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Is there an warehouse integration that automatically creates item receipts from inbound shipments? I was told that SPS couldn't do this.

<@U0147J9JNJ3> I would just create a SuiteScript/RESTlet that takes the message from the WMS then creates an item receipt with the contents of the WMS message.

RF-SMART is overkill for such a simple requirement and I'd be extra cautious because their website is so light on detail as to how anything works, you're going to end up engaged with some account exec that wants to sell you a kitchen sink.

The RF-SMART solution is super scalable, and we have many referenceable customers who can speak to that fact. I'm obviously biased :wink:, but our team is happy to show you a custom demo of our inbound shipment receiving if it's something that interests you <@U0147J9JNJ3>.

Thanks. I agree with <@UFAHSLYJ1>. Our 3PL has their own system though. So are we left with custom integration?

<@U01D26XTGF3> do you have to configure RF-SMART to authenticate and communicate with the WMS? Then do you have to configure RF-SMART to execute the behaviour your client wants (you could call this an implementation)?

<@U0147J9JNJ3> I've done this multiple times for different WMS and 3pl's - Usually the 3pl will have a webhook that sends item receipt info when something is scanned into the warehouse. A restlet (or celigo) can handle this pretty easily.

It comes down to what the WMS can support.

Alright. Thank you everyone. I'll reach out to our 3PL. I'll reply back here once we need to hire third parties (be it RF-Smart, restlet, etc.).

<@U0147J9JNJ3> I think a decent SuiteScript dev could build that for you in a few days, then just add a little bit of test time on top.

<@U0147J9JNJ3> Are you using the Inbound Shipment module from NS? I’m guessing you’d want an EDI message from your 3PL To trigger the item receipt (or something like that) The thing is that the inbound shipment module receipt process isn’t exposed to external web processes. I spent… a really unfortunately amount of time learning about how terrible the NS inbound shipment module is. In other words, there is nothing external that could come in and trigger that receipt. Now if you weren’t using the inbound shipment module and just wanted that EDI to trigger a PO receipt? Totally fine. Once you encapsulate the PO in the inbound shipment, no bueno. What you’d have to do, if you stick with that module, is to create an intermediary custom record. Have the EDI message from your 3PL Create that intermediary record. Then have someone create a script that takes that newly created intermediary record and trigger the inbound shipment receipt.

<@UKGNS746B> I'd drop the EDI part of it though and go with a REST/JSON service.

You could create the record from the SuiteScript as soon as the data arrives or you could drop that data into a custom record then use another script to create the receipt - both are valid options.