Catalog Objects Provider ID

Catalog Objects Provider ID Usage

To manage catalog object relationships with the POS, we use provider_id to maintain and share distinct objects across the catalog. Please ensure you do not provide objects multiple times with the same provider_id, we will only ingest one of them leading to unexpected results.

Custom Provider ID

caution

If you need to use a custom provider_id, be mindful of the implications that object duplication can introduce, and only adjust provider_id when absolutely required.

If your system requires functionality out of the bounds of the provided data models, there may be potential in investigating custom provider_id adjustments. These adjustments need to be carefully implemented as they can start to cause performance impacts for your customers.

Example with different modifier pricing based on the Item Family

Below we have an example that where we need to have modifiers priced differently, based on the Item Family -> Modifier Group relationship. In our example, we adjust provider_id to create a new modifier group for each combination of price, allowing us to continue to share the object when any item family requires the same modifier pricing.

Catalog Object	Provider ID	Price Amount	Modifier Group
Item Family	burger		drink-100
Modifier Group	drink-100
Modifier	drink-coke-100	100
Modifier	drink-drpepper-100	100
Item Family	salad		drink-100
Modifier Group	drink-100
Modifier	drink-coke-100	100
Modifier	drink-drpepper-100	100
Item Family	sub		drink-200
Modifier Group	drink-200
Modifier	drink-coke-200	200
Modifier	drink-drpepper-200	200