Adding custom fields to the Unified Data Model / Implementing "Available for pickup" feature

It's a common case to enrich the default data models with custom fields.

In this chapter, you will learn:

• how to add a custom field to the unified product data model in the middleware
• how to utilize that field in the storefront

By adding a "pickup availability" feature.

1. Open apps/storefront-middleware/integrations/sapcc/extensions/unified.ts file and modify the code accordingly:

export const unifiedApiExtension = createUnifiedExtension({
  normalizers: {
    addCustomFields: [
+      {
+        normalizeProduct(context, input) {
+          return {
+            availableForPickup: input.availableForPickup,
+          };
+        },
+      },
    ],
  },

Within addCustomFields, we extend the normalizer functions. We take the raw input (coming from eCommerce) and have to return a set of custom fields.

2. Now, availableForPickup field should be available in the front end, so let's use it. Replace the hardcoded placeholder in the PurchaseCard component:

-        {t.rich('additionalInfo.pickup', {
-          link: (chunks) => (
-            <SfLink href="#" variant="secondary">
-              {chunks}
-            </SfLink>
-          ),
-        })}
+  <p>Pickup {product.$custom?.availableForPickup ? '' : 'not'} available</p>

And that's it. You can find a complete project example in this repository: https://github.com/vsf-customer/extensibility-demo-v2 If you want to get access to it, contact our sales team.