transfers.