--- title: "ChannelApe: The Programmable Distributed Order Management System" description: ChannelApe’s customizable distributed order management (DOM) extends your systems and processes and puts the control back where it belongs; in your hands. image: https://www.channelape.com/hubfs/Distributed%20Order%20Management%201.jpg --- [![Full Color Logo - Cropped - New](https://www.channelape.com/hubfs/2023%20Mega%20Menu%20Assets/Logos/Full%20Color%20Logo%20-%20Cropped%20-%20New.svg)](https://www.channelape.com) - Solutions - Resources ![grow-icon](https://www.channelape.com/hubfs/2023%20Mega%20Menu%20Assets/Icons/grow-icon.svg) Grow [Wholesale channels Big Box - X12 EDI support](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/grow/b2b-wholesale) [Brick-and-mortar channels Enable smaller retailers](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/grow/brick-and-mortar-channels) [Dropship your products Let others easily sell for you](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/grow/dropship-your-products) [Pre-sale orders Without the headache later](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/grow/pre-sale-orders) [Distribution footprint Additional locations & partners](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/grow/distribution-footprint) ![manage-icon](https://www.channelape.com/hubfs/2023%20Mega%20Menu%20Assets/Icons/manage-icon.svg) Manage [Reserve Inventory Influencers, wholesale & more](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/manage/reserve-inventory) [Inventory effective & expiration dates No more spreadsheets required](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/manage/inventory-effective-expiration-date) [Multi-status, multi-location inventory Warehouses, stores, and channels](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/manage/multi-status-multi-location-inventory) [Fulfillment holds & order edits Auto-hold on new CX ticket](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/manage/fulfillment-holds-order-edits) [Automate fulfillment rules Bundles, marketing SKUs, and more](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/manage/automate-fulfillment-rules) ![monitor-icon](https://www.channelape.com/hubfs/2023%20Mega%20Menu%20Assets/Icons/monitor-icon.svg) Monitor [Inbounds - New & Returns By SKU & Date](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/monitor/inbounds-new-return) [Fulfillable Inventory By status and location](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/monitor/fulfillable-inventory) [Fulfillment Partners SLAs, exceptions, and overall activity](https://www.channelape.com/fulfillment-partners) [Dashboards & Reports Use ours or build your own](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/monitor/dashboards-reports) [Monitoring, Alerting, Export Email, Slack, GSheets, S3, 5Tran](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/monitor/monitoring-alerting) ![enable-icon](https://www.channelape.com/hubfs/2023%20Mega%20Menu%20Assets/Icons/enable-icon.svg) Enable [Clearer financial picture Simplify monthly close](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/enable/clearer-financial-picture) [Store inventory online See your retail store inventory](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/enable/store-inventory) [One team to implement More than just a tool](https://www.channelape.com/solutions/enable/one-team-to-implement-customize-manage) [Customization - API Dozens of API endpoints](https://dev.channelape.com) [Integrations See all the apps](https://www.channelape.com/apps) [Support Get 24/7 help](https://www.channelape.com/support-landing) [Knowledge Base Read in-depth guides](https://www.channelape.com/support-landing?kb=true) [Guides & Whitepapers Improved inventory management](https://www.channelape.com/resources) [Fulfillment Partners Global 3PL warehouse companies](https://www.channelape.com/fulfillment-partners) ![book-icon](https://www.channelape.com/hubfs/2023%20Mega%20Menu%20Assets/Icons/book-icon.svg) Featured Resources ![The Definitive Guide to 3PL’s-min](https://www.channelape.com/hubfs/The%20Definitive%20Guide%20to%203PL%E2%80%99s-min.png) eBook The definitive guide to 3PL Get the information and insights you need to make better-informed decisions for your business. 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[Jordan Stokes](https://www.channelape.com/blog/author/jordan-stokes) Dec 21, 2021 --- ChannelApe’s customizable distributed order management (DOM) extends your current systems and processes and puts the control back where it belongs; in your hands. ## With A DOM System, You Can... **Reclaim your workday** Stop dealing with order distribution issues. Build your own experience. **Help get it right** Your customers change data and have requests. Improve their experience. **Single platform for all integrations** Face it, integration never ends. Make all integrations look and work the same. [Learn more about distributed order management here.](https://www.channelape.com/blog/what-is-distributed-order-management-dom) [Learn more about efficient inventory management here](https://www.channelape.com/blog/6-features-for-efficient-inventory-management).  ## What You Can Expect with ChannelApe.  **Launch Faster** Know what inventory exists at what locations to make better fulfillment decisions. **Unify Your Logistics Stack** X12, AS2-4, EDI, CSV, SOAP, XML, and more are easily supported with simple mapping. **Build Your Perfect DOM** Implement the DOM that’s right for your unique business model. Create a flagship experience for your end customers. ### **Build a simple or complex DOM** Transform sales order objects using our agile modeling layer. Utilize our pre-built 3PL / Warehouse transports to get your DOM online in a fraction of the time. ![allbirds-app-screen](https://www.channelape.com/hs-fs/hubfs/allbirds-app-screen.jpg?width=331&height=414&name=allbirds-app-screen.jpg) ![reports](https://www.channelape.com/hs-fs/hubfs/reports.jpg?width=331&height=163&name=reports.jpg) ### **Perform selection based on one or many parameters** Select warehouses by inventory levels, geography, ship cutoff time, capacity, and/or business KPIs. ### **A powerful, integrated operations platform built for Shopify** One of the biggest headaches for eCommerce merchants is managing multiple platforms. ChannelApe allows merchants to build & manage all of their eCommerce operations on a single platform. Catalog, inventory, orders, fulfillment & returns are all managed in one single platform.  - Multi-Store - Shopify Marketplace - EDI - Netsuite - ERP Integration - Inventory Management - Order Management - Warehouse Management ![steve-madden-app-screen-2](https://www.channelape.com/hs-fs/hubfs/steve-madden-app-screen-2.png?width=331&height=253&name=steve-madden-app-screen-2.png)   [ChannelApe](https://www.channelape.com/blog/tag/channelape) [Distributed Order Management](https://www.channelape.com/blog/tag/distributed-order-management) ## Similar posts ChannelApe ### [New ChannelApe Feature: Shopify Multi-Location Inventory](https://www.channelape.com/blog/new-channelape-feature-shopify-multi-location-inventory) Inventory, fulfillments, and refunds will need to have a location ID. ChannelApe will by default choose the lowest ID location for your store. Jordan Stokes Dec 20, 2021 ChannelApe ### [Painless Shopify supply chain management with ChannelApe](https://www.channelape.com/blog/shopify-supply-chain-management) Automatically manage line items end to end from Shopify supply chain management to all your fulfillment locations. Jordan Stokes Nov 9, 2021 ChannelApe ### [ChannelApe Releases Shopify Metafield Functionality](https://www.channelape.com/blog/channelape-releases-shopify-metafield-metadata-functionality) ChannelApe supports Shopify's metafield functionality which means we can transfer metadata to Shopify or other sales channels like Amazon, eBay or... 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