Support of Minimum Order Limit Validation
Merchant administrators can now set a minimum quantity requirement for purchasing an item to streamline the fulfillment process. This feature is supported by updates to the Commerce Storefront and Agent, which include a new "Minimum Order Limit" property at the product level. When this limit is set, the system automatically checks the quantity during order submission to ensure it meets the minimum requirement.
The feature when used will have an effect on the following features:
Gift with Purchase (GWP) Item Promotion
If a product is added to the cart as a Gift with Purchase (GWP), the Minimum Order Limit will not be validated for that product. However, if the same product is also added to the cart as a regular sale item by the shopper, the Minimum Order Limit will be enforced. The total quantity of this product in the cart will be considered as the sum of the GWP product quantity and the regular product quantity.
Buy 1 Get 1 Promotion
In a Buy 1 Get 1 promotion, the gift item you receive as part of the offer is included in the total product quantity to be validated for Minimum Order Limit. This means that both the purchased item and the gift item count towards meeting the Minimum Order Limit for the product.
Add-On Item
If a product is added to the cart as an Add-On, the Minimum Order Limit will not be validated for that product. However, if the same product is also added to the cart as a regular sale item by the shopper, the Minimum Order Limit will be enforced. The total quantity of this product in the cart will be considered as the sum of the add-on product quantity and the regular product quantity.
Configured Item
When a configured product is added to the cart, the Minimum Order Limit will not be validated for its child items. However, if the same child items are also added to the cart as regular sale items by the shopper, the Minimum Order Limit will be enforced. The total quantity of each child item in the cart will be considered as the sum of the CPQ product quantity and the regular product quantity.
Scheduled Order
The Minimum Order Limit is checked at two points: initially when the order is scheduled and again when the order is executed (placed). If the Minimum Order Limit for a product is modified between the creation of the scheduled order and its execution, the updated Minimum Order Limit will be enforced at the time of execution.
Order Amendment on Agent Console
When amending an order on Agent Console, if the Minimum Order Limit for a product changes after the order has been placed, the new Minimum Order Limit will be applied during the amendment process.
Split Shipping
When using split shipping, product quantities are aggregated across all shipping groups and then validated against the Minimum Order Limit.
On Storefront UI, shoppers will see a validation error when the Minimum Order Limit criteria is not met
This feature benefits the businesses to operate more cost-effectively by reducing transaction, logistics costs and simplifying inventory management. They encourage larger orders that can lead to economies of scale and more predictable revenue streams.
Steps to Enable
- On the Admin UI, Minimum Order Limit can be set on the Create Product or Edit Product modal.
- To set Minimum Order Limit using the API or via import, use the the below APIs.
createProduct(POST: /ccadmin/v1/products)
updateProduct(POST: /ccadmin/v1/products)
importAssets(POST: /ccadmin/v1/asset/import)
executeImport(POST: /ccadmin/v1/importProcess)