Item
A catalog item represents a physical item that can be used for inventory tracking purpose, simply available to be sold at a store, or online marketplace. For example, an item with a UPC code can be modeled as an item.
The fulfillment manager might also define an item that is only available internally and not exposed in store inventory. The application supports unique identification of an item based on its packaging, whether individual, case, or pallet.
Throughout the application, the item at the minimum is uniquely defined with the Item Identifier
(ItemId) and Unit of Measure (UOM). Also, the item is categorized into four areas, each with a
specific purpose and is not mandatory be defined. Some might be needed depending on the features
that are enabled in the application.
- Primary information
- Contains basic item information. For example, item description, pickup allowed, shipping allowed.
- Inventory information
- Contains the inventory maintenance information that is used by the fulfillment location such as time sensitive, tag enabled, item-level lead time, and item processing time.
- Inventory tag
- Contains tag-controlled items definition such as batch number, lot number, manufactured date, which can be used to differentiate or narrow the search results for an item.
- Item code
- Sets of the standard classification code that is used to identify different areas of the item. However, it is not limited to commodity code, export control classification number (ECCN), Hazmat class, and harmonized system code.
For more information, see the API documentation under Catalog APIs.