Inventory Synchronization of Bundles

Discover how HotWax Commerce ensures precise inventory synchronization of bundles to Shopify.

How does HotWax Commerce Ensure Accurate Inventory of Bundle is Synchronized to Shopify?

In HotWax Commerce, components of bundles are associated with a parent product defined as a marketing package. This package, being a virtual product, doesn't have its own inventory. As a result, HotWax Commerce doesn't synchronize inventory data for this product.

Inventory Calculation with Bundles App

The Bundles app computes inventory based on the lowest available quantity among all individual components. For instance, if a bundle consists of a Belt and a Wallet:

• Belt's inventory: 7

• Wallet's inventory: 10

The bundled product's inventory becomes 7, as it matches the lowest quantity available.

Inventory Updates and Frequency

HotWax Commerce synchronizes the inventory of components as regular products using the 'Upload recent inventory change' job. The Bundles app checks for inventory changes every 10 minutes and computes the bundle's inventory.

For instance, if a customer buys a belt and its inventory reduces to 6, the Bundles app also decreases the inventory of the bundled product.

Inventory Calculation without Bundles App

In the absence of the Bundles app, HotWax Commerce can also calculate inventory for bundles by considering the lowest available quantity among all components.

For multi-location inventory, availability and levels of each component at every location are considered. Only when all products are available at a specific facility, the bundle’s inventory for that facility is counted.

Example of Multi-Location Inventory:

Let's consider a bundle with Belts and Wallets as its components across different locations:

• Times Square Store: 5 Belts

• Brooklyn Store: 10 Wallets

• Broadway Store: 3 Belts and 7 Wallets

HotWax Commerce ensures precise inventory management by calculating the inventory based on the lowest available quantity at a single facility. In this example, it would push an inventory of 3 to Shopify for this bundle, representing the available quantity of the scarcest component among all locations in the bundle.

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