Tutorial: Using an ATP catalog
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This tutorial explains the use of (ATP inventory)
in IBM WebSphere Commerce.
Learning objectives
This tutorial teaches you to use available to promise inventory (ATP inventory) in IBM WebSphere Commerce. You will install loading tools using supplied scripts, load ATP catalog assets, test the assets, and examine the results.
Time required
8 hours to install the examples provided, load the assets, and test.
Audience
This tutorial is intended for store developers using WebSphere Commerce.
Prerequisites
To complete this tutorial you should be familiar with the following tasks and concepts:
- Publish a store archive (all topics, but particularly Publishing a store archive using the Publish wizard)
- Available to promise (ATP) inventory allocation
- ATP inventory
- Enable a store to use available to promise (ATP) inventory
Lessons in this tutorial
- Enable the store to use available to promise inventory
This tutorial explained how to enable the store to use available to promise inventory. - Install loading tools
This section explains how to install loading tools. - Load ATP catalog assets
This section explains how to load ATP catalog assets. - Add ATP catalog entries to an order
This section explains how to add ATP catalog entries to an order. - Examine the results of testing ATP catalog assets for an order
This section examines the result of the testing done in previous steps.