XML Elements

The following table describes some of the elements used in the Commerce Server 2002 order form:

Name Description
Payment Method The supported payment method. For example, credit card or check.
PayloadID This element is similar to an “uber” transmission ID. A transmission can have multiple messages in it. All messages in a transmission do not have to belong to the same class. An example is a transmission that has a PO, a change PO, a remittance advice, etc. The PayloadID would be unique for the source trading partner.

An example of a PayloadID is Interchange Control Number used in transmission of EDI messages. In simplistic deployments the PayloadID and OrderID could be same.

Billing_Address_ID The address dictionary key for the billing address. For information about the address dictionary key see the Addresses element.
Order ID The order reference ID of the sender.
Order Date The order date of the sender or the buyer.
Billing_Currency The billing currency code. For example, USD, YEN, or CSD.
From/Identity The trading partner identification. For example, the trading partner number.
From/Organization Name The trading partner organization name.
From/SharedSecret The secret shared with the trading partner (second password).
To/Identity The identification of the supplier.
To/SharedSecret The secret shared with the supplier (second password).
Sender/Identity The identification of the buyer.
Sender/SharedSecret The secret shared with the trading partner (second password).
Address The Addresses element can be used for both Billing address and Shipping address. AddressDictKey is the unique ID that identifies the different addresses.
Address/AddressDicKey The unique ID that identifies the given address.
Items/quantity The quantity of the product.
Items/Vendorid The vendor ID (if it exists) of the product.
Items/ProductId The product ID of the product.

This should match with the product id in the product catalog.

Item/Product_variant_id Variant ID of the particular product. Again should match with the catalog.
Item/Product_Name The name of the product.
Items/Product_Catalog The name of the catalog that contains the product.
Items/Product _category The category of the product.
Items/Description The description of the product .
Items/Shipping_address_id The AddressDictKey for the shipping address.
Items/Shipping_method_id The shipping method ID.
Items/Shipping_Method_Name The name of the shipping method. For example, ground or next-day air.
Items/d_DateCreated The date the supplier order was created.
Items/cy_Lineitem_total The line item total.
Items/RequestedDeliveryDate The requested delivery date of the product by the buyer.
Items/UnitOfMeasure The unit of measure for the product. For example, pounds or grams.

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