Overview of Integration Types and Options

Inbound

Inbound integration manages data import from other Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain (SCM) & Manufacturing applications or external third-party applications into the Oracle Warehouse Management application.

Master data definitions. (For example, item, supplier, users, locations, destination facilities, destination companies, and routes.)
Metadata definitions. (For example, literals, messages, and supplier-barcode to item-barcode mappings.)
Business entities. (For example, fulfillment orders, inbound shipments, purchase orders, planned loads, and movement requests.)
MHE-related inbound messages. (For example, induction messages, pick confirmations, and packing confirmations.)

Outbound

Outbound integration manages data export from the Oracle Warehouse Management application other Oracle Cloud SCM applications or external third-party applications.

Outbound Push (data automatically pushed by Oracle Warehouse Management)

Transactional confirmations. (For example, inbound and outbound shipment verifications and various types of inventory transactions.)
Automation-related, event-driven outbound messages. (For example, wave-pick and replenishment-pick information, outbound license plate number. (OBLPN) shipping information, and route information.)
Scheduled job output. (For example, reports, inventory summaries, and data extracts.)
Reports and labels. (For example, document reports in different formats [PDF, CSV, Excel] and labels [ZPL, JSON].)

Outbound Pull (data pulled from Oracle Warehouse Management as needed)

Important business entities. (For example, inbound shipments, purchase orders, and fulfillment orders.)
Transaction data. (For example, tasks, allocations, inventory transaction history, and inventory summaries.)
Reports and labels. (For example, document reports [PDF, CSV, Excel] and labels [ZPL, JSON].)

Information that's applicable to both integration types:

Based on Communication Methods and Formats to and from Oracle Warehouse Management

Integration Type	Supported Protocols	Supported Formats
Inbound	File-based data import (FBDI) REST API-based HTTPS SFTP	Microsoft Excel delimited flat file JSON, XML JSON, XML, Microsoft Excel delimited flat files
Outbound	REST API-based HTTPS SFTP FBDI	JSON, XML JSON, XML, Microsoft Excel delimited flat files Microsoft Excel delimited flat file

Based on the Type of External System Oracle Warehouse Integrates With

Integration Type	External System Type	Method
Inbound Outbound	ERPs (not Oracle).	REST APIs.
	Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning.	Ready-to-use integration using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC).
	MHE/Automation.	REST APIs based on automation type.
	Custom application (PaaS).	REST APIs.

Inbound and Outbound Integration Options

Using various methods of communication, protocols, and formats, these two options support both inbound and outbound integration between Oracle Warehouse Management and any other external system.

Option	Protocol	Format
REST APIs	HTTPS	XML, JSON
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)	SFTP, direct upload, or export	Delimited flat files/ Microsoft Excel templates