VU CUSTOM
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Developer Docs
User GuidesDeveloper DocsBest Practice and FAQs
  • VU OS Admin API Overview
  • Account Management
    • Overview
    • Create a sold_to_account
    • Create a ship_to_account
    • Batch update sold_to_account
    • Batch update ship_to_account
    • Get a list of sold_to_accounts
    • Get a list of ship_to_accounts
    • Delete a sold_to_account
    • Delete a ship_to_account
  • Orders
    • Overview
    • Create an order
    • Get an order
    • Get a list of orders
    • Update an order
    • Delete an order
    • Add tags to an order
    • Add tags to many orders
    • Delete tags from an order
    • Delete tags from many orders
  • Products
    • Overview
    • Create a product
    • Get a list of products
    • Get a specific product
    • Delete a product
  • Recipes
    • Overview
    • Retrieving Recipes
  • Fulfillments
    • Overview
    • Create a fulfillment
    • Retrieve a fulfillment
    • Retrieve a list of fulfillments
  • Order Lines
    • Overview
    • Add tags to an order line
    • Retrieve a list of orderlines
    • Retrieve a specific order line
    • Delete tags from an order line
    • Update a specific order line
  • Integration
    • Integrate the Customizer with Your Frontend
    • Understanding Recipe IDs in VU Custom
    • Styling the Customizer
    • Test the Customizer
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Understanding Recipe IDs in VU Custom

A Recipe ID is a unique identifier that represents a specific product customization in the VU Custom system. It captures all customization choices made by a customer for a particular product variant.

Key Concepts

Purpose

  • Provides an efficient way to store customization data

  • Enables accurate order processing and manufacturing

  • Facilitates customer service and order retrieval

  • Links customizations to specific product variants

Technical Implementation

Recipe IDs are:

  • Automatically generated by the VU Customizer

  • Handled internally during cart addition

  • Stored with order data throughout the fulfillment process

  • Accessible through the VU Custom API

Workflow

  1. The customer completes product customization

  2. Customizer generates Recipe ID automatically

  3. Recipe ID is stored with cart and order data

  4. Manufacturing systems use Recipe ID to retrieve customization details

  5. Customer service can reference Recipe ID for support

Business Applications

Order Processing

  • Recipe IDs link orders to exact customization specifications

  • Enable precise manufacturing instructions

  • Maintain customization integrity throughout fulfillment

Customer Service

  • Quick access to customer's exact customization

  • Ability to reload previous customizations

  • Efficient order verification and support

Data Management

  • Streamlined storage of customization data

  • Simplified order tracking

  • Reliable customization retrieval

Best Practices

  1. Store Recipe IDs with all order records

  2. Include Recipe IDs in order confirmation communications

  3. Use VU Custom API for Recipe ID interpretation

  4. Maintain Recipe ID references throughout the

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