Process: Transfer order to distributor store
Flow
Objective
Transfer an order to a distributor's store.
Description
For each order specified by the orders parameter:
- Transmit a transfer request by calling order transfer or shopping cart transfer policy command (from the Referral Interface TC in the store default contract) depending on the value of the transferMode parameter. Each request should include at least the following information.
- The OrderId. (This number should be returned with the transfer aknowledgement message.)
- The DistinguishedName of the Organization of the Order, if any. (Normally, this is the parent Organization of the Order creator at the time the Order was created.)
- Authentication information, such as a userid and password if required by the transfer policy method.
- The currency of the Order.
- The payment information such as payment method, payment device, expiry date if transferring a purchase order.
- For each OrderItem in the Order, include the following information:
- - The OrderItemId.
- - The memberId and partNumber of the SpecifiedItem.
- - The supplierPartNumber and supplierData, if known.
- - The neededQuantity multiplied by the BaseItem.quantityMultiple.
- - The externalUOMCode mapped from the QuantityUnit of the BaseItem of the SpecifiedItem.
- - The comments attribute of the OrderItem.
- - Shipping Address information.
- Update order status to 'F'.
Features
- Transfer an order to an external system
Customization
- Integration with back-end systems
- Support for different transfer modes or additional options in the Referral TC.
Edition
Professional, Enterprise
Subprocesses
Tasks
| Task | Description | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Confirm order transfer |
Confirm that the order that was transferred has been received and that the order is pending remote processing. |
Distributor |
| Send order status (external) |
Send order status as appropriate based on the processing of the order by the distributor. |
Distributor |
| Transfer order |
Transfer the order to the distributor's store. |
System |
Business artifacts
- Order item status
- Order status
- Order status XML
- Pending remote processing
- Ready for remote processing
- Released order
- Remote processing failed
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