A merchant wants customers to be able to order gift vouchers via their site. Since they can issue an unlimited number of these digital vouchers, this…

The perpetual flag within a product's inventory record is the designated feature in Salesforce B2C Commerce for items that should always be available, such as digital goods or services. When this flag is enabled (true), the system considers the product to be perpetually in stock, regardless of the actual allocation or turnover values. This ensures the Available to Sell (ATS) quantity is effectively infinite, directly fulfilling the requirement for an unlimited number of digital gift vouchers without needing manual inventory adjustments.

1. Salesforce B2C Commerce Infocenter

Inventory Import/Export: The inventory.xsd schema definition specifies the element within an . This boolean flag

when set to true

indicates that the product is always in stock. (Reference: B2C Commerce Infocenter

search for "inventory.xsd" schema details).

2. Salesforce B2C Commerce Infocenter

Manage Inventory: The documentation on inventory management explains that for products that are always available (e.g.

electronic gift certificates)

the perpetual flag should be used. This bypasses the standard ATS calculation (ATS = allocation - turnover). (Reference: B2C Commerce Infocenter

section on "Inventory Management").

3. Salesforce B2C Commerce Developer Documentation

OCAPI - InventoryList: The InventoryList resource documentation for the Open Commerce API (OCAPI) describes the perpetual attribute on an inventory record. It states

"A flag indicating whether the product is perpetually in stock. If true

the product is always considered available." (Reference: B2C Commerce Developer Center

OCAPI InventoryList resource documentation).