Zoho inventory does not have any way of using the same inventory pool to create virtual bundles within its system. On Shopify we sell a bundle that we want to fulfill from the same component inventory pool without having to allocate separate inventory to it. Here’s an example:

Shopify has 5 computer items for sale:
1) Monitor
2) Tower
3) Keyboard
4) Mouse
5) Complete Computer Bundle (includes 1x Monitor, 1x Tower, 1x Keyboard, 1x Mouse)

If I have 100 of each item 1-4 in my warehouse, the stock count for #5 is automatically 100. If someone buys 10 Monitors, I now have 90 Monitors left and also only 90 Complete Computer Bundles left since I can’t compile more than that due to monitor limitations. As of right now, Zoho Inventory requires me to set the inventory for 1-4 to 90 and #5 to 10 so each item has it’s own allocated inventory. If I sell 5 of those 10 bundles, I’ll have 5 bundles left and still 90 of each of the other items. That’s a complete backwards approach, I don’t care if someone buys 100 monitors or 100 bundles, the inventory should deplete across the board.

I figured I’ll use Zapier to break down the bundle between Shopify and Zoho Inventory so it hits Zoho as 4 separate items and it manages the stock count properly. However, the problem lies in Zoho communicating fulfillment back to Shopify. It’s going to tell it “we shipped out 4 items” and Shopify will be confused because the customer ordered 1 item only and the SKU doesn’t match any of the 4 items that were shipped.

I need to figure out a way to make this work using Zapier, if there is a way. Maybe there’s a custom setup that can be put in place for the other way around so Shopify receives “Complete Computer Bundle shipped” instead of 4 items shipped.