You can use the administration interface to set stock levels and stock thresholds, but you must use one of the following methods to set backorder and preorder levels and thresholds:
Import inventory data for your catalog with the Commerce Cloud import feature. To learn how to import preorder and backorder inventory data, see Import and Export Catalog Items and Inventory in Using Oracle Commerce Cloud.
Set SKU inventory data with the Admin API
updateInventoryendpoint. This section describes how to use theupdateInventoryendpoint.In a system where Commerce Cloud interacts with an external system, import and export large amounts of inventory data with the Admin API. See Bulk Export and Import for more information.
Before you set backorder and preorder inventory data, you must enable backorders and preorders with the updateInventoryConfiguration endpoint. See Enable preorder and backorder functionality for more information.
Use the getInventory endpoint to retrieve inventory information for a specific product or SKU. For details about using this endpoint, see Access inventory data.
Use the updateInventory endpoint to modify the inventory of a specific SKU. In the request body, specify new values for the properties you want to update.
The following sample request sets the backorder level for SKU to 200. The backorder threshold is 15, at which point the item will show as out of stock on the store. The item will be available to ship on November 1, 2017.
PUT /ccadmin/v1/inventories/xsku5014 HTTP 1.1
Authorization: Bearer <access_token>
{
"backorderThreshold": 15,
"backorderLevel": 200
}The following example shows a sample response:
{
"preorderThreshold": 0,
"backorderLevel": 200,
"displayName": null,
"availabilityDate": null,
"availabilityStatusMsg": "backorderable",
"stockThreshold": 5,
"stockLevel": 0,
"availableToPromise": null,
"skuNumber": "xsku5014",
"preorderLevel": 0,
"locationId": null,
"translations": null,
"inventoryId": null,
"backorderThreshold": 15,
"links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://myserver.example.com:7002/ccadmin/v1/inventories/xsku5014
],
"availabilityStatus": 1003,
"skuId": "xsku5014",
}
