As a reminder from the SAP Order Management for sourcing and availability Overall Architecture picture, the sourcing request generally takes place at the time a Shopping Cart moves to Check out.
In a typical Click and Ship Scenario, the sourcing request checks the availability of the products in the cart and at the same time will select the best possible source (Site) for each of the products in the cart, considering the sourcing rules in the applicable Sourcing strategy. The Webshop then uses the information given by SAP Order Management for sourcing and availability to create the final order.
SAP Order Management for sourcing and availability sourcing supports both Click&Ship and Click&Collect order management scenarios.
SAP Order Management for sourcing and availability provides the possibility (It is optional) to create a Temporary reservation at the time of sourcing request for the selected Source. That means that any immediate availability or sourcing request will consider that reservation and that stock will not be offered until the reservation is released.
Finally, in the SAP Order Management for sourcing and availability/OMF road map a new API is being developed to cover a scenario where an order in OMF requires a resourcing.
Calculating Sourcing Results
To calculate Sourcing Results or to use the Sourcing API, it is a prerequisite to define a Sourcing Strategy where SAP Order Management for sourcing and availability defines the Sourcing rules (Goals) and the Sites assigned to the Sourcing Strategy (Sourcing Network or Eligible Sources).
Sourcing API
The Sourcing API enables you to calculate a sourcing result for a shopping cart (for example in a webshop). The calculation is based on product availability information and optimizes the result towards a sourcing strategy.
The Sourcing APIs support both CLICK_AND_COLLECT and CLICK_AND_SHIP order management scenarios. A property in the Sourcing API request indicates the fulfillment mode (Default is CLICK_AND_SHIP).
In a CLICK_AND_SHIP scenario, the Sourcing request contains no Sites. It is SAP Order Management for sourcing and availability through the Sourcing algorithms who select and provides the best eligible Site for an order.
In a CLICK_AND_COLLECT scenario, the Sourcing request contains the pickup site.
The sourcing API request contains the following attributes:
- Strategy - It is mandatory and defines the Strategy to be used to calculate the Sourcing results.
- Reservation - It is optional and contains Reservation ID and Reservation Status. Typically reservation Status will be set as "Temporary" but it could also be set as "Pending"
- Destination - Attributes identifying the destination of a shipment for CLICK_AND_SHIP scenarios. This field is ignored in case of CLICK_AND_COLLECT.
- Delivery Filter - Typically filter by Service Code and latest Available to Customer.
- Sites - only applicable for CLICK_AND_COLLECT
- Items - Products of a shopping cart
- Trace - Sourcing results and additional information relevant for understanding or debugging the sourcing response
- Fulfillment - Defines the intended method to receive the ordered products
If the customer is SOUTHGER - Sourcing Result C100.
If the customer is MIDGER - Sourcing Result C121.
If the customer is NORTHER - Sourcing Result C122.
