Assign Order

This API will assign an order to a fulfiller, either automatically or manually based on a provided Location ID. The Assign Order API can also be used to reassign, backorder, and cancel items.

Version	2.0
Call	https://integration.shopatron.com/api/v2/order/action/assign
Supported Formats	JSON
HTTP Method	POST
Schema	https://integration.shopatron.com/api/v2/schema/order/action/assign.json

The .json address above can be used to access the schema within Postman. An example use of the Assign Order API follows below, or view the schema or the sample Postman Collection.

Example

The example will demonstrate how to manage orders with the assignment, cancellation, and backorder structures for Assign Order calls. There are not different endpoints for each of these, only differences in the body content that determine what should be done with the order items.

Required Parameters

Each of the three actions that can be done to an order with this API require:

Parameter	Type	Description
orderID	integer	A unique identifier for the order. The minimum value is “1”.
sendEmails	boolean	Should emails be sent?
rectifyOrder	boolean	Should the order be rectified?
packageAssignment	array	The details for how to assign the shipment.

Package Assignment Options

The Package Assignment property can be defined by any of three possible options. One is the standard assign option, while the others are the cancel and backorder actions that can be performed by this API.

Note that even in cases where shipmentStatus is not a required parameter, the suggested best practice is to provide the status regardless. This will help ensure that OMS assigns the order as intended. While the rectifyOrder parameter does flag the order to be automatically placed into READY status, using shipmentStatus = “READY” is more reliable as it explicitly ensures that the order is assigned appropriately. RectifyOrder is best used as a back-up in a case where the user is not aware that the order should be manually assigned to READY.

Option One: Assign

The following properties are available to assign an order. At least one of autoAssign, locationID, shippingAmount, shippingTaxAmount, and itemAssign are required.

Parameter	Type	Description
shipmentID	integer	A unique identifier for the shipment. The minimum value is “1”.
autoAssign	boolean	Whether the order should be auto assigned to a fulfiller.
locationID	integer	A unique identifier for the fulfillment location. The minimum value is “1”.
shippingAmount	number	The shipping amount of the shipment. The minimum value is “0”.
shippingTaxAmount	number	The shipping tax amount of the shipment. The minimum value is “0”.
shippingTaxRate	number	The shipping tax rate of the shipment. The minimum value is “0”.
shipmentStatus	enum	The current status of the shipment (READY or ASSIGNED).
itemAssign	object	A list of the specific items being assigned. See below for the parameters to build this object.

Option Two: Cancel

Only one property is required to cancel an order assignment.

Parameter	Type	Description
shipmentStatus	enum	The current status of the shipment (CANCELLED).
itemAssign	object	A list of the specific items being assigned. See below for the parameters to build this object.

Option Three: Backorder

To assign an order to backorder, use the following structure. Both parameters are required.

Parameter	Type	Description
shipmentStatus	enum	The current status of the shipment (BACKORDER).
backOrderReleaseDate	string	The date the shipment will be released from backorder. Supports date-time format.
itemAssign	object	A list of the specific items being assigned. See below for the parameters to build this object.

Item Assign

Each of these options can be combined with an Item Assign (/packageAssignment/itemAssign/) object to specify the package items being assigned. The Item Assign parameters are listed below, but only an orderItemID is required.

Parameter	Type	Description
orderItemID	integer	A unique identifier for the order item. The minimum value is “0”.
itemTaxAmount	number	The amount of tax on the order item. The minimum value is “0”.
itemTaxRate	number	The rate of tax on the order item. The minimum value is “0”.
quantity	integer	The quantity of order items included.
dispositionReason	enum	The reason for the cancellation (customer_changed_mind, created_by_mistake, etc.).
dispositionOtherReason	string	If dispositionReason is ’other’, provide an explanation here. The minimum length is 1 and the maximum length is 255.

The Assign Request

This is the entire request that will assign an order. There are two items defined in this sample, one being automatically assigned and the other manually assigned to Location 01010.

{ 
 "orderID":6543210,
 "sendEmails":false,
 "rectifyOrder":true,
 "packageAssignment":[ 
  { 
   "autoAssign":true,
   "itemAssign":[ 
    { 
     "orderItemID":0123456,
     "quantity":1
    }
   ]
  },
  {  
   "autoAssign":false,
   "locationID":01010,
   "itemAssign":[  
    {  
     "orderItemID":6789012,
     "quantity":1
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}

The returned response follows the same structure as the Get Order API, providing information about the order that was assigned.

The Cancel Request

The cancellation configuration rejects individual items, so they are each defined here with their own disposition reasons. The Item Assign block should only contain the items that will be rejected from the assignment.

{
   "orderID":0123456,
   "sendEmails":true,
   "rectifyOrder":true,
   "packageAssignment": [
      {
         "shipmentStatus": "CANCELLED",
         "itemAssign": [
            {
               "orderItemID": 998887,
               "quantity": 1,
               "dispositionReason":"customer_changed_mind"
            },
            {
               "orderItemID": 7776665,
               "quantity": 1,
               "dispositionReason":"created_by_mistake"
            }
         ]
      }
   ]
}

The returned response follows the same structure as the Get Order API, providing information about the order that was assigned.

The Backorder Request

This is the entire request that will place an order in backorder.

{
   "orderID":6543210,
   "sendEmails":true,
   "rectifyOrder":true,
   "packageAssignment":[
      {
         "shipmentStatus":"BACKORDER",
         "backOrderReleaseDate":"2016-12-30T00:00:00+00:00",
         "itemAssign":[
            {
               "orderItemID":098765,
               "quantity":3
            }
         ]
      }
   ]
}

The returned response follows the same structure as the Get Order API, providing information about the order that was assigned.