Connections and operating boundaries

• Order or production systems. Agree how upstream demand supplies request context, item identity and base-unit quantities. Keep the source reference understandable in the request subject or linked document.
• Scanning devices. If staff use scanners to identify items, bins or handling units, configure the connection to the correct record identities. Rehearse an uncertain response and repeated scan before allowing a device to request stock effects.
• Carrier and dock systems. Agree how carrier details and appointment information enter load and stop records. Inspect the saved location and sequence before staff act on an imported appointment.
• Document and quality systems. Link the inspection evidence, certificates or manifests needed for a stock decision. Keep document access consistent with the operating organization’s permissions.
• Financial systems. Agree any export of verified movement evidence and its cost basis separately. Preserve the source effect identity when exchanging a stock posting with another system.

Name an owner for each connection and agree its permitted actions. Use the supported stock actions for posting, reservation and reversal so a repeat message can find its existing result. A physical handling update must be reconciled with the stock posting that changes the lot balance.

Test quantity units, location mapping and organization scope on a pilot request. Inspect failure receipts and retain the original effect when correcting an operation. Define the response that confirms a connected system has accepted the intended result; a sent message alone does not establish its downstream outcome.