Zones are used to specify and prioritize what locations should be used for fulfillment. Once a zone is created, it can be linked to geographic regions and to a network.

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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.
  • Ensure that any location you want to add to a zone is already created. For more information on creating locations, see the Create a Location section.

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Zones Table

ColumnDescription
Zone NameThe zone name.
Zone TypeThe zone type. Options are Absolute or Tier.
# of LocationsThe number of locations associated with the zone.
Last UpdatedThe system-generated timestamp indicating when the zone was most recently modified.

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Creating a Zone

  1. In the left menu, click Inventory > Geos and Zones. The Geographic Regions and Zones page is displayed.
  2. Click the Zones tab. The Zones table is displayed.
  3. Click Create Zone. The Create Zone page is displayed.
  4. Enter the following Basic Details:
    • Zone Name: The name of the zone. fabric suggests using the 2 or 3 digit country code in the zone name to differentiate each zone.
    • Description (Optional): A description of the zone and its purpose.

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Locations

The locations section allows you to set the hierarchy for fulfillment locations to determine which locations are used first if they can fulfill an order.
  1. To determine how location priority is handled, select one of the following options:
    • Absolute: Only one location can be specified per priority level. During order fulfillment, fabric checks locations in priority order within the zone, assessing inventory and any custom fulfillment conditions. If a location can’t fulfill the order, the next one is evaluated in the order that was specified.
    • Tier: Multiple locations can be defined for each priority level. If you choose this option, you’ll need to configure additional logic in your Order Fulfillment Logic (OFL) rules. This is because multiple locations at the same priority level still require criteria to determine which location should be used. For example, if your OFL uses geolocation, it can help decide which location within a tier fulfills the order. Without geolocation logic, the system won’t know which location to select, which can lead to inefficiencies or suboptimal fulfillment decisions.

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Absolute

  1. To add a location, click Select Locations. A dropdown field is displayed.
  2. Select a location. Only one location can be selected at a time for absolute location priority.
  3. Click the checkmark icon. The location is added with a number indicating its priority.
Repeat this process to add additional locations.

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Tier

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Add multiple tiers of locations using the UI

  1. To add a location, click Select Locations. A dropdown field is displayed.
  2. Select the locations you want to group together.
  3. Two options are provided for how to add the locations:
    • Same tier: The stores are grouped together in the same priority tier.
    • individual tiers (using selection order): The stores are added as separate priority tiers based on the order you selected them.
  4. Click the checkmark icon. The locations are added with a number indicating the priority.
Repeat this process to add additional locations.

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Add location tiers using attribute rules

  1. To create a tier of locations using attribute rules, click Attribute Rules. The Add Locations Using Attribute Rules window is displayed.
  2. In the Location Attribute field, choose an attribute.
  3. In the Contains field, choose an operator.
  4. In the Add Value field, enter attribute values.
  5. (Optional) To add additional conditions, click Add condition and repeat from step 1.
  6. Click Submit.
Any store matching the location attributes you specified are added to the priority tier.

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Linked Geographies

The Linked Geographies sections displays all the geographies associated with a zone. Zones can be linked to multiple geographies.