Set processing time and inventory updates

Question

I was wondering if there is a way to set the processing time with the Inventory update.

We have a problem, when changing the number of fields, RestockDate and Handling Times are reset empty for this element. After reading the documentation, I understand that this works MWS.

We use the feed type _POST_INVENTORY_AVAILABILITY_DATA_ when updating inventory.

Is there a way or report to retrieve these two fields or to add processing time using feedtype inventory service _POST_INVENTORY_AVAILABILITY_DATA_ .

Answer 1

In Amazon XML terminology, processing time is called FulfillmentLatency:

FulfillmentLatency - the number of days between the date of order and the date of the vessel (integer from 1 to 30).

The following XML snippet shows where this information fits.

 <Inventory> <SKU>MyProductCode</SKU> <Quantity>100</Quantity> <FulfillmentLatency>3</FulfillmentLatency> </Inventory> 

Assuming you already have the rest of the feed working and you are not getting any errors, adding a FulfillmentLatency to your XML feed should take care of your problem.

This and more information on Amazon MWS XML API formats can be found in Amazon Selling XML Guide