Inventory Implementation Considerations

Consider the following as you implement inventory into your storefront application.

1. What information can your Inventory Management System send to Salesforce B2C Commerce?
   • Does it support backorder or pre-order status?
   • Can it send all required data in a single batch transmission?
2. What information can your Order Management System receive from B2C Commerce?
   • Does it support backorder or pre-order status?
   • Can it receive all required data in a single batch transmission?
3. Model the use cases to determine what happens: if a product not available, if there isn't enough stock, or other circumstances.
4. Identify when the availability stock level validation occurs:
   • Product page
   • Add to shopping cart
   • Checkout
5. When tracking stock levels within B2C Commerce, understand:
   • What information tracking is there within B2C Commerce?
   • When would you like inventory levels to be decremented, at order confirmation or add to cart?
6. If supporting backorders:
   • Do you want to present an estimated availability date?
   • Can your backend system support backorders? If yes, what information is required?
   • How backorders impact your shipping logic?
7. If supporting pre-orders:
   • Do you want to present an estimated availability date?
   • Can your backend system support pre-orders? If yes, what information is required?
   • How pre-orders impact your shipping logic?