Order release
Send approved orders, line details, service level and shipping instructions to the correct fulfillment location.
Fishbowl + 3PL integration
Keep outsourced fulfillment visible inside Fishbowl.
DataShip connects orders, inventory, shipments, tracking and adjustments between Fishbowl and external warehouses—then builds the controls needed to trust the result.
The operational problem
Outsourced fulfillment should not mean outsourced visibility.
When the 3PL and Fishbowl disagree, operations, sales and finance lose confidence. The solution requires clear ownership for every quantity and transaction—not another unmonitored file transfer.
- 01Fishbowl and 3PL on-hand quantities do not reconcile
- 02Orders reach the warehouse late or with incomplete instructions
- 03Shipment and tracking updates are delayed
- 04Adjustments, returns and damages are handled outside the system
Connected workflow
One monitored flow from demand to fulfillment.
Inventory visibility
Receive warehouse quantities and translate them into the agreed Fishbowl location and ownership model.
Shipment confirmation
Return shipped quantity, carton, carrier and tracking detail to Fishbowl and customer-facing systems.
Adjustments + returns
Represent receipts, damages, returns and warehouse adjustments through controlled reason codes.
Reconciliation
Compare expected and reported states, isolate variances and maintain a resolution history.
What changes
A stable workflow your team can actually operate.
DataShip designs around the complete business process, then adds monitoring, documentation and support so the integration remains understandable after launch.
One inventory picture
Give teams a consistent Fishbowl view across internal and outsourced locations.
Faster fulfillment visibility
Return shipment and tracking events without waiting for manual warehouse reports.
Controlled adjustments
Use documented reason codes and ownership for inventory-changing events.
Reconciliation by exception
Focus the team on genuine discrepancies instead of comparing every record by hand.
Common questions
What to know before connecting the systems.
Can you work with our existing 3PL?+
Yes, provided the warehouse offers a viable API, EDI, SFTP or structured data exchange. Discovery confirms the available transactions, timing and error-handling options.
Should the 3PL or Fishbowl own inventory?+
The 3PL owns physical execution data while Fishbowl commonly remains the business inventory source of truth. The integration must define timing, available quantity and adjustment rules precisely.
How often should inventory synchronize?+
The correct cadence depends on order volume, channel commitments, system limitations and operational risk. Some events should be near real time; full reconciliation may run on a scheduled cadence.
Can AI help reconcile inventory?+
Yes, after the deterministic matching rules are sound. An agent can prioritize unexplained variances, summarize evidence and recommend investigation paths without making uncontrolled quantity changes.
Your next move
Turn the operational problem
into a clear first move.
Bring us the broken workflow, unreliable forecast, warehouse constraint, reporting burden or difficult integration everyone has learned to work around. Your assessment is senior-led and ends with a practical recommendation, scope boundary and next-step decision.
Request a 30-minute assessment ↗