🔗 Magento 2: Composed (Grouped) Products
Composed products allow you to sell multiple single products together as a new, combined item. A common example is a Camera Kit, which consists of a Camera Body and a Lens. Both items can be sold individually, but they are also offered together as a set.
In Magento 2, these are natively referred to as Grouped Products.
1. How to Set Up in Magento
To create a composed product, you must set it up as a Grouped Product in your Magento backend.
Reference: For step-by-step instructions on creating these, please refer to the official Magento Documentation: Grouped Products.
2. How Optiply Handles Grouped Products
Once a Grouped Product is correctly set up in Magento, Optiply applies specific logic to ensure your inventory advice is accurate.
The Bundle (Parent): The Grouped Product itself (Assembled in Optiply) is ignored in Optiply. You will not see the "Camera Kit" listed in your purchasing advice because you do not order the "Kit" from your supplier; you order the individual parts.
The Components (Children): The simple products that make up the bundle (e.g., the Camera Body and the Lens) will appear in your purchase advice.
Demand Calculation: When a customer buys the "Camera Kit," Optiply registers demand for 1 Camera Body and 1 Lens. This ensures you always restock the specific components needed to assemble your bundles.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why isn't my bundle showing up in the order advice?
This is intentional. Optiply logic assumes that Grouped Products are assembled from stock you already hold. Therefore, we advise you to buy the component parts (Simple Products) to maintain sufficient stock levels for both individual sales and bundle sales.
What about "Bundle Products"?
Magento also has a "Bundle Product" type (customizable bundles). Optiply generally treats these similarly to Grouped Products: the demand is passed down to the child items (Simple Products), so you can restock the physical inventory.