ForwardIfVariantProductNotExists
Changed on:
12 Aug 2025
Overview
Forwards the event with name {eventName} if the Variant Product 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 Variant Product 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} only if the variant product does not exist.
Rule parameters
| Parameter | Description | 
| eventName | The name of event to be triggered | 
Event attributes
| Parameter | Description | Data Type | Required? | 
| ref | The ref of the product | String | Required | 
| type | The type of the product | String | Required | 
Exceptions
- If the `eventName`rule property is not set in the workflow, a PropertyNotFoundException will be thrown.
- This rule throws an EventAttributeNotFoundException if the `{ref}`event attribute is null or empty, only when the`{type}`event attribute has value`VARIANT`.
Configuration example
1{
2  "name": "{{accountId}}.globalinventory.ForwardIfVariantProductNotExists",
3  "props": {
4    "eventName": "CreateVariantProduct"
5  }
6}Detailed Technical Description
If the `{type}` event attribute is `VARIANT` and a corresponding variant product does not exist for the event attribute value `{ref}` in product catalogue `{entityRef}`, the rule will produce an inline event with `{eventName}`.