CreateInventoryPosition
Changed on:
12 Aug 2025
Overview
Create an inventory position based on the incoming event attributes
| Plugin Name | Inventory Reference Module | 
|---|---|
| Namespace | [[account.id]].globalinventory | 
The Inventory Reference Module is the foundation for inventory related implementations. It provides reference Workflows for inventory ingestion and processing. Extensible by design, use this Module as a base to build a solution to the needs of your customers.
The Inventory Module includes the following areas:
- Product Catalogue workflow
- Inventory Catalogue workflow
- Control Group workflow
- Virtual Catalogue workflow
UI Description
Create an inventory position based on the incoming event attributes
Accepts
- INVENTORY_CATALOGUE
Actions
- This rule produces a MutationAction that will create an inventory position.
Rule parameters
This rule has no Input Parameters
Event attributes
| Parameter | Description | Data Type | Required? | 
| inventoryPositionRef | The associated inventory position ref | String | Required | 
| type | The inventory position type | String | Required | 
| productRef | The ref of the variant product associated to the inventory position | String | Required | 
| locationRef | The location ref associated to the inventory position | String | Required | 
| qty | The initial quantity value for the Inventory Position | Integer | Required | 
Exceptions
No exceptions are currently thrown by this rule.
Configuration example
1{
2  "name": "{{accountId}}.globalinventory.CreateInventoryPosition"
3}Detailed Technical Description
The rule using a MutationAction to create an Inventory Position, the action uses the `{inventoryPositionRef}` the `{type}` and the `{qty}` to set the initial values of the Inventory Position.