b2c-ordering

name

b2c-ordering

description

Manage the order lifecycle in B2C Commerce including order creation, status transitions, failure handling, and checkout completion. Use this skill whenever the user needs to create an order from a basket, transition order status, handle failed or cancelled orders, implement payment authorization in checkout, or understand async order processing — even if they just say "my order is stuck" or "finish the checkout flow".

B2C Ordering

The OrderMgr API provides order creation, status management, and querying. Understanding the order lifecycle is essential for checkout implementation and order processing.

Order Lifecycle

Orders progress through these statuses:

Basket → CREATED → NEW → (COMPLETED or CANCELLED or FAILED)

Status	Description	Can Transition To
CREATED	Order created, not yet placed	NEW, FAILED
NEW	Order placed, awaiting fulfillment	OPEN, COMPLETED, CANCELLED, FAILED
OPEN	Order in processing	COMPLETED, CANCELLED
COMPLETED	Order fulfilled	-
CANCELLED	Order cancelled	NEW (via undoCancel)
FAILED	Order failed (payment, validation)	- (cannot be reopened)

Important: Once an order reaches FAILED status, it cannot be reopened or cancelled. Use failOrder(order, true) to reopen the basket for retry instead.

Creating Orders

Standard Flow (Synchronous)

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');
var Transaction = require('dw/system/Transaction');
var Status = require('dw/system/Status');

function createOrder(basket) {
    var order;

    Transaction.wrap(function() {
        // Create order from basket (status: CREATED)
        order = OrderMgr.createOrder(basket);
    });

    if (!order) {
        return { error: true, message: 'Order creation failed' };
    }

    // Authorize payment
    var paymentResult = authorizePayment(order);

    if (!paymentResult.success) {
        Transaction.wrap(function() {
            OrderMgr.failOrder(order, true); // Reopen basket
        });
        return { error: true, message: 'Payment failed' };
    }

    // Place the order (status: CREATED → NEW)
    var placeResult;
    .(() {
        placeResult = .(order);
    });

     (placeResult.) {
         { : , :  };
    }

    
    .(() {
        order.(order.);
    });

     { : , : order };
}

Async Flow (SCAPI Pattern)

Critical — transaction context depends on where this code runs. The Transaction.wrap() calls below are correct when you drive placement from a controller, job step, or custom endpoint (code that runs outside a platform transaction). But the headless SCAPI Shopper Orders API creates the order in CREATED status and hands it to the dw.ocapi.shop.order.afterPOST hook, which already runs inside a platform transaction. If you call OrderMgr.placeOrder() / OrderMgr.failOrder() from afterPOST, call them directly with NO Transaction.wrap — a nested transaction rolls back your change and surfaces an opaque HTTP 400: An error occurred in ExtensionPoint dw.ocapi.shop.order.afterPOST. See the canonical afterPOST example in b2c-hooks.

For SCAPI/headless, create the order before payment authorization:

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');
var Transaction = require('dw/system/Transaction');

// Step 1: Create order (before payment)
function createOrderAsync(basket, orderNo) {
    var order;

    Transaction.wrap(function() {
        // Create with specific order number (for idempotency)
        order = OrderMgr.createOrder(basket, orderNo);
    });

    return order;
}

// Step 2: After payment success, place the order
function placeOrderAfterPayment(order) {
    Transaction.wrap(function() {
        OrderMgr.placeOrder(order);
        order.setConfirmationStatus(order.CONFIRMATION_STATUS_CONFIRMED);
        order.setExportStatus(order.EXPORT_STATUS_READY);
    });
}

// Step 2 (alt): Payment failed, fail the order
function failOrderAfterPayment(order) {
    Transaction.wrap(function() {
        OrderMgr.failOrder(order, false); 
    });
}

OrderMgr API Reference

Order Creation

Method	Description
createOrder(basket)	Create order with auto-generated number
createOrder(basket, orderNo)	Create order with specific number
createOrderNo()	Generate next order number
createOrderSequenceNo()	Get next sequence number (for custom formatting)

Order Status

Method	Description
placeOrder(order)	Place order (CREATED → NEW)
failOrder(order, reopenBasket)	Fail order (set to FAILED status)
cancelOrder(order)	Cancel order (set to CANCELLED status)
undoCancelOrder(order)	Revert cancelled order to NEW

Note: There is no undoFailOrder() method. Failed orders cannot be reopened. Use failOrder(order, true) to reopen the basket for retry.

