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Introduction Configuring and Populating a Production Database Using and Extending the Standard Catalog Using Custom Catalogs Using the Catalog Maintenance System ATG Commerce Profile Extensions Configuring Merchandising Services Using and Extending Pricing Services Working With Purchase Process Objects Configuring Purchase Process Services Customizing the Purchase Process Externals Processor Chains and the Pipeline Manager Inventory Framework Overview of the Inventory System Inventory System Methods Inventory Classes InventoryManager Implementations Examples of Using the Inventory Manager Handling Bundled SKUs in the Inventory Inventory Repository Inventory JMS Messages Configuring the SQL Repository Inventory Repository Administration Building a New InventoryManager Configuring the Order Fulfillment Framework Managing the Order Approval Process Using Abandoned Order Services Generating Invoices Using Requisitions and Contracts Preparing to Use Commerce Reporting

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Overview of the Inventory System The Inventory System provides a complete set of methods to support inventory handling. All users of the Inventory System need the same functionality to complete their varied tasks. The Inventory System allows you to: Remove items from inventory. Notify the store of a customer’s intent to purchase an item that is not currently in stock. (backorder) Notify the store of a customer’s intent to purchase an item that has never been in stock. (preorder) The administrator of the store uses the inventory system to: Place a specific number of items on a shelf for customers to purchase, backorder, or preorder. Decrease the number of items available for purchase, backorder, or preorder, perhaps because of an error in stocking the item. Determine the number of items available for purchase, backorder, or preorder. Determine when a specific item will be back in stock. There are two types of methods: those that reflect the state of the store and those that change the state of the store. The Inventory API is not intended to be a complete inventory admin interface. ATG Commerce uses the InventoryManager interface when performing any operation on inventory. By default, ATG Commerce is configured with one full implementation of this interface, RepositoryInventoryManager. For more information, see the RepositoryInventoryManager section.

RepositoryInventoryManager can be used as a complete inventory system. You can use a different inventory system by providing your own implementation of the InventoryManager interface. For more information on the InventoryManager interface, see the Inventory Classes section.