Create a Network

This topic covers the process for creating a new network used to fulfill orders and sort inventory.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you have the Orders & Inventory Editor or Administrator privileges to fabric Orders. For more information, see the Role-Based Access Control section.

Creating a Network

1. In the left menu, click Inventory > Networks.

   The Manage Networks page is displayed.

2. Click Create Network.

   The Create Network page is displayed.

Adding basic information

1. In the Network Name field, enter a name.

   fabric suggests that you provide a descriptive and unique name for each network. For example, NA Fulfillment STH Network.

2. (Optional) In the Description field, provide a description.

3. In the Select type of Network field, select one of the following:

   • Single Network: To create conditional rules, products, and locations for an individual network.
   • Multiple Networks: To group existing networks together to form a new network.

Creating a single network

In the Setup your Rules section, you must create rules. These rules are used to match items and locations to a network.

1. In the Attribute type field, select one of the following:

   • Product: Applies rules that search for product attributes in your product catalog and adds matching products to your network.
   • Location: Applies rules that search for locations based on the defined location attributes and adds matching locations to your network.

2. In the Attribute name field, select an attribute name.

3. In the Contains field, select a condition.

4. In the Add Value field, enter an attribute value.

   To add values, type the value and press enter. Multiple values are supported.

For example, if you want to add only North America locations to a network, you can select the Attribute type Location to add locations to your network. To filter what locations are going to be added, select an Attribute name such as channelId with the operator Contains, and the value NA. This adds any locations with a channelId containing NA to the network.

1. (Optional) You can add an additional rule condition by clicking Add condition. This condition is an AND condition. To add an OR condition, click Add Rule.

2. In the Add Inventory Availability section, use the Safety Stock Quantity field to enter the number of units you want to reserve.

   Safety stock is a quantity of inventory kept on hand to protect against uncertainties in demand or supply. The actual safety stock for a network is the sum of the network-level safety stock plus the aggregated safety stock for every location in the network.

The low stock level field is used to trigger alerts or actions when inventory for a product or in a location falls below the specified threshold. This prevent stockouts and helps maintain optimal inventory levels.

1. In the Define low stock level section, enter the number of units to trigger a low stock alert.

Creating a new multi network

The Multiple Networks option allows you to add multiple Single Networks together to form a new network. For example, if you recently expanded to ship international, you can differentiate North America, Asia, Europe and other continents by combining them into a new network. This network can then be referenced during inventory and order fulfillment instead of needing to individually list each single network.

1. In the Single Network field, select a network.

2. Click Add.

   The network is added to the table. Continue to add networks as needed.

If you want to edit a network’s Safety Stock or Low Stock levels, you must select the network from the Manage Networks page and edit it. Editing a Single Network that’s apart of Multiple Networks will update its settings and rules across networks.