Purchasing Workflow from Start to Finish

This section provides the basic Cortex API purchase process flow. The purchase process has seven basic steps:

1. Authenticate

   POST the customer’s user name and password to log in.

2. Search for items

   POST one of the search forms to create a search and retrieve the search results.

3. Add an Item to a cart

   GET an item and with the addtodefaultcartaction add the item to the cart.

4. Set order options

   POST payment method, billing address, shipping address, and shipping option to use for the purchase.

5. Review Order

   GET the order so the customer can review its details.

6. Place Order

   POST the order to a purchase to execute the purchase.

7. Review Purchase

   Review the purchase details.