Inventory Interface

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Fluent Commerce

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29 Aug 2025

Overview

The Inventory interface of the Fluent Web app provides comprehensive inventory management capabilities:

Inventory visibility
Inventory allocation
The total quantity of stock for a specific item (stock on hand(SOH)) and the status of that inventory
Available to promise inventory levels
Inventory buffers to reduce overselling of products

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The Fluent Web app's Inventory interface offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities, including inventory visibility, allocation, total stock quantity (stock on hand), inventory status, available-to-promise levels, and strategically implemented buffers to prevent product overselling.
The interface is equipped with various configurations, such as Inventory Catalogues, Control Groups, Virtual Catalogues, Cross-Catalogue Views, and Location Inventory Views, providing users with versatile tools to tailor their inventory management approach according to specific business needs and scenarios.

The interface contains the following configurations:

Inventory Catalogues
Control Groups
Virtual Catalogues
Cross-Catalogue Views
Location Inventory Views

Inventory CataloguesAn Inventory Catalogue consists of inventory positions that can be aggregated from multiple sources. Inventory catalogues hold stock on hand (SOH) of products, variants, and groups. The Inventory Catalogues configuration allows users to create and manage inventory catalogues.Inventory Catalogue configuration contains the list of inventory catalogues for a particular retailer. Clicking `Catalogue Ref` opens the Inventory Catalogue Details page, which displays detailed information. No alt provided

Control GroupsControl Groups manage buffers and safety stock when providing virtual inventory to sales channels.Control Groups configuration contains the list of control groups for a particular retailer. Clicking `Ref` opens the Control Group Details page, which displays detailed information about the Control Group and its Controls. No alt provided

Virtual CataloguesVirtual Catalogues represent fast-moving dynamic data such as buffered inventory and multiple dynamic inventory counters. A Virtual Catalogue commonly consists of virtual positions based on products in a location, products in a network, and products in a category based on the requirements of retailers. Virtual catalogue configuration contains the list of virtual catalogues for a particular retailer. Clicking `Ref` opens the Virtual Catalogue Details page. The Virtual Catalogue Details page details the specific virtual catalogue and its virtual positions. No alt provided

Cross-Catalogue ViewsCross-Catalogue Views represent displaying information from the cross-catalogue perspective (Virtual Catalogue, Inventory Catalogue, and Control Group) for a particular retailer. No alt provided

Location Inventory ViewsLocation Inventory Views represent inventory from a location perspective. The Location Inventory Views page displays the list of locations. No alt provided

FeaturesThe Inventory interface provides several features that allow to manage inventory efficiently.Manage Control GroupsControl Groups represent the collection of controls for a particular Virtual Catalogue. As standard, a Control Group is created for each Virtual Catalogue with the Control Group reference added to the `controlGroupRef` field of the Virtual Catalogue it is associated with.A Control represents a specific value to be applied as part of a Virtual Position's AVAILABLE TO SELL calculation. Controls can be of multiple types, each determining how the control is applied and to what Virtual Positions. These can be prioritized to be calculated in specific orders or instead of other Controls.For more details about the specifics of creating and editing Control Groups, check out the following guide.Manage Virtual CataloguesThe Virtual Catalogue configuration allows users to create and manage virtual catalogs.For more details about the specifics of creating and editing virtual catalogs, check out the following guide.Manage Inventory CataloguesThe Inventory Catalogue section allows users to create and manage inventory catalogs.For more details about the specifics of creating and editing inventory catalogs, check out the following guide.

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Inventory Reference Module

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