[ic] Using multiple warehouses

[Kevin Walsh]

> 
> --I'm looking to intergrate my ic site to use multiple inventory warehouses 
> for shipment of goods.  My idea is to connect each item to a specific email 
> address which would then be relative to a physical warehouse. Then when an 
> order is placed the customer info and the item is emailed to that warehouse 
> for shipping.  All billing would be central.  My problem is with the .cfg.  
> I am looking for any possible input of how this could be done or if it is 
> possible.  The major problem I see is that the email info is in the .cfg 
> file and not a database variable. Or would it just be better to have the 
> warehouse info be a SKU reference and distributed after.   Any input is 
> greatly appreciated.
> 
You will need to look into Interchange's "Order Routing" facilities.

If you set the "mv_order_route" variable for each product in the
basket then the specified route(s) will be followed when an order
is placed.  If your individual order routes are set up to send email
to specific warehouses then you should get what you need.  Each
product could have a route name associated with it, or you could
devise some other method of associating your products with your
warehouses.

See the Foundation demo's catalog.cfg file for the default routes.
The icdatabase manual contains information specific to order routing.

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