FAQ – C3 Yard

Integration – Yard Management

• Can C3 Yard be integrated with other systems?

  C3 supports three different means of receiving and sending information:
  * Web Services
  * XML file transfers to SFTP
  * Flat file transfers to SFTP
  For customers that require a dynamic and seamless integration with C3 Yard, C3 recommends its Web Services interface.

• Can we import scheduled trips / inbound loads into C3 Yard?

  C3 Yard uses inbound web services to receive information from external systems. If a customer is not able to work directly with our web service’s APIs, C3 is able to receive a flat file and build a custom translator to our web service.

• Can C3 Yard update our company's business systems?

  Yes, Yard provides outbound integration to external systems via web services and SFTP file transfers.

• Can you describe in more details the APIs and Web service(s) available for inbound and outbound integration?

  C3 Yard APIs available for Web service(s) is exhaustive. It includes inbound and outbound Web service(s) calls. Inbound APIs can include purchase order data for the purpose of validating scheduling appointments. Inbound APIs could also be appointment data from a transportation system or vehicle data. Outbound APIs can include information on the scheduled appointments, dock activity, vehicle data, gate transactions, etc.