A Boltrics integration that takes the load off the warehouse .
Customer portal, webshop, EDI or transport partner connected to Boltrics, the WMS built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Orders, stock, mutations and statuses flow through automatically. Fewer routine questions for your team, no retyping.
We know Boltrics from the field .
At logistics service providers, Boltrics is the beating heart of the warehouse. But the moment customers want to see where their stock is, or partners want to submit orders, email traffic and retyping appear. That is exactly where we build the bridge, since 2008.
Because Boltrics runs on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, we connect through web services and OData on the standard tables and pages. We know the quirks of orders, batch registration and stock mutations, and how to let a logistics service provider work safely together with its customers.
What changes with an Boltrics integration ?
Recognisable for anyone who works in the warehouse and the WMS every day.
- Customers call and email for the current stock level.
- Inbound and outbound entered by hand from emails and Excel.
- Batch changes go through your team instead of the customer.
- Transport statuses reported back separately by phone or email.
- Reconciling invoice lines because the mutations do not match.
- Customers see their own stock in real time in a portal.
- Orders land straight in Boltrics, with the right item codes.
- Customers carry out batch and stock mutations safely themselves.
- Track-and-trace and statuses automatically back to the customer.
- Mutations and invoice lines reconcile without manual checking.
What we send through the integration .
Every Boltrics environment is set up differently, but these four flows are the ones logistics service providers ask for most.
Stock & batches
Stock levels, batches and expiry data in real time from Boltrics to a customer portal or webshop. Customers see what is there, down to location and batch level.
Inbound & outbound orders
Orders from a portal, EDI message or webshop straight as inbound or outbound in Boltrics. With the right items, quantities and references, without retyping.
Transport & statuses
Shipment statuses, packing slips and track-and-trace automatically back to the customer. Everyone sees the same state of play, without phone calls.
Mutations & invoicing
Handling and storage days from Boltrics as the basis for invoicing. The mutations match your administration, so billing adds up.
What we typically connect to Boltrics .
A selection of the systems we have had talking to Boltrics before. Don't see your channel? If it speaks an API, EDI message or file, it can be done.
Shopify
Webshop orders straight as an outbound order in Boltrics, stock back in real time.
SAP ERP
Orders and stock mutations exchanged between your customer's ERP and Boltrics.
GS1
Item data and EAN codes from GS1 kept in line with your Boltrics items.
Excel
Stock and order lists that now go into the WMS by hand, we import directly.
From first call to a running Boltrics integration .
A fixed rhythm so you know where we stand, and why.
Process Scan
One hour, free. We look at your order flows, your Boltrics setup and the questions now reaching your team. An honest picture of where the gains are.
Scope & fixed-fee quote
Which flows, which web services, which direction. Fixed-fee so you know in advance where you stand.
Build & test
We build on a staging environment against a Boltrics test administration. You see orders and mutations land before anything goes to production.
Go-live
Phased go-live, first one flow or one customer, then broad. We stay close until it runs smoothly.
Management & monitoring
Heartbeat monitoring, retries and a fixed point of contact. If Boltrics or Business Central changes anything in the web services, we handle it under SLA.
Customer portal on Boltrics, fewer questions for the team .
De Klok Logistics and Vortex Logistics wanted to help their customers find current WMS information faster, without the warehouse team having to answer every stock question by hand. We built a customer portal connected directly to Boltrics.
Customers now find their stock, orders and statuses in the portal themselves. The team gets fewer routine questions and keeps time for the work that really matters.
- Customers find current WMS data in the portal themselves.
- Fewer routine questions for the warehouse team.
- Stock and statuses in real time from Boltrics.
A customer speaking .
Not a price-list quote, but someone who works with it every day.
“The Boltrics integration went very smoothly. The portal is clear, fast and easy to use. Even with new customers we barely need to explain anything, because it is structured so logically. The Portal Guys also move quickly when we need changes.”
“Above all, Insight has brought us more calm, because our customers can now very easily look up data themselves that they used to have to request by email.”
Frequently asked questions.
Werken jullie samen met onze IT-partner of leverancier?
Graag. Wij bouwen de koppeling of het portaal en de integratielaag eromheen; jouw partner of interne afdeling regelt waar nodig de inrichting en autorisaties aan hun kant. We documenteren elke interface, zodat het voor iedereen navolgbaar blijft.
Wat kost een koppeling of portaal?
Dat hangt af van de stromen, systemen en schermen die meedoen. Na de gratis proces-scan krijg je een fixed-fee offerte: één vast bedrag voor een afgesproken scope. Geen uurtje-factuurtje met open eind en geen meerwerk-discussies achteraf.
Hoe lang duurt het voordat het live staat?
Een gangbare koppeling tussen twee systemen staat in 4 tot 6 weken op productie. Zwaardere trajecten, bijvoorbeeld met SAP, meerdere administraties of een datamigratie, lopen tot 8 weken of langer. Wat voor jou geldt, zie je vooraf terug in de planning.
Welke systemen kunnen jullie koppelen?
In de praktijk vrijwel alles met een API, EDI-bericht, database of bestandsexport. Denk aan ERP's als Exact, AFAS, SAP, Dynamics en Oracle, webshops als Shopify, WooCommerce en Magento, WMS-pakketten als Boltrics, en betaalproviders, PIM- en CRM-systemen. Staat jouw pakket er niet bij? Dan kijken we in de proces-scan of het kan.
Wat gebeurt er als een systeem of API even uitvalt?
Elke koppeling heeft retry-logica met exponential backoff. Berichten die niet doorkomen, landen in een wachtrij en gaan alsnog door zodra het systeem weer reageert. Er gaat niets verloren, en je ziet in de monitoring wat er speelt.
How do you connect to Boltrics?
Boltrics runs on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. We connect through the web services and OData the platform offers, on the standard pages and tables. That keeps the integration neatly within what Boltrics allows, without changes that get in the way of updates.
Does this also work with the cloud and the on-premises version?
Yes. Whether Boltrics runs in the Business Central cloud or on-premises, we connect to the web services that are available. In the process scan we look at which variant you use and what that means for the integration.
Can our customers adjust stock and batches themselves?
Yes, if Boltrics allows it. We previously built a web service that let a customer adjust batches of their own products directly in the WMS, with strict scope isolation so a customer can only reach their own stock. Self-service on stock and mutations is very doable.
Can you build a customer portal on top of Boltrics?
That is exactly what we did for De Klok and Vortex Logistics. A portal where customers find their stock, orders and statuses in real time from Boltrics, connected to the WMS. As a result the warehouse team gets fewer routine questions.
Is it GDPR-proof?
Ja. Encryptie at rest en in transit, EU-hosting en een verwerkersovereenkomst horen er standaard bij. We verwerken alleen de gegevens die functioneel nodig zijn en hanteren heldere bewaartermijnen.
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Book a free process scan .
In an hour we look at your order flows and Boltrics setup. Then a fixed-fee quote. No surprises afterwards.