Hi everyone,

I have a requirement in Optimizely Commerce where we need to remove all pricing from the Variant level for few custom Variants and instead manage pricing entirely through a custom Admin form.

Requirement Details

• Variants will not have any prices configured in price lists

• Admin users will use a custom form where they:

  • Select a SKU / line item from a dropdown

  • Enter a price

• The entered price should act as:

  • List price

  • Sell price

• This price must be used consistently across:

  • Cart

  • Promotions

  • Taxes

  • Order processing

Current Understanding

I understand that Optimizely Commerce assumes pricing is resolved via price lists and IPriceService. If no prices exist on the variant, default price resolution will return nothing and cart calculations can break.

Questions

1. Is removing all variant-level pricing a supported and safe approach in Commerce?

2. Are there any pitfalls around promotions, taxes, or order totals with this approach?

3. Would decorating IPriceService be a better option, or is IPlacedPriceProcessor preferred?

4. Are there any official guidelines or examples for this pattern?

I’d appreciate insights from anyone who has implemented a similar pricing model or has guidance on best practices.

Thanks in advance!