Tip Tuesday - Use one REST API call to create and save a transaction in CPQ from 3rd Party

Creating a Transaction (Quote) in CPQ application UI is essentially 2 steps

1.    When a transaction is created, it’s created in the' Start' Step - i.e., it remains in a temporary state.

2.    You need to perform an update Action (typically save) to push it out of the Start step and Save it permanently. Transactions stuck in the start step are archived unless they are saved and eventually removed from CPQ.

Similar to the user interface, system integrators typically need to make 2 API calls to create and update a Transaction in CPQ in order to view the Quote in Transaction Manager.