The AutoStore E-Manager integration automates your warehouse operations by connecting Mintsoft with your AutoStore robot system. It synchronises product data, automates putaway processes for goods receipts, and enables robot-based order picking with automatic despatch confirmation.
What the Integration Offers
The AutoStore E-Manager integration provides:
Product Synchronisation: Automatically sync product data from Mintsoft to AutoStore.
Order Picking: Send pick batches to AutoStore robots for automated picking. The integration supports Single and Multi-order types.
Real-time Status Updates: Receive Placed Goods (PG) confirmations for putaway and Confirmed Pick (CP) confirmations for picks via webhook.
Automatic Document Printing: Print despatch documents such as commercial invoices and courier documents.
Automatic Despatch: Orders are automatically marked as despatched after successful pick confirmation.
User Mapping: Route printed documents to specific users based on AutoStore port assignments.
Prerequisites
Before setting up the integration, ensure you meet these requirements.
Important: You must have an active AutoStore E-Manager system with API credentials and webhook capability configured before you can complete the integration setup in Mintsoft.
AutoStore Requirements
You'll need:
Active AutoStore E-Manager system.
AutoStore API credentials including Base URL, Username, and Password.
Webhook capability configured in AutoStore to send messages to Mintsoft.
Mintsoft Requirements
You'll need:
AdminAutoStore user role to set up and manage the integration.
Warehouse configured in Mintsoft that will be linked to AutoStore.
The Warehouse Type must be AutoStore.
Client(s) configured if you're using 3PL features.
Setting the Warehouse Type
Click Warehouse then click Manage Warehouses.
Click Edit against the warehouse you want to manage.
Within the General tab select the warehouse type as AutoStore.
Click Save.
User Access Requirements
For Warehouse Users: You must have the AdminAutoStore role to create and manage AutoStore connections in Mintsoft.
For 3PL Client Users: The integration must be set up by the 3PL Admin. Client users can't directly configure AutoStore connections.
Setting Up Your First AutoStore Connection
To set up your AutoStore connection:
Navigate to Connect then Warehousing Integrations.
Click AutoStore then Add Account.
Configure the following settings:
Active: Set to enabled to activate the connection.
Base URL: Enter your AutoStore API endpoint URL.
Username: Enter your AutoStore API username.
Password: Enter your AutoStore API password.
Warehouse: Select the Mintsoft warehouse this connection will use.
Client: (Optional) Select a specific client if you're using 3PL features.
Click Save to create the account.
Configuring User Mappings
User mappings link AutoStore port names to Mintsoft users for document printing. The Mintsoft print tool with this username should then be running on the port to service any print requests. To configure user mappings:
Navigate to Connect then Warehousing Integrations.
Click AutoStore then User Mappings.
Click Add User Mapping.
Enter the User Code.
This is your AutoStore port name, for example, PORT1.
Select the Mintsoft Username that should receive print jobs from this port.
Click Save.
Repeat this process for each AutoStore port or workstation that will print documents.
Configuration Options
Export Settings
Export Products: Enable to automatically sync product data from Mintsoft to AutoStore. Products sync every 15 minutes by default.
This sync will initially send all products but then after that will only send products that have changed within the
Advanced Options
Supply Batch: Include batch or lot numbers when sending pick lists to AutoStore.
Supply Client Code: Include client codes when sending pick lists to AutoStore.
This is useful for 3PL operations.
Product Sync Delay: Set the delay in minutes between automatic product synchronisations.
The default is 15 minutes.
Using AutoStore for Order Picking
To send orders to AutoStore for picking:
Click Picking & Packing then Manage Batches.
Next, click Create New Batch.
Set the required filters -
Warehouse: The Warehouse assigned must have the type as AutoStore.
Client: The batch has a client assigned.
This is required for AutoStore.
All other filters are optional.
Next, click Create Batch or Preview.
The Preview button will show if you have Batch Preview turned ON.
Click Generate Courier Labels to obtain shipping labels in bulk.
All orders must have a shipping label before they are sent to Autostore.
Click the Mobile tab and send the batch to AutoStore for picking.
Select the picking type -
AutoStore - Single.
AutoStore - Multi.
Click Assign this will then send a batch to autostore to be picked.
The orders will then move to AwaitingPicking status in Mintsoft.
Tip: If you check the Batch History tab, you'll see the requests that have been sent.
These orders should now appear in AutoStore E-Manager. As these orders are then picked in AutoStore, it will send a Confirmed Pick (CP) message back to Mintsoft.
When all items on the order have been picked, this will trigger the print of the courier label and despatch of the order in Mintsoft.
Print Monitor
Note: The Print Monitor feature is available to users with the AdminAutoStorePrintMonitor role.
The Print Monitor feature allows you to:
View real-time printing activity for AutoStore picks.
Monitor which orders are being sent for printing.
Reprint any labels in the case of a printer issue.
View Order.
Technical Mappings
PickListLine
ExtPickListId → {BatchId}-{OrderId}.
ExtOrderId → OrderId.
ExtraOrderLineId → ProductInLocationID.
Stock Allocation Record.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use AutoStore for some orders and manual picking for others?
Yes, you can selectively send batches to AutoStore. Orders not sent to AutoStore can be picked manually using Mintsoft's standard picking processes.
What happens if AutoStore is offline?
Orders will remain in Mintsoft and can be picked manually. Once AutoStore is back online, you can send batches to AutoStore again.
Do I need separate AutoStore accounts for different warehouses?
Yes, create a separate AutoStore account in Mintsoft for each physical warehouse that uses AutoStore.