ForwardIfCategoryNotExists
Changed on:
12 Aug 2025
Overview
Forwards the event with name {eventName} if the category does not exist.
| 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
Forwards the event with name {eventName} if the category does not exist.
Accepts
- PRODUCT_CATALOGUE
Actions
- This rule produces a SendEventAction that forwards the incoming event as an inline event with the given name {eventName}
Rule parameters
Parameter | Description |
eventName | The name of the event to be triggered |
Event attributes
Parameter | Description | Data Type | Required? |
ref | The ref of the category | String | Required |
Exceptions
- If event attribute
`{ref}`is missing, EventAttributeNotFoundException is thrown - If property
`{eventName}`is missing, PropertyNotFoundException is thrown
Configuration example
1{
2 "name": "{{accountId}}.globalinventory.ForwardIfCategoryNotExists",
3 "props": {
4 "eventName": "CreateCategory"
5 }
6}Detailed Technical Description
This rule will produce an inline event with `{eventName}` event attribute value if the category does not exist (querying by `{ref}` event attribute as catalogue entity ref and `{entityRef}` event property as product catalogue ref). This rule only modifies the event name and make it inline. It does not modify any other fields.
