Connect Edifact and katana

Connecting Edifact and Katana for a company could enable the transfer of structured business documents, such as orders or invoices, between the two systems. This integration would require careful mapping of data formats and processes, ensuring that information exchanged aligns with each system’s requirements and supports accurate, timely business operations.

You can build this integration on the System2System platform. We design the connection between Edifact and katana around the way you work — not as an off-the-shelf connector, but to fit your systems.

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Why connect Edifact and katana?

A company that uses both Edifact and Katana could benefit from connecting these systems so that data flows automatically between them. Without such a connection, staff may need to enter the same information into both systems, which can take up significant time and increase the risk of errors. When records are updated in only one system, discrepancies can develop, leading to situations where decisions are made based on outdated or inconsistent information. This can impact customer satisfaction, inventory accuracy, and financial reporting. Data that could be exchanged between systems of these types includes order information, inventory levels, shipping notices, and invoices. The specific data that can be exchanged depends on what each system exposes through its API, and this is determined on a case-by-case basis.

How System2System builds an integration

Connectors

We connect to each system through the interface it offers — an API, a database, a file exchange or a webhook — and handle authentication, rate limits and retries.

Mapping

Fields rarely line up one to one. We map and transform the data so both systems receive it in the shape they expect.

Workflow

We define what triggers an exchange, in which direction data flows and which system takes precedence when the two disagree.

Monitoring

Every exchange is logged. Failures are flagged and can be replayed, so nothing disappears without anyone noticing.

What can actually be exchanged?

That depends on what Edifact and katana make available through their APIs, on the licences and modules in use, and on the version each system runs. Which records are synchronised, in which direction and how often, is something we determine together before any work starts.

We are happy to look at your specific situation and tell you what is feasible — including when the answer is that it is not.