Inventory

Inventory includes anything that can be physically accounted for in a fulfillment center. There are specific definitions of types of inventory that can be fulfilled, such as items, products, SKUs, bundles, and prebuilt kits, but these are all considered inventory.

Products are configured for fulfillment in the Product wizard and the Product notebook. This includes options to track inventory, allow backorder, force backorder, release separately, and specify that the product should not be returned.

The WebSphere Commerce Accelerator distinguishes between two major ways that inventory can be received:

• Expected inventory that has an associated expected inventory record.

• Ad hoc inventory, or inventory not recorded as expected.

Related concepts

• Expected inventory

• Ad hoc inventory receipts

• Fulfillment

• Fulfillment centers

• Product Management tools

• Orders

Related tasks

• Querying inventory

• Receiving expected inventory

• Create an ad hoc inventory receipt

• Adjusting inventory quantity