Request_WCS_BE_ProductInventory

In order to allow your site to use an external inventory system, you must integrate the CheckInventoryAvailabilityBE message into your site and use it to call an external system that manages inventory for products in the WebSphere Commerce site. The following conditions must be set to allow the site to use the external system inventory versus the WebSphere Commerce inventory management:

  1. Configure the adapter for WebSphere InterChange Server. For information on adapter configuration, see the WebSphere Commerce Additional Software Guide.
  2. Ensure that the "check=*" and "remerge=*" ATP parameters are specified when Order Management subsystem commands, like OrderItemAdd/Update/Display, and OrderPrepare/Process/Copy/Display are called, in order to send the CheckInventoryAvailability message (using Request_WCS_BE_ProductInventory.dtd).
  3. Ensure that subsequent calls to the Order related commands include the "check=*n" and "remerge=*" ATP parameters in order not the send the message repeatedly.
  4. Send the inventory check message at least once in order to get availability information from the external system.

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