Auction URLs

WebSphere Commerce supports the following auction URLs:

• AutoBidCreateForm URL
  Generates a unique autobid reference number and displays a page for autobid submission after ensuring that the customer is authorized to bid.

• AutoBidSubmit URL
  Validates input from the AutoBidCreateForm and AutoBidUpdateForm commands.

• AutoBidUpdateForm URL
  Provides the customer with an autobid modification page, populated with the current values corresponding to the autobid to be modified.

• AutoBidDelete URL
  Allows customers to withdraw autobids they have submitted for Open Cry auctions.

• BidCreateForm URL
  Generates a unique bid reference number and displays a bid creation page after ensuring that the customer is authorized to bid.

• BidDelete URL
  Allows customers to withdraw bids they have submitted in an auction.

• BidSubmit URL
  Validates input from the BidCreateForm command or the BidUpdateForm command.

• BidUpdateForm URL
  Provides the customer with a bid modification page, populated with the current values corresponding to the bid to be modified.

• CloseBidding URL
  Closes the auction for all bids.

• DeleteMail URL
  Marks one or more messages in the MSGMEMREL table for deletion.

• DisplayAuctionRules URL
  Displays the rules associated with a particular auction. All bidders must view the rules once before bidding.

• DisplayMessage URL
  Displays a message from the MESSAGE table. The messages are created by the Trading subsystem.

• DisplayAuctionItem URL
  Displays the product display template for an auction.

• DoAuctionNotify URL
  Invoked by the WebSphere Commerce scheduler to process pending auction notifications. Notifies bidders using the configured messaging system. No display page will return.

• FinalizeAuction URL
  Invoked by the scheduler to retrieve all auctions with a status of Bidding Closed and determine the winners of Open Cry and Sealed Bid auctions. This URL is called by scheduler. No display page will return.

• GalleryDelete URL
  Removes an auction from the customer's auction gallery.

• ModifyForumMessageList URL
  The ModifyForumMessage command is used to delete forum messages or change the view status from private to public.

• MonitorAuctions URL
  Invoked by the WebSphere Commerce scheduler every minute to start and close auctions. It checks future auctions to determine if they should be started, checks current auctions to determine if it is time to close the bidding, and closes 'Bidding Closed' auctions. This URL is called by scheduler. No display page will return.

• ProcessAutoBids URL
  Invoked by the WebSphere Commerce scheduler every minute to process pending auto bids. This URL is called by scheduler. No display page will return.

• ProcessDutchBids URL
  Invoked by the WebSphere Commerce scheduler every minute to process pending Dutch bids. This URL is called by scheduler. No display page will return.

• ProcessOpenCryBids URL
  Invoked by the WebSphere Commerce scheduler every minute to process pending open cry bids. This URL is called by scheduler. No display page will return.

• ShopperCreateForumMessage URL
  Creates a customer message by inserting a row into the FORUMMSG table.

• UpdateGallery URL
  Updates the MEMBRAUCT table with the specified customer-auction relation types (auction-in-gallery, customer-has-viewed-rules).

• CompleteOrder URL
  Invoked by the scheduler to retrieve all winning bids at site and creates order for each bid.

Related reference

Trading subsystem URLs