Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Instance | A tenant; all data is scoped by instance |
| SKU | Stock Keeping Unit — a product master |
| Lot | A batch of a SKU with manufacture/expiry/supplier data |
| Inventory Position | Quantities for a location-SKU-lot combination |
| FEFO | First-Expired-First-Out lot allocation |
| Reservation | A hold on inventory for an order, with a TTL |
| Allocation | A reservation’s link to a specific inventory position and quantity |
| Transaction | An immutable ledger entry for a quantity movement |
| Transfer | An inter-location stock move |
| Channel Policy | Per-sales-channel sourcing rule for a location |
| Replenishment Policy | Rule (MIN_MAX/REORDER_POINT/PERIODIC_REVIEW) that triggers restock |
| Replenishment Order | A restock order with an approval workflow |
| BOPIS | Buy Online, Pick-up In Store |
| SFS | Ship From Store |
| Optimistic locking | Concurrency control via a version column |
| Extension point | A per-domain validator interface an instance plugin can implement |
| Instance context | The loaded tenant instance attached to the request |
Revision History
2026-08-05 | AN – Page created and uploaded the contents