A wholesale portal should collect the buyer fields your finance team needs at checkout, not after the order lands in email. Week one on Parcel Build is that first working version: required custom fields on checkout for known accounts. You own the code. Flat monthly. See custom software for wholesalers. If required custom fields at checkout in a wholesale portal is the gap, start a free 30-day build.
Which checkout custom fields belong in week one (and which can wait)?
Week one can cover a small set of seller-defined required fields on checkout, clear labels, and a block on submit until they are filled. Full punchout custom attributes, multi-currency field packs, and WMS pack instructions can wait until those required fields earn their keep.
On Parcel Build, week one is a first working version of that path. Flat monthly. You own the code.
Why optional order notes and post-order chase create rekey work and blocked releases
The buyer leaves an optional note. Finance still needs a cost code or job number. Ops chases by email. Someone rekeys the order. Releases stall until the missing field shows up.
Required fields at checkout capture what you need before the order submits. The release path starts with the data already on the order.
What stays out of month one
Defer full punchout custom attributes as primary. Defer multi-currency field packs as primary. Defer WMS pack instructions as primary. Month one is required custom fields on checkout for known accounts.
FAQ
Are required checkout custom fields the same as default PO number rules?
No. Default PO number rules set or require a PO on the order. Required custom fields collect other seller-defined data at checkout. They can sit together later. Week one can prove required fields without cloning default PO rules as the primary path.
Does week one need ERP auto-map for every custom field before required fields help?
No. Week one can require the fields on checkout and store them on the order. Auto-map into every downstream system can wait until the field path earns its keep.
Next step
If required custom fields at checkout in a wholesale portal is what feels hardest, start a free 30-day build. Name that gap on the form. We scope a free 30-day build on that problem: first working version in week one, flat monthly after if you want to continue.