You sell tank tops available as individual items and in X-Pack bundles, often offered at a discounted rate compared to buying single items separately.
Notes: This guide will show you how to set up bundle groups for Tops when selling them as both individual items and in packs. If you only sell your products as packs (e.g., “X-Pack Tops”) and not as individual items, please follow the other guide for setting up your inventory.
The problem is, although the single Tops and the X-Pack Tops are separate products, they are actually the same product and draw from the same inventory. When you list them as separate products in Shopify, you have to set separate inventories for each, and there is no link between the 2 products.
But in reality, the inventories of these 2 products are closely related. The inventory of2-Pack Tops is typically half of the inventory of the single top (for example, if the single Tops quantity is 121, then the quantity of 2-Pack Tops is 60). Moreover, when one inventory changes, it should affect the other inventory as well. So, in short, using Shopify’s default functions to set up your products does not accurately reflect their inventory.
These challenges highlight the need for a solution that accurately manages inventory across all top products.
To solve this, you can create Bundle Groups in the Easify Inventory Sync app. This will link the inventories between the Tops and 2-Pack Tops product variants, ensuring they stay in sync.
How to Set Up the Bundle Groups
You’ll need to create separate bundle groups for each variant of the 2-Pack Tops product.
If your 2-Pack Tops product comes in 3 sizes (S, M, L), you’ll need to create 3 bundle groups—one for each size.
Each bundle group will connect the same Size variants of both Tops and 2-Pack Tops. For instance, the 2-Pack Tops – S group will link the inventory of 2-Pack Tops (size S) with Tops (size S). Repeat this for M and L sizes.
After creating the first bundle group, e.g.,2-Pack Tops – S, you can duplicate that group to quickly create groups for the other sizes (M, L).
If you have multiple products requiring similar Bundle Group setups, consider using the app’s Import function to create all bundle groups in a CSV file and import them into the app.
Below is the setup guide for creating the bundle group for the S variant:
1. Navigate to the app’s menu and select Bundle Groups.
2. Click on the Add new group button to create a new bundle group.
3. Set a Title for the bundle group, which should include the Size variant name to distinguish among bundle groups. For example: “2-Pack Tops – S”.
4. Add 2 product variants to the group, including:
The S variant of the 2-Pack Tops product
The S variant of the Tops product
5. Define the Master and Component products:
Master product: 2-Pack Tops – S
Component product: Tops – S
6. Specify the Quantity per bundle for the Component product:
When a 2-Pack Tops – S product variant is purchased (reducing its quantity by 1), the quantity of the Tops – S product variant will be reduced by 2. Therefore, the Quantity per bundle for the base/ component Tops – S product is 2.
Once your bundle groups are set up, inventory synchronizations will begin.
When a 2-Pack Tops product is purchased, e.g.: M variant, (reducing its quantity by 1), the quantity of the Tops – M product variant will automatically adjust based on the predefined Quantity per bundle (2).
Notes:
Automatic Master Quantity Adjustment:
To automatically adjust the available quantity of 2-Pack Tops product based on the actual quantity of the Tops product, follow these steps:
Enable the “Update Master based on changes in Component inventory” feature on the Settings page.
The adjustment will occur immediately after you create the bundle group or enable this setting.
Manual Quantity Update Process:
If you update the Component product quantity on Shopify’s Product editing pages, consider the following:
The Master product inventory will not update automatically, even if the “Update Master based on changes in Component inventory” feature is enabled.
To update the Master quantity after changing Component inventory on Shopify’s Product editing pages: Navigate to the Bundle Groups listing page, select the group containing those products, and click on the “Update Master quantity” button.
If you run into any challenges while setting up your Bundle Groups, feel free to reach out to us for assistance through our convenient in-app live chat, by submitting your request via our contact form, or by sending an email to support@tigren.com. We’re here to help!
