Magento Module: Third Party Inventory
An extension that aggregates distributor inventory for display on the B2B catalog.
- Module: Groove_ThirdPartyInventory
- Client: alternativeapparel.com
- Year: 2016
- Edition: EE 1.13
- Dependencies: N/A
Details
This module was developed to serve links to distributor websites that hold additional inventory for a given product. When the merchant reflects low or no inventory for a SKU, the wholesale customer can check for additional inventory options. This was built as a value-add experience to help serve customers with larger ordering needs.
Screenshots
Wholesale PDP form with distributor inventory button
Distributor inventory expanded
Module configuration options
Technical Features
- Uses custom Magento SOAP API endpoints for inventory management
- API delivers CRUD + search capabilities
- Allows customization of distributor links directly to website inventory
Code Sample
protected function _initSkuModel(array $data) {
$collection = Mage::getResourceModel('thirdpartyinventory/distributor_location_sku_collection');
if (!empty($data['distributor_location_sku_id'])) {
if (!is_numeric($data['distributor_location_sku_id'])) {
$this->_fault('bad_identifier');
}
return Mage::getModel('thirdpartyinventory/distributor_location_sku')->load($data['distributor_location_sku_id']);
} else if (!empty($data['distributor_location_sku'])) {
$collection->addFieldToFilter('sku', $data['distributor_location_sku']);
}
if (!empty($data['distributor_location_id'])) {
$collection->addFieldToFilter('location_id', $data['distributor_location_id']);
}
if (count($collection) > 1) {
$this->_fault('multiple_matches', "Multiple matches for SKU {$data['distributor_location_sku']}");
}
return $collection->getFirstItem();
}Static Analysis
