Getting Started Configuring Fluent Big Inventory Web App

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Changed on:

31 Oct 2024

Overview

The Fluent Web App is pre-configured with standard functions that provide the interface for managing products, , feeds, and sources and serve as a starting point for your projects.

The default UX templates are hosted on the platform, so you don't have to create the settings unless you need to customize the existing baseline configuration.

Key points

The Fluent Big Inventory Web App comes with pre-configured standard functions, offering a user-friendly interface for effective management of products, inventory, feeds, and sources.
Default UX templates are readily available on the platform, eliminating the need to create manifest settings unless customization of the existing baseline configuration is required, streamlining the setup process for a seamless user experience.

Technical Information and Dependencies

The Fluent Web App is based on the inventory module. The module needs to have all required dependencies.

Browser and Device Support

The fluent Web App is built using our tested OMX Design System, which is based on Material Design. It's highly customizable, offering flexibility to meet Customers' unique needs. The modern, user-friendly interface works smoothly on desktops, tablets, and mobile screens.

The following Browsers have been tested:

Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Language Support

Default Language Pack:

en-AU

Additional Language Packs available:

en-GB, en-US, fr-EU

For more information on Supported Languages, see Localization.

The Fluent Web App is available on the following URL:

`https://<ACCOUNT_ID>.<ENVIRONMENT>.apps.fluentcommerce.com/inventory`

You can enter your retailer username and password.

Additional Information

You must set up at least one user to access the Fluent Big Inventory Web App.
The user must have `METRICS_VIEW` permission to see data on the Sources and Feeds dashboards.
You can customize the UI according to your business requirements using the OMX UX framework.
You can add and configure workflows to cover your business needs.

You must have an existing Fluent Commerce with at least one Retailer set up to be able to configure the Fluent Web App.

Should you wish to tailor the Fluent Web App for customer-specific needs, you should override the default Fluent Web App template and add your to the Settings.

Only override what you need to

It is highly recommended that you only override the fragment(s) you need to customise. This way, your Fluent Web App will still inherit bug fixes and feature enhancements from the baseline Fluent Web App for the fragments not customised.

For details on Overriding a default document, see this guide.

Related content

Overriding the default manifest

Edited 176 days ago

Sources

Edited 119 days ago

The Sources section provides visibility for and batch-processing metrics, enabling data ingestion and processing efficiency tracking. It includes:

Sources Dashboard – Monitors inventory updates, failure rates, and processing times.
BPP Metrics Dashboard – Tracks batch-processing efficiency, showing processed, changed, and unchanged records with a date range filter of up to 31 days.

Both dashboards use structured data, support trend analysis within configurable time frames, and require METRICS_VIEW permission for access.

Feeds Dashboards

Edited 517 days ago

The Feeds Dashboard contains general information about feeds for an for the selected periods (default periods are: last 30 minutes, last 1 hour, last 8 hours, last 24 hours). You can read more about how to configure periods in this guide.

The Feeds Dashboard contains Overview and Feeds sections.

Inventory Module Getting Started Guide

Edited 142 days ago

The Inventory Reference Module is the foundation for inventory-related implementations. It provides reference Workflows for ingestion and processing. Extensible by design, use this Module as a base to build a solution to your customers' needs.