Order Queries

Method	Description
getOrder(orderNo)	Get order by number
searchOrder(query, ...args)	Search for single order
searchOrders(query, sortString, ...args)	Search for multiple orders
queryOrder(query, ...args)	Query single order
queryOrders(query, sortString, ...args)	Query multiple orders

Querying Orders

Get Order by Number

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');

var order = OrderMgr.getOrder('00001234');

if (order) {
    var status = order.status.value;
    var total = order.totalGrossPrice;
}

Search Orders

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');

// Search by customer email
var orders = OrderMgr.searchOrders(
    'customerEmail = {0} AND status != {1}',
    'creationDate desc',
    '[e-mail]',
    dw.order.Order.ORDER_STATUS_FAILED
);

while (orders.hasNext()) {
    var order = orders.next();
    // Process order
}
orders.close();

Query by Date Range

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');
var Calendar = require('dw/util/Calendar');

var startDate = new Calendar();
startDate.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -7);

var orders = OrderMgr.searchOrders(
    'creationDate >= {0} AND status = {1}',
    'creationDate desc',
    startDate.time,
    dw.order.Order.ORDER_STATUS_NEW
);

while (orders.hasNext()) {
    var order = orders.next();
    // Process order
}
orders.close();

Order Status Management

Cancel Order

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');
var Transaction = require('dw/system/Transaction');
var Order = require('dw/order/Order');

function cancelOrder(orderNo) {
    var order = OrderMgr.getOrder(orderNo);

    if (!order) {
        return { error: true, message: 'Order not found' };
    }

    // Can only cancel NEW or OPEN orders
    if (order.status.value !== Order.ORDER_STATUS_NEW &&
        order.status.value !== Order.ORDER_STATUS_OPEN) {
        return { error: true, message: 'Order cannot be cancelled' };
    }

    Transaction.wrap(function() {
        OrderMgr.cancelOrder(order);
    });

    return { error: false };
}

Fail Order

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');
var Transaction = require('dw/system/Transaction');

function failOrder(order, reopenBasket) {
    // reopenBasket: true = customer can retry checkout
    //               false = basket is lost

    Transaction.wrap(function() {
        OrderMgr.failOrder(order, reopenBasket);
    });
}

Handling Failed Orders

Failed orders cannot be reopened. Instead, use failOrder(order, true) to reopen the basket:

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');
var Transaction = require('dw/system/Transaction');

// When payment fails, fail the order and reopen basket
function handlePaymentFailure(order) {
    Transaction.wrap(function() {
        // reopenBasket=true allows customer to retry checkout
        OrderMgr.failOrder(order, true);
    });

    // Basket is now available again for the customer
    return { error: true, message: 'Payment failed. Please try again.' };
}

SCAPI: Fail with Reopen (B2C 24.3+)

For SCAPI integrations, use the failed_with_reopen status to fail an order while reopening the basket:

PATCH /checkout/orders/v1/organizations/{orgId}/orders/{orderNo}?siteId={siteId}
Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "status": "failed_with_reopen"
}

This is equivalent to OrderMgr.failOrder(order, true) in Script API.

Undo Cancelled Order

Cancelled orders can be reopened using undoCancelOrder():

var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');
var Transaction = require('dw/system/Transaction');
var Order = require('dw/order/Order');

function reopenCancelledOrder(orderNo) {
    var order = OrderMgr.getOrder(orderNo);

    if (order.status.value !== Order.ORDER_STATUS_CANCELLED) {
        return { error: true, message: 'Order is not cancelled' };
    }

    Transaction.wrap(function() {
        // Revert to NEW status
        OrderMgr.undoCancelOrder(order);
    });

    return { error: false, order: order };
}

Order Properties

Property	Description
orderNo	Order number
status	Current order status
confirmationStatus	Confirmation status
exportStatus	Export status for OMS
paymentStatus	Payment status
shippingStatus	Shipping status
customerEmail	Customer email
customerName	Customer name
totalGrossPrice	Order total (with tax)
totalNetPrice	Order total (without tax)
totalTax	Total tax amount
creationDate	Order creation date
productLineItems	Line items in order
shipments	Order shipments
paymentInstruments	Payment instruments

Custom Order Numbers

Use the dw.order.createOrderNo hook for custom order number generation:

// hooks.json
{
    "hooks": [
        {
            "name": "dw.order.createOrderNo",
            "script": "./hooks/orderNo.js"
        }
    ]
}

// hooks/orderNo.js
var OrderMgr = require('dw/order/OrderMgr');
var Site = require('dw/system/Site');

exports.createOrderNo = function() {
    var seqNo = OrderMgr.createOrderSequenceNo();
    var prefix = Site.current.ID.toUpperCase();
    var year = new Date().getFullYear();

    return prefix + '-' + year + '-' + seqNo;
};

Best Practices

Do

• Always wrap order operations in transactions
• Check order status before transitions
• Close order iterators when done
• Use failOrder(order, true) to let customers retry
• Implement idempotent order creation (use specific order numbers)
• Set appropriate export/confirmation status

Don't

• Place orders before successful payment authorization
• Cancel orders without refund processing
• Leave orders in CREATED status indefinitely
• Forget to handle concurrent order modifications
• Skip status validation before transitions

Error Handling

Scenario	Solution
Basket is empty	Validate basket before createOrder()
Invalid basket	Check for missing shipping/billing addresses
Payment failed	Use failOrder(order, true) to reopen basket
Order number exists	Use auto-generated numbers or validate uniqueness
Status transition invalid	Check current status before calling status methods

Related Skills

• b2c-hooks - Order hooks (calculate, payment, createOrderNo)