Add overview of Mulesoft to Azure Logic Apps integration

This document provides an overview of integrating Mulesoft with Azure Logic Apps, detailing API usage, event-driven patterns, common use cases, and EDI flows.

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+# From Mulesoft to Azure Logic Apps - Overview 
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+Last updated: 2025-10-23
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+## Integration with Manhattan Active platform 
+
+> Azure Logic Apps doesn’t have a native connector for Manhattan Active, but they `integrate very well because Manhattan Active is API first and exposes thousands of RESTful endpoints`
+>  for WMS, TMS, and Supply Chain Planning:
+> - Manhattan Active platform provides `REST APIs (JSON over HTTPS) for all its microservices.`
+> - Logic Apps can call these APIs using:
+>   - HTTP `action (built-in) for GET/POST/PUT calls.`
+>   - Custom `connector if you want reusable Manhattan-specific actions.`
+> - For authentication, `Manhattan typically uses OAuth 2.0 or API keys, which Logic Apps supports out of the box.`
+
+> [!TIP]
+> - Manhattan Active’s `API-first architecture means any system that can make secure HTTP calls can integrate.`
+> - Logic Apps `adds workflow orchestration, error handling, retry policies, and built-in connectors for other systems (ERP, CRM, EDI).`
+
+Event-Driven Patterns:
+> - Manhattan Active supports `asynchronous messaging via Google Pub/Sub.`
+> - Logic Apps `can subscribe to events by:`
+>   - Using [Azure Event Grid](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-grid/overview) or [Service Bus](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-bus-messaging/service-bus-messaging-overview) as intermediaries.
+>   - Building a webhook endpoint in Logic Apps to receive Manhattan notifications.
+
+| Event Grid | Services Bus |
+| ---- | ----- | 
+| <img width="1002" height="186" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6782e350-3d31-4d09-9011-5fdcebcbebe9" /> | <img width="780" height="137" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/18e7dd1e-d9e6-4d15-80c8-2465c128a7b5" /> |
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+
+Common Use Cases:
+> - Order orchestration: Logic Apps `can call Manhattan APIs to create or update orders.`
+> - Shipment updates: Trigger Logic Apps `when Manhattan sends status changes.`
+> - Inventory sync: Periodically `poll Manhattan APIs or react to events for stock updates.`
+> - EDI ( Electronic Data Interchange) flows: Logic Apps can transform data from Manhattan into X12/EDIFACT for trading partners using Integration Account. `Refer to the automated exchange of business documents between
+> organizations using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards. Instead of sending PDFs or emails, companies use structured formats like X12 or EDIFACT to communicate orders, invoices, shipment notices, etc.`
+
+What is EDI: 
+
+`EDI flows are the backbone for B2B communication in supply chain, ensuring standardized, automated document exchange between systems and trading partners.`
+
+<details>
+<summary><b> What EDI Flows Are?  </b> (Click to expand)</summary>
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+An **EDI flow** is the end-to-end process of:
+1.  **Receiving or sending an EDI message** (e.g., a purchase order in X12 850 format).
+2.  **Validating and transforming** the message into your internal system format (JSON, XML, etc.).
+3.  **Acknowledging** receipt (e.g., sending a 997 Functional Acknowledgment).
+4.  **Routing** the message to the right system (ERP, WMS, TMS).
+5.  **Tracking and logging** for compliance.
+
+> Common EDI Document Types:
+
+-  **850** – Purchase Order
+-  **855** – Purchase Order Acknowledgment
+-  **856** – Advance Ship Notice
+-  **810** – Invoice
+
+> Why It Matters for Manhattan Active
+
+- Your carriers, suppliers, and customers often require EDI for **orders, shipments, invoices**.
+- Manhattan Active handles internal processes via APIs, but external partners may still expect EDI.
+- Logic Apps (with **Integration Account**) can:
+  - Convert JSON from Manhattan APIs → X12/EDIFACT for partners.
+  - Handle **AS2/SFTP** transport for secure exchange.
+  - Manage acknowledgments and batching.
+
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