By default, preorder and backorder functionality is disabled in Commerce Cloud. This section describes how to use the updateInventoryConfiguration endpoint to enable preorder and backorder functionality. Preorders and backorders are enabled and disabled at the same time with the preorderBackorderEnabled property. You cannot enable or disable them separately.

Note: SKU Bundles do not support preorders and backorders. If your catalog includes SKU bundles, keep this in mind when deciding whether to enable preorders and backorders. See Create SKU bundles in Using Oracle Commerce Cloud for more information about SKU bundles.

The following sample request enables backorder and preorder functionality:

PUT /ccadmin/v1/merchant/inventoryConfiguration HTTP 1.1
Authorization: Bearer <access_token>

{
  "preorderBackorderEnabled" : true
}