Availability requirements

The availability requirement offers you additional ways to manage availability of inventory beyond the standard available column described in minimum catalog requirements.

Column	Data type	Description	Example	Customer experience
balance_on_hand	float	The approximate number of an item on hand in a particular location.	53	None available
in_assortment	boolean	If an unavailable item is likely to be in stock soon, TRUE. Useful to control seasonal and discontinued stock.	TRUE	None available
last_sold_date	date (no timestamp)	The last date this item was sold in the store, in the format MM/DD/YYYY.	10/20/2017	None available
max_in_cart	integer	The maximum number a customer can purchase at once. An empty row or 0 allows the customer to buy any amount and removes the max_in_cart function from this item. If cost_unit = each then max_in_cart value is by item. If cost_unit = lb, kg, and no par_weight, then max_in_cart value is by cost_unit (lb or kg). If par_weight is given, the system rounds down to the lowest whole item.	4 [maximum of 4] 0 [No maximum set] Per lb or kg example: Steak, $5.00 / lb, par_weight = 0.5lbs, max_in_cart = 1.5 A customer can buy a maximum of 1.5 lbs, or a maximum of three steaks (0.5 lbs each): Steak, $5.00/lb, no par_weight, max_in_cart=1.5	View full image