CreateWaveByExpiry

Rule

Changed on:

13 Nov 2023

Overview

Create a wave from fulfilments in statuses

`{status}`

, prioritizing those with the earliest expiry.

Plugin Name	Fulfilment Reference Module
Namespace	{{accountId}}.fulfilment

The Fulfilment Reference Module is the foundation for in-store operations. It provides a reference Workflow for pick, pack, and shipping of orders for in-store staff. Extensible by design, use this Module as a base to build a solution to the needs of your customers.

Fulfilment Reference Module

The Fulfilment Reference Module is the foundation for in-store operations. It provides a reference Workflow to enable picking, packing, and shipping orders. Extensible by design, use this Module as a base to build a solution that fits your business's unique needs.

UI Description

Create a wave from fulfilments in statuses {status}, prioritizing those with the earliest expiry.

Accepts

Location

Actions

Type: CreateWave mutation
Condition: Always
Description: Sends a GraphQL mutation that creates a Wave with the Fulfilments found.

Rule parameters

Properties

Type

Description

statuses

`Array of Strings`

The Fulfilment statuses to be included in the wave

Event attributes

Name

Type

Required?

Default

Description

maxCount

`integer`

Yes

N/A

The maximum number of Fulfilments that can be allocated to the Wave. Must be a positive integer.

userName

`string`

N/A

The login name of the store-associate that will process the Wave.

Detailed Technical Description

Does a GraphQL query to look for all Fulfilments
Filters for Fulfilments with the specified statuses
Any Fulfilments that are in an existing Wave are filtered out from this list
Then sort these Fulfilments by expiry time, prioritizing oldest to newest first
If more than one Fulfilment has the exact same expiry time then use the Fulfilment ID to dictate the priority (its highly unlikely this logic will be used as expiry times are down to the ms)
Then performs a mutation to create a Wave for the first
```
`maxCount`
```
Fulfilments in the sorted list
Optionally sets the assignee of the Wave to the
```
`userID`
```
associated with the
```
`username`
```
event attribute

Version History

2023-08-02

v23.8.2

refers to plugin