Try Reallocate by Product ID
Reallocate orders containing specific products to a designated warehouse.
Overview
The Try Reallocate by Product ID step reallocates orders to a specified warehouse if they contain specific products. This enables product-specific fulfillment routing, useful for items that require special handling or are only stocked at certain locations.
Identifier
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Key | TryReallocateByProductId |
| Group | Reallocate |
| Applicable Statuses | New |
Configuration Properties
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
productIds | string | Yes | Comma-separated list of product IDs to match |
warehouseTo | string | Yes | Target warehouse for matching orders |
warehouseFrom | string | No | Only reallocate from these warehouses (comma-separated) |
Behavior
What It Does
- Validates that
productIdsandwarehouseToare configured - Parses the comma-separated product ID list
- Optionally filters by source warehouse (
warehouseFrom) - Checks if order contains any of the specified products
- Reallocates matching orders to the target warehouse
Prerequisites
productIdsproperty must be configuredwarehouseToproperty must be configured- Orders must contain the specified products
Side Effects
- Changes warehouse assignment for matching orders
- Only affects orders from specified source warehouses if
warehouseFromis set
Business Cases
When to Use
- Exclusive distribution: Route specific brands or products to designated fulfillment centers
- Promotional items: Route orders with promotional products to a specific facility
- Restricted items: Route controlled substances or age-restricted products to authorized locations
- Source-specific routing: Only reallocate from certain warehouses (e.g., overflow from main warehouse)
Example Scenarios
Scenario 1: Brand-Specific Warehouse
Configure productIds = "BRAND-001,BRAND-002,BRAND-003", warehouseTo = "BRAND-DC" to route all orders containing these brand products.
Scenario 2: Overflow Management
Configure productIds = "PROMO-ITEM", warehouseFrom = "MAIN", warehouseTo = "SECONDARY" to move promotional item orders from the overwhelmed main warehouse.
Error Handling
| Condition | Result | Continues Workflow? |
|---|---|---|
Missing productIds | Error | Depends on StopOnError |
Missing warehouseTo | Error | Depends on StopOnError |
| Order reallocated | Success | Yes |
| No reallocation needed | Success | Yes |
| Exception | Error | Depends on StopOnError |
Related Steps
- Try Reallocate by Category ID - Route based on product categories
- Try Reallocate Entire Order to Specific Warehouse - Route all orders to a warehouse