This integration connects 3PL Warehouse Manager to DataDocks(external link), which allows you to sync data between the two applications to organize your dock schedule. This article covers how the integration works, what information is shared between the applications, and the basic workflows for setting up orders and receipts. 

Mapped Fields

The following fields will sync between DataDocks and 3PL Warehouse Manager using this integration. Please note that DataDocks and 3PL Warehouse Manager sometimes use different terminology for various linked fields. 

DataDocks to 3PL Warehouse Manager

3PL Warehouse Manager to DataDocks

Scheduling an order in DataDocks

1. Create or select the order in 3PL Warehouse Manager you want to schedule in DataDocks. 
2. Leave the following fields blank since they will be populated from DataDocks. Any data already in these fields will be overwritten by the information from DataDocks. 
   1. Pick up Date / Time
   2. Door
   3. Carrier
   4. Trailer Number
   5. Capacity Type
      1. Note: If you enter a capacity type in the ‘Product’ field of DataDocks that doesn’t exist in 3PL Warehouse Manager, the integration won’t update the ‘Capacity Type’ field in 3PL Warehouse Manager. 
   6. Tracking Number
3. Navigate in DataDocks to Appointments > New Appointment. 
4. Select Appointment Type > Outbound.
5. Fill out the other DataDocks appointment fields using the same ‘Customer’, and ‘Reference Number’ from the 3PL Warehouse Manager order. DataDocks will use this information to sync to the correct order in 3PL Warehouse Manager.
6. Click Create Appointment to finish creating the appointment and begin the sync between 3PL Warehouse Manager and DataDocks. 
7. After a few seconds, the ‘PO number’ and ‘Extensiv ID’ fields will be populated in DataDocks, and the relevant ‘Carrier and Routing’ fields will be populated in 3PL Warehouse Manager. 

Editing a scheduled order in DataDocks

You can edit scheduling details in DataDocks after the initial sync to 3PL Warehouse Manager and have the integration update the relevant fields in 3PL Warehouse Manager. 

1. Select the order you want to edit in DataDocks.
2. Apply edits to those fields. Note: DataDocks can only change the following fields in 3PL Warehouse Manager: Pick up Date / Time, Door, Carrier, Trailer Number, Capacity Type, Tracking Number.
3. Toggle the appointment status to ‘Pending Approval’ and back to ‘Booked’ to resync the data with 3PL Warehouse Manager. Note: Clicking Update Appointment doesn’t initiate the resync. 

Scheduling a receipt in DataDocks

1. Create or select the receipt in 3PL Warehouse Manager you want to schedule in DataDocks. 
2. Leave the following fields blank since they will be populated from DataDocks. Any data already in these fields will be overwritten by the information from DataDocks. 
   1. Pick up Date / Time
   2. Door
   3. Carrier
   4. Trailer Number
   5. Capacity Type
      1. Note: If you enter a capacity type in the ‘Product’ field of DataDocks that doesn’t exist in 3PL Warehouse Manager, the integration won’t update the ‘Capacity Type’ field in 3PL Warehouse Manager. 
   6. Tracking Number
3. Navigate in DataDocks to Appointments > New Appointment. 
4. Select Appointment Type > Inbound.
5. Fill out the other DataDocks appointment fields using the same ‘Customer’, and ‘Reference Number’ from the 3PL Warehouse Manager order. DataDocks will use this information to sync to the correct order in 3PL Warehouse Manager.
6. Click Create Appointment to finish creating the appointment and begin the sync between 3PL Warehouse Manager and DataDocks. 
7. After a few seconds, the ‘PO number’ and ‘Extensiv ID’ fields will be populated in DataDocks, and the relevant ‘Carrier and Routing’ fields will be populated in 3PL Warehouse Manager. 

Editing a scheduled receipt in DataDocks

1. Select the order you want to edit in DataDocks.
2. Apply edits to those fields. Note: DataDocks can only change the following fields in 3PL Warehouse Manager: Pick up Date / Time, Door, Carrier, Trailer Number, Capacity Type, Tracking Number.
3. Toggle the appointment status to ‘Pending Approval’ and back to ‘Booked’ to resync the data with 3PL Warehouse Manager. Note: Clicking Update Appointment doesn’t initiate the resync.