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DHL Supply Chain Integration

Zynk's DHL Supply Chain integration feeds the DHL warehouse management system with the records it needs to run your fulfilment. Sales orders, item master data and ASN receipts flow in from your ERP or accounting system, such as Sage 200, Sage 50, Business Central or NetSuite, or from Linnworks or Shopify, so brands that outsource warehousing to DHL stop exporting spreadsheets and rekeying orders for the warehouse team.

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Benefits

Why businesses connect DHL Supply Chain

Orders reach the warehouse without rekeying

Sales orders from your ERP, order management system or web store are created in DHL Supply Chain as outbound orders, ready for the warehouse to pick, pack and despatch. If an order changes after it has been sent, the existing record is updated.

One item master for you and DHL

Products set up in your back office import into DHL Supply Chain as items, so the warehouse holds the same SKUs and product details you sell. New lines are on file and ready to receive before the first delivery arrives.

Goods-in knows what is coming

ASN receipts tell DHL that a replenishment delivery is scheduled or on its way. Zynk creates them from the purchase orders you raise with suppliers, so the warehouse can plan space and labour before the lorry turns up.

Proven in the DHL sandbox

DHL issues separate sandbox and production credentials. Workflows run against the sandbox first, so the mappings for orders, items and ASN receipts are checked before a single live order lands in the warehouse.

A clear record of every transfer

Each task writes the records that imported to a success file and any that failed to a fail file. Your team sees exactly which order or item needs fixing, instead of guessing what the warehouse actually received.

Capabilities

What you can do with DHL Supply Chain

Every task the Zynk DHL Supply Chain connector can run, grouped by the direction data moves.

Import into DHL Supply Chain

Data Zynk writes into DHL Supply Chain

3 tasks

  • ASN receipts → into DHL Supply Chain
  • Items → into DHL Supply Chain
  • Orders → into DHL Supply Chain

Need something that isn't listed?

Most DHL Supply Chain projects include at least one custom step. Our team builds it for you.

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The problem

Why integrate DHL Supply Chain?

Handing warehousing to DHL Supply Chain frees up space and staff, but the warehouse can only ship what it knows about. Every order, new product and inbound supplier delivery has to reach DHL accurately and on time. Without integration, someone exports, reformats and uploads that data by hand, often several times a day.

Without integration

  • Orders exported from the ERP and uploaded to DHL in batches, so despatch waits on admin
  • New SKUs arriving at the warehouse before DHL has an item record for them
  • Supplier deliveries turning up unannounced at goods-in
  • Amended orders phoned or emailed through to the warehouse team
  • No easy way to see which records the warehouse system rejected

With Zynk

  • Orders are created in DHL Supply Chain every time the workflow runs
  • Items import into DHL from your product master before stock lands
  • ASN receipts give the warehouse notice of each replenishment delivery
  • Order changes update the existing record in DHL Supply Chain
  • Success and fail files show what imported and what needs attention

How it works

How the DHL Supply Chain integration works

  1. Step 1: Set up the DHL connection

    Your DHL Supply Chain representative provides API credentials for the sandbox and production environments. Zynk stores them in a DHL connection, alongside a connection to the system that holds your orders, products and purchase orders.

  2. Step 2: Map orders, items and ASNs

    We line up SKUs, addresses, supplier references and order numbers between your source system and DHL's formats, so each order, item and ASN receipt arrives with the fields the warehouse expects.

  3. Step 3: Prove it in the sandbox

    Workflows run against DHL's sandbox with sample orders and purchase orders. Once you and the warehouse are happy with the results, the connection is switched to production.

  4. Step 4: Run on your schedule

    Orders, items and ASN receipts then flow to DHL as often as you need, and anything the warehouse system rejects is flagged to your team for correction.

Integrations

What can you connect to DHL Supply Chain?

Sage 200LinnworksMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralShopifySage 50 UKMagentoBrightpearlNetSuiteXeroQuickBooks

Example use cases for DHL Supply Chain integration

DHL Supply Chain and Sage 200

Sage 200 sales orders become DHL outbound orders, stock records keep the item master current, and purchase orders raised with suppliers arrive at the warehouse as ASN receipts.

From Sage 200 to DHL Supply Chain:Orders, Items, ASN receipts

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DHL Supply Chain and Linnworks

Open orders gathered by Linnworks from your marketplaces and web stores go to DHL for picking, with Linnworks products and purchase orders feeding the item master and goods-in.

From Linnworks to DHL Supply Chain:Orders, Items, ASN receipts

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DHL Supply Chain and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Business Central sales orders pass to DHL Supply Chain for despatch, while items and purchase orders follow, giving the warehouse the same product list and inbound schedule as the ERP.

From Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to DHL Supply Chain:Orders, Items, ASN receipts

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DHL Supply Chain and Shopify

Send Shopify orders straight to the DHL warehouse and create items from Shopify products, a common setup for direct to consumer brands that do not run a separate ERP.

From Shopify to DHL Supply Chain:Orders, Items

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DHL Supply Chain and Sage 50 UK

Sage 50 sales orders and stock records reach DHL as orders and items, and purchase orders become ASN receipts, so a smaller business can outsource fulfilment without adding admin.

From Sage 50 UK to DHL Supply Chain:Orders, Items, ASN receipts

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Online Home Shop, a Zynk DHL Supply Chain integration customer

Customer story

Online Home Shop automated data flow between Sage 200, Peoplevox and Linnworks with Zynk, eliminating manual entry and synchronising inventory automatically to scale through peak periods.

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DHL Supply Chain integration FAQs

Can Sage 200 send orders to a DHL Supply Chain warehouse?
Yes. Zynk takes sales orders, stock records and purchase orders from Sage 200 and creates them in DHL Supply Chain as orders, items and ASN receipts. The same approach works for Sage 50 UK and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
What data can Zynk send to DHL Supply Chain?
Three record types: items, which form the warehouse item master; orders, which ask the warehouse to pick, pack and despatch goods; and ASN receipts, which tell DHL a replenishment delivery is due. Each task can create new records or update existing ones.
What is an ASN receipt?
An ASN receipt, short for advance shipping notice, tells the warehouse that a stock delivery is scheduled or already on its way. They are also known as inbound logistics orders or delivery advice. Zynk usually builds them from the purchase orders in your ERP.
How do I get access to the DHL Supply Chain API?
Ask your DHL Supply Chain representative for API credentials. DHL provides separate usernames and passwords for its sandbox and production environments, and Zynk uses them to create the connection. Our team can help you request the right access during onboarding.
Can I connect Shopify or Linnworks to a DHL warehouse?
Yes. Orders exported from Shopify or Linnworks can be created in DHL Supply Chain for fulfilment, and product records from either system can set up the item master. Linnworks purchase orders can also become ASN receipts for incoming stock.
Does Zynk bring stock levels or despatch updates back from DHL Supply Chain?
The current DHL Supply Chain tasks send items, orders and ASN receipts into the warehouse system. If you need despatch confirmations or stock figures returned to your ERP or store, raise it during scoping and we will look at the options for your account.
What happens if an order fails to import into DHL?
The record is written to a fail file and the error is logged, while successful records go to a success file. Workflows can alert your team, so the order is corrected and resent rather than sitting unnoticed until a customer chases it.
Can DHL Supply Chain connect to my ERP?
Yes. Zynk sends sales orders, items and ASN receipts from ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Sage 200 and NetSuite into the DHL Supply Chain warehouse system, so the warehouse works from the same records as your ERP without exports or rekeying.

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