Purpose
This API allows the Buyer to request the Seller to initiate and complete the fulfillment process of an installation of a product offering, an update to an existing product, or a disconnect of an existing product, at the address defined by the Buyer.
Status
This API is undergoing final letter ballot for approval as a published Mplify-standardized API.
Business Requirements & Use Cases
This API is based on:
MEF 57.2 Product Order Management Requirements and Use Cases
MEF 57.2.1 Amendment to MEF 57.2: Product Order Management Business Requirements and Use Cases
All Mplify LSO APIs are based on Mplify/MEF standards describing the business requirements and use cases (i.e. business logic) implemented in the API.
Developer Guide
Mplify 123.1 LSO Cantata and LSO Sonata Product Order Management API - Developer Guide
Mplify developer guides* provide detailed documentation to help developers implement APIs more quickly, including:
- Data model diagrams
- Sequence diagrams
- Explanation of use cases
- Examples
* API developer guides are available on GitHub. How do I access Mplify GitHub?
Payloads
This LSO API can be blended with Mplify/MEF-standardized, Mplify/MEF-endorsed, and partner-specific LSO Payloads.
See the LSO Payload Catalog.
Test Requirements
This LSO API is included in the detailed test requirements document*:
MEF 92.1 LSO Cantata/Sonata Test Requirements
This document lays out general test requirements and specific test cases, enabling implementers of LSO APIs to build test harnesses for DevOps more quickly.
* LSO API test requirements are available on the wiki. How do I access the Mplify Wiki?
Additional Details
MEF Forum became Mplify Alliance on 24 June 2025.
Mplify # Standards & SDKs were published on or after.
MEF # Standards & SDKs were published prior.
File Access
* API Developer Guides and SDK releases are publicly available on GitHub. How do I access Mplify GitHub?
* LSO API Test Requirements are available on the wiki. How do I access the Mplify Wiki?
Implementation Support
Find assistance to accelerate your LSO API implementation through third-party LSO API Solution Providers on Mplify.net.
Implementation Partners
Find service providers ready to automate business with you using LSO APIs on the LSO Partners Directory on Mplify.net.
Blending LSO APIs
LSO APIs result from blending LSO Payloads into LSO Envelopes. Choose and combine exact combinations of LSO APIs and LSO Payloads into a single zip file for download using the Mplify LSO API Blending Tool.
LSO API Test Service
Implementations of this API can be tested against both Buyer and Seller emulators in the Mplify LSO API Test Service* to accelerate onboarding by partners.
* Mplify LSO API Test Service is only available to Mplify members.
API Certification
Implementations of this API can be certified as conforming to the business requirements and use case standard through the Mplify LSO API Certification program.
* Certification is only available to Mplify members.
Release Info
See the RELEASE NOTES tab at top of page.
Download the entire SDK release; see all LSO API SDK Releases.
API Schema
Find the YAML file for this API in the relevant TAB at top of page.
