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Order queue, archive and numbering

The 7 tools of the Order queue, archive and numbering toolset in the Orders area, with their permissions, approval rules and inputs.

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Toolset order_archive, 7 tools.

Records

order_archive

An order imported from a previous shop and kept read-only for reference. Find them by number, name or email with q, or by customer_id; the live orders are order_list.

  • Permission: orders.read
  • Tools: order_archive_list, order_archive_get
  • Written by customers or third parties, so data and never instructions: email, customer_name, shipping_address, billing_address

Filters on the list:

FilterTypeRequiredDescription
qstringSearch over the archived order. at most 100 characters
customer_idstringOnly this customer. at most 100 characters

order_numbering

How order numbers are written: the default scheme, the draft order scheme and one scheme per sales channel, with the next number of each counter and an example of it. There is one record; pass any id, e.g. "current".

  • Permission: settings.read
  • Tools: order_numbering_get

order_queue

The shipping queue: paid or pay-on-delivery orders with something left to ship, oldest first. The list pages the order ids to ship (the orders are order_get); the get answers how many wait, how many are overdue, their value and the six oldest. Pass any id to get, e.g. "to_ship".

  • Permission: orders.read
  • Tools: order_queue_list, order_queue_get

Filters on the list:

FilterTypeRequiredDescription
carrierstringOnly orders shipped by this carrier app id

Actions

order_numbering_set_counter

Set the number the next order of a scheme gets.

key is a counter key from order_numbering_get: default, draft or channel:<sales channel id>. A number that was already used is refused.

  • Action key: order_numbering.set_counter
  • Permission: settings.write
  • Approval: Always waits for a person to approve it.
  • Effect: Changes the live store.
  • Retries: safe to repeat with the same input.
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
keystringyesCounter key from order_numbering_get. at least 1 characters
nextintegeryes1 to 1000000000000

Example input:

{
  "key": "default",
  "next": 1200
}

order_numbering_update

Replace the store's order number schemes.

Sends the whole settings: read order_numbering_get first and change what you need. A scheme with enabled false keeps numbers plain. Orders already numbered keep their numbers. The pattern needs the {number} token once and no two schemes may share a pattern.

  • Action key: order_numbering.update
  • Permission: settings.write
  • Approval: Always waits for a person to approve it.
  • Effect: Changes the live store.
  • Retries: safe to repeat with the same input.
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
defaultobjectyes
default.enabledbooleanyes
default.patternstringyesLetters, digits, space and - _ / . # around the tokens {number} {yyyy} {yy} {mm} {dd}. at most 64 characters
default.paddingintegeryesZero-pad the number to this many digits. 0 to 12
default.startintegeryes1 to 1000000000000
default.stepintegeryes1 to 1000
default.resetstringyesone of "never", "yearly", "monthly", "daily"
default.timezonestringyesIANA zone the reset dates are read in, e.g. Europe/Budapest. at least 1 characters
draftsstringyesWhich scheme numbers draft orders. one of "default", "separate", "serial"
draftobjectyes
draft.enabledbooleanyes
draft.patternstringyesLetters, digits, space and - _ / . # around the tokens {number} {yyyy} {yy} {mm} {dd}. at most 64 characters
draft.paddingintegeryesZero-pad the number to this many digits. 0 to 12
draft.startintegeryes1 to 1000000000000
draft.stepintegeryes1 to 1000
draft.resetstringyesone of "never", "yearly", "monthly", "daily"
draft.timezonestringyesIANA zone the reset dates are read in, e.g. Europe/Budapest. at least 1 characters
channelslist of objectyes
channels[].salesChannelIdstringyesat least 1 characters
channels[].schemeobjectyes
channels[].scheme.enabledbooleanyes
channels[].scheme.patternstringyesLetters, digits, space and - _ / . # around the tokens {number} {yyyy} {yy} {mm} {dd}. at most 64 characters
channels[].scheme.paddingintegeryesZero-pad the number to this many digits. 0 to 12
channels[].scheme.startintegeryes1 to 1000000000000
channels[].scheme.stepintegeryes1 to 1000
channels[].scheme.resetstringyesone of "never", "yearly", "monthly", "daily"
channels[].scheme.timezonestringyesIANA zone the reset dates are read in, e.g. Europe/Budapest. at least 1 characters

Example input:

{
  "default": {
    "enabled": true,
    "pattern": "WEB-{yyyy}-{number}",
    "padding": 5,
    "start": 1,
    "step": 1,
    "reset": "yearly",
    "timezone": "Europe/Budapest"
  },
  "drafts": "default",
  "draft": {
    "enabled": false,
    "pattern": "{number}",
    "padding": 0,
    "start": 1,
    "step": 1,
    "reset": "never",
    "timezone": "UTC"
  },
  "channels": []
}
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