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OrderCancel URL
Cancel the specified order by changing its order state, reversing any inventory allocations, and canceling any backordered items. This URL does not remove the order from the database. OrderCancel can cancel orders with an order status of A, B, C, I, L, M, N.
URL structure
- http:// host/ path/
- The fully qualified name of the WebSphere Commerce Server and the configuration path.
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Parameter values
- langId
- Sets or resets the preferred language for the duration of the session; the supported languages for a store are found in the STORELANG table.
- forUser
- The logon ID of the user on whose behalf the command runs; only a person with the authority to process orders can specify this parameter.
- forUserId
- Same as forUser, but identifying the user by the internal user ID as found in the USERS table.
- URL
- Required: The URL that is called when the command completes successfully.
- storeId
- The store that is associated with the order.
- orderId
- Required: The reference number of the order to cancel.
- forcedCancel
- Optional: This parameter is used by payment rule to perform a refund. If there are some deposit transactions for the order, the order cannot be canceled except when the parameter is made forcedCancel=true. The default value is false.
Example
The following example cancels an order with a reference number of 1 and displays the shopping cart.
http://myhostname/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/OrderCancel? orderId=1&URL=/webapp/commerce/InterestItemDisplay
Behavior
- Checks to see if the order exists and that its status attribute specifies A, B, C, I, L, M, N, or W. If not, it returns an error.
- Cancels the specified order by changing its order status to X.
- De-allocates existing and expected inventory by calling the AllocateInventory task command and specifying all order items for the order in the reverseOrderItems parameter.
- Cancels the payment.
- If there is a pending order approve request for a B2B buyer, this URL cancels it.
Exception conditions
If the order ID specified is invalid or if the order status is not A, B, C, I, L, M, N, or W, then no processing occurs and the command execution fails.
Related concepts
Related reference
Order Management subsystem URLs