Developer integrationScoped implementation

Connect a custom operating system without creating another black box

Define objects, ownership, direction, latency, permissions, retries, and exceptions before the first production write.

Review the scopeView directory

Custom integrations start with a bounded workflow and the interfaces available in the source system. Soberan documents identity, ownership, reads, writes, events or polling, reconciliation, and human approval boundaries before production activation.

01

Core integration contract

Every connection needs a compact contract that technical and operating teams can review.
ObjectSourceDestinationPurpose
Identity and master dataDeclared ownerConnected workflow

Resolve customers, products, suppliers, and locations.

TransactionsERP, CRM, channel, or WMSSoberan context

Represent orders, movements, cases, or obligations.

Events and statusProducing systemSubscribed workflow

Trigger work and synchronize lifecycle.

Approved writebackSoberanSystem of record

Commit outcomes after policy and idempotency checks.

02

A safe integration sequence

  1. 01

    Define one outcome

    Start with a workflow and owner, not every endpoint.

  2. 02

    Design the contract

    Document objects, fields, IDs, ownership, auth, cadence, and errors.

  3. 03

    Validate reads

    Prove completeness, freshness, and reconciliation.

  4. 04

    Activate writes gradually

    Start with low-risk actions, approvals, monitoring, and rollback.

03

Required controls

Least privilege

Limit credentials to the objects and actions in scope.

Idempotency

Use external IDs to prevent duplicates during retries.

Observability

Log source, destination, timestamps, status, and errors.

Human approval

Keep spending and sensitive actions behind explicit approval.

04

Implementation checklist

  1. Business outcome, operator, approver, and exception owner
  2. Interface, authentication, environments, and limits
  3. Object model, external IDs, ownership, and fields
  4. Events, retries, dead-letter handling, and reconciliation
  5. Tests, monitoring, rollback, and support

05

Best fit

  • Internal systems with APIs or structured exports
  • Specialized ERP, WMS, 3PL, finance, and commerce tools
  • Governed workflows across several systems

06

Related integrations

Frequently asked questions

Can Soberan connect to a system not in the directory?

Often yes when it exposes an API, webhook, database view, or reliable structured export.

Should a custom integration be real-time?

Only when the business decision requires it. Many workflows work better at controlled intervals.

When should writeback be enabled?

After reads, identity, permissions, idempotency, tests, reconciliation, approvals, and rollback are validated.