How to handle bundled products with Multi-inventory?

hygeawater

Hi, I am wondering how should I handle bundled products with Multi-inventory add on. I am using bundled products plugin for creating bundled products. If I enable the setting "Show WC Product Bundles" in Stock central settings then I have a checkbox for Managing stock at inventory level - http://prntscr.com/rzvr37 But if I check that then it means I have to set a stock number for that product which is insane as its stock is calculated per the bundeled products stock. Should I leavе it unchecked and set stock status to Available? Will that mean then if the products from the bundle go out of stock that this product will go out of stock as well?
If I uncheck the setting for "Show WC Product Bundles" then the checkbox for Managing stock at inventory level is gone. Please advise as I have no idea how to deal with these bundled products.
Regards

Salva

Hi hygeawater

How you configure it is up to you. This is so flexible to allow you to configure it according to your business logic.
If you need to manage your bundles' stocks as if they were regular products (independently), you should check the "Manage Stock" option.
There are times that the bundles are sold but not the products within (separately) and others when bundles and single products can be sold at the same time.
So just find the configuration that suits you and use it 😉

Just note that if you add multiple inventories to any bundle and you leave the "Manage Stock" unchecked, the first inventory (if in stock) will be used for all the orders and the second one won't be reached, ever.

Best Regards,
Salva.

hygeawater

I got it thanks. Just was wondering if I do not check the "Manage stock" option and set the status to Available will the status change if the products in the bundle go out of stock?

Salva

Hi hygeawater

The "Manage Stock" is a WC option and ATUM is just mimicking its functionality for inventories, so it would happen the same as if you uncheck it for any simple product (without Multi-Inventories).
So, if you uncheck this, means that you are not interested in handling stocks for that product and instead of showing the product "in stock" or "out of stock" depending on the available stock, you set the stock status manually for it. So it will be always "in stock" or "out of stock" until you change the stock status.

Best Regards,
Salva.