Using Order Types

Liferay DXP 7.4 U4+/GA8+

To support the example scenario of stock and urgent orders, you can create two Order Types. Stock orders have regular pricing, and urgent orders incur a surcharge.

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For orders created using the Add Order or Create New Order buttons, buyers can choose the Order Type. This updates the product page with the correct prices linked to that Order Type, if any.

Creating an Order Type

If only one Order Type exists, it’s assigned to a new order automatically. For Products added to the cart directly, the Order Type with the lower Order number takes precedence over the others. You can always change the Order number in the Order Type to set the default to what you want.

1. Open the Global Menu () and click on Commerce → Order Types.

2. Click the Add button(), and enter the following information.

   Name: Stock

   Description: Order Type for all regular orders

3. Click Save.

   This creates the new Order Type and opens a configuration page. The Order field determines the sorting order of the Order Type in the drop down menu. Set the value for the Order field to 0 for the Stock Order Type. Create one more Order Type with the following information.

   Name: Urgent

   Description: Order type for urgent orders that is subject to a 10% surcharge

Set the value for the Order to 1 for this Order Type. You can use the Active toggle to enable it. Under the Eligibility tab, you can link the Order Type to a specific Channel or all Channels.

Linking an Order with an Order Type

You can create a custom Price List and link it to the Urgent Order Type. To add a surcharge, create a Price Modifier on the Price List.

1. Open the Global Menu (), and click on Commerce → Price Lists.

2. Click the Add button() to create a new Price List and enter the following information.

   Name: Urgent Order Surcharge

   Catalog: Minium

   Currency: USD

   

3. Click Submit.

4. Under the Price Modifiers tab, click the Add button() to create a new Price Modifier and enter the following information.

   Name: 10% Surcharge

   Target: Catalog

   Modifier: Percentage

   

5. Click Submit.

6. Click the new Price Modifier and activate it using the Active toggle. Set the Amount to 10.

7. Click Save.

   This creates the new Price List with the Price Modifier. You must link it to the Order Type to add the surcharge.

8. Click the Eligibility tab and scroll down to Order Type Eligibility.

9. Search for the Urgent Order Type and click Select.

10. Click Publish.