Merge or split product options
Overview
You can combine products into one product with multiple options, or split one product with many options into multiple products.
Split products
Splitting products will separate multiple Product Options under one Product into multiple Products with a single Product Option. For example, imagine splitting a Product with two options, Red and Blue, into a "Red product" and a separate "Blue product".
To split a Product, the product must have multiple options.
Select a Product with multiple options and tick the Product Option from the Product page
Hover over the Actions button and select Split Products.
Select Confirm from the page that follows.
Select Back to Products List from the next page to find your newly split products.
The product option has been split.
Merge products
Merging will combine all Product Options under one Product. This means that the product details of one product will be lost. When merging, you will get a choice of which Product Option to keep and which to remove. Once merged, the product details that were removed cannot be retrieved so merge with care!
Merging products simply inserts the Product Options from one product underneath another; it does not consolidate duplicate Product Options.
To merge products :
Select the Products you want to merge and tick the Product Option from the Product page
Hover over Actions and select Merge Products.
Select which product you want to keep from the next page. Click Merge.
Select Confirm from the next page.
Click Back to the Product List. The Products will now be merged and displayed in the Product Options within the retained Product. All pricing, barcodes, and any stock on hand values will remain against each Product Code after the merge.