Preorder

A preorder product is one that you will allow shoppers to purchase before the product is actually released.

Preorder Attributes

The following table outlines the attributes that can be set for products using the preorder feature.

Attribute	Definition
Options	Enabled – Used to indicate if you want the product to be preordered on your store. Select this check box to enable the product for preorder. You will not be able to clear (de-select) this check box if the product has already been enabled for preorder and deployed.
Audit Email Recipient	Email address of the user who will get the audit report for preorders placed for the product.
Audit Number of Days	Number of days before the Release Date that you want the audit email report to be sent.
Preload Enabled	Used to indicate that you want shoppers to be able to preload the product before it is released for sale. Important! If your store has not been specifically set up to support the preload option, enabling this setting for your products will not work and could cause issues with sales of the product. To use preloads on your store, some additional work must be done to get the preload to work correctly for your store and shoppers. Contact your CMM for more information.
Preload Date	The date, time, and time zone when the preload will be available. Important! See the note above about preload. You should not use this option unless your store is specifically set up to support it.
Release Date	The date, time, and time zone for the release. This date can be changed for each locale supported by the product. The release date is not only the day the product becomes available on your site, but also the day when order, billing, shipping, and download notifications and information is sent to shoppers who purchased the product as a preorder.