Broadleaf Commerce Marketplace Module

The marketplace module enables some key new features:

• Vendor on-boarding capabilities and marketplace maintenance tooling
• The ability for vendors to manage catalog and orders via portal or API
• Tooling for marketplace admins to override and enhance vendor data
• The ability to view and manage split orders and fulfilment via a portal or API
• Cross-vendor, ordering, bundling and merchandising capabilities

In addition to the self service portal and admin consoles, this module also provides a combination of APIs, Endpoints, and Integration hook-points that aid in:

• Managing new vendors
• Integrating with various fulfillment providers or external systems
• Inbound and outbound order and fulfillment syncing
• Hook-points to handle order events like order submission, fulfillment, and cancellation

How it works

The marketplace feature set and functionality is broken down into two main categories: Catalog Organization and Order Fulfillment

Catalog Organization

As a vendor:
I am able to manage my catalog and product through my own vendor portal,
create a new product, and promote those changes to the marketplace for approval.

And as a Marketplace admin:
I am able to review those items, make any enhancements or merchandising changes, and finally deploy to production when ready.

Fulfillment Orders

As orders are placed, the system automatically splits the order into “sub-orders” tied to each vendor.

Broadleaf provides the facilities for viewing all orders centrally, and provides portals for vendors to view and interact with just their portions of the order.

Compatibility

Module Dependencies

• Multi-Tenant module
• OMS module
• Product Type module

Optional Dependencies

• API module

Module Installation

For detailed instructions on how to integrate the Gift Card and Customer Credit module into your project, please see Module Installation.