I have created a catalog semi following the Habitat plugin, but using methods to create:
await _persistEntityPipeline.Run(new PersistEntityArgument(item), context);
The process seems to work correctly. I can see categories, their child categories and sellable items through the commerce business tools. After doing this, I was expecting to see these items on the front end.
I can find them in the database.
I can find them one at a time using PostMan:
{{ServiceHost}}/{{ShopsApi}}/SellableItems('ENV_Master,Entity-SellableItem-AA237_318,')?$expand=Components($expand=ChildComponents($expand=ChildComponents($expand=ChildComponents($expand=ChildComponents))))
Result:
{
"@odata.context": "https://localhost:5000/Api/$metadata#SellableItems/$entity",
"CompositeKey": null,
"CreatedBy": null,
"UpdatedBy": null,
"DateCreated": "2018-09-04T21:06:34.3666257Z",
"DateUpdated": "2018-09-04T20:24:36.3062164Z",
"DisplayName": "2018 ICD-10-CM Expert for Physicians: The Complete Code Set",
"FriendlyId": "AA237_318",
"Id": "Entity-SellableItem-AA237_318",
"Version": 3,
"EntityVersion": 1,
"Published": true,
"IsPersisted": false,
"Name": "AA237",
"Policies": [
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Availability.AvailabilityAlwaysPolicy",
"PolicyId": "b00ba625b47e41069814b1443c5a2bc1",
"Models": []
},
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Pricing.ListPricingPolicy",
"PolicyId": "a29bbca4b22b4109a202ddf14ebbd8c7",
"Models": [],
"Prices": [
{
"CurrencyCode": "USD",
"Amount": 81
}
]
},
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Pricing.PurchaseOptionMoneyPolicy",
"PolicyId": "3bb4e6d567ad4fb58fd41a3b35b92e0b",
"Models": [],
"Expires": "2018-09-04T21:11:34.3706496Z",
"SellPrice": {
"CurrencyCode": "USD",
"Amount": 81
},
"FixedSellPrice": false
}
],
"SitecoreId": "de7523d6-283a-49ef-833d-bc241365b750",
"CatalogToEntityList": null,
"ParentCatalogList": "b1da3bad-9621-7915-3ce6-a4457204798a",
"ParentCategoryList": "a6f49394-1a07-25ce-6005-5e1bdfc0c78d",
"ChildrenCategoryList": null,
"ChildrenSellableItemList": null,
"ItemVariations": null,
"Description": "This essential book for diagnostic coding includes.",
"ItemTemplate": null,
"ProductId": "AA237_318",
"Brand": "",
"Manufacturer": "",
"TypeOfGood": "",
"Tags": [],
"ListPrice": {
"CurrencyCode": "USD",
"Amount": 81
},
"Components": [
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Catalog.DisplayPropertiesComponent",
"Id": "ac54aeb30ba5443bbb305625d9ddf02e",
"Name": "",
"Comments": "",
"Policies": [],
"DisambiguatingDescription": "",
"DisplayOnSite": true,
"DisplayInProductList": true,
"Color": "",
"Size": "",
"Style": "",
"ChildComponents": []
},
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Workflow.WorkflowComponent",
"Id": "7638fb8752bf4788b42d1ab46a5cd2c9",
"Name": "",
"Comments": "",
"Policies": [],
"Workflow": {
"Name": "DefaultCommerceWorkflow",
"EntityTarget": "Entity-Workflow-DefaultCommerceWorkflow",
"Policies": []
},
"CurrentState": "Approved",
"ChildComponents": []
},
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Core.LocalizedEntityComponent",
"Id": "d769ba98786a4d0a8ecb9f3fb0af19ab",
"Name": "",
"Comments": "",
"Policies": [],
"Entity": {
"Name": "",
"EntityTarget": "Entity-LocalizationEntity-a339da44dd9d4d03a09c695576e3299a",
"Policies": []
},
"ChildComponents": []
},
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Catalog.CatalogsComponent",
"Id": "1251ea730990445280bc89fef8bc0fed",
"Name": "",
"Comments": "",
"Policies": [],
"ChildComponents": [
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Catalog.CatalogComponent",
"Id": "bdd3ba9911a84b2eabbb4a6ca1725a0e",
"Name": "ENV_Master",
"Comments": "",
"Policies": [],
"CatalogLanguages": [],
"DefaultLanguage": null,
"ItemDefinition": "",
"ChildComponents": []
}
]
},
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Core.MessagesComponent",
"Id": "598a1e8a15ec4b5a8e49d479545229b7",
"Name": "",
"Comments": "",
"Policies": [],
"Messages": [
{
"Code": "Pricing",
"Text": "ListPrice<=PricingPolicy: Price=$81.00"
},
{
"Code": "Pricing",
"Text": "SellPrice<=ListPrice: Price=$81.00"
}
],
"ChildComponents": []
},
{
"@odata.type": "#Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Inventory.InventoryComponent",
"Id": "7464711206624a29890fc2aa293e9c0a",
"Name": "",
"Comments": "",
"Policies": [],
"InventoryAssociations": [],
"ChildComponents": []
}
]
}
However, I get no items back using PostMan to retrieve all sellable items:
{{ServiceHost}}/{{ShopsApi}}/SellableItems
Result:
{
"@odata.context": "https://localhost:5000/Api/$metadata#SellableItems",
"value": []
}
I assume this is the reason why I am not getting any items on the front end, but I cannot figure out why none are returning. How can I go about troubleshooting this?
Note: I have not added any inventory for these items. Is that required to return results?
What about variations? Must there be at least one variant? I would assume no, but I am not sure. I see when creating inventory information it has a parameter of variant Id. I would assume this could be empty.
Is there any kind of checklist of things that must be in place in order to return sellable items?
