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Creating and Managing Bundles & Kits in 3Dsellers Product Catalog

Learn how to create a bundle from multiple existing products, set Bundle Qty, manage components, and how bundle inventory and channel sync work.

Written by Karolina Santiago
Updated this week

Overview

A bundle in the 3Dsellers Products Catalog is a product made up of multiple existing catalog products.

Instead of tracking inventory for a single SKU, a bundle’s availability is automatically calculated based on its components. You define:

  • Which products are included

  • How many units of each product are required (Bundle Qty)

The system uses each component’s On Hand, Reserved, and Available quantities to determine how many bundles can be sold.

Bundles behave like regular products:

  • They have their own SKU, title, and description

  • They can be published to sales channels

  • Their inventory is synced based on calculated availability


📦 What Are Bundles & Kits?

Bundles & Kits is an inventory type you select in Inventory Settings.

When selected:

  • The product becomes a bundle built from existing catalog products

  • You can add one or more component products

  • Each component has a Bundle Qty (units per bundle)

  • Bundle inventory is calculated automatically from component stock

Bundles are useful for:

  • Product sets (e.g. gift sets)

  • Kits (e.g. parts sold together)

  • Multi-item offers


⚙️ Before You Create a Bundle

Make sure:

1. Component Products Exist

All items you want in the bundle must already exist in your catalog.

2. You Created a Bundle Product

Create a product that represents the bundle:

  • Add title, SKU, and details

  • This will act as the bundle container


🛠️ Creating a Bundle

Step 1: Open the Product

Go to Products Catalog and open the product that will act as your bundle (or create a new product).


Step 2: Open Inventory Settings

  • Click Inventory in the product editor

  • Click Edit Inventory

The Inventory Settings window opens.


Step 3: Select “Bundles & Kits”

Under Inventory Type, choose:

👉 Bundles & Kits


This activates bundle configuration.


Step 4: Add Component Products

In the Add Product section:

  1. Use the Search Product field

  2. Select a product from your catalog

  3. The product appears in the bundle table

For each component:

  • Set Bundle Qty (units included in one bundle)

Repeat to add all required products.


Step 5: Save

Click Save & Exit to apply your bundle.


✏️ Managing Bundle Components

You can update a bundle anytime:

  • Add products → Search and select additional components

  • Edit Bundle Qty → Adjust quantities per bundle

  • Remove products → Click the X in the Actions column


📊 Understanding Bundle Inventory

Bundle inventory is automatically calculated, not manually entered.

Each component has:

  • On Hand

  • Reserved

  • Available

The bundle’s availability is based on the lowest possible number of complete bundles that can be assembled.


Example:

  • Product A → Available: 2 (Bundle Qty: 1)

  • Product B → Available: 5 (Bundle Qty: 1)

👉 The bundle can be sold 2 times


🔍 Finding Bundle Products in the Catalog

You can quickly locate bundle products using filters.

To filter bundles:

  1. Go to Products Catalog

  2. Click + Add Filter

  3. Select Product Type

  4. Choose is → Bundle

  5. Click Add


This displays only bundle products, making it easier to:

  • Review bundle setups

  • Update components

  • Manage bundle inventory


🔗 Inventory-Synced Channels

The Inventory-Synced Channels section shows which sales channels are connected to this bundle and receiving inventory updates.

If it displays:

“No selling channels are synced”

it means one of the following:

  • The bundle product is not listed on any sales channel, or

  • The product is listed, but inventory sync is disabled for those channels


To sell the bundle and sync inventory:

  • Publish the bundle to a sales channel (e.g. eBay, shop, etc.)

  • Ensure inventory sync is enabled for that channel

Once connected, the system will automatically sync the bundle’s calculated availability (based on its components) to the channel.


💡 Use Case Example

Selling a Gift Set Bundle

Let’s say you want to sell an Starter Kit that includes:

  • 1 × T-Shirt

  • 1 × Cap

  • 1 × Water Bottle

You create a new catalog product called Starter Kit and set its inventory type to Bundles & Kits. Then you add the three existing catalog products as components of the bundle and set the Bundle Qty for each one to 1.

That means:

  • 1 Starter Kit = 1 T-Shirt + 1 Cap + 1 Bottle


Setup:

  1. Create a new product, for example: "Adidas Starter Kit (shirt + cap + bottle combo)"

  2. Set Inventory Type to Bundles & Kits

  3. Add components:

    • T-Shirt → Bundle Qty: 1

    • Cap → Bundle Qty: 1

    • Water Bottle → Bundle Qty: 1


Inventory Example

If your component products currently have:

  • T-Shirt available: 10

  • Cap available: 8

  • Bottle available: 5

Then the Starter Kit bundle can be sold 5 times, because the bottle is the component with the lowest available quantity.


What Happens When the Bundle Sells

When a buyer purchases 1 Starter Kit, the inventory of the bundle’s component products is reduced accordingly:

  • T-Shirt inventory decreases by 1

  • Cap inventory decreases by 1

  • Bottle inventory decreases by 1

If a buyer purchases 2 Starter Kits, then:

  • T-Shirt inventory decreases by 2

  • Cap inventory decreases by 2

  • Bottle inventory decreases by 2

This is how bundle inventory stays accurate: the bundle itself is made up of existing catalog products, so when the bundle sells, the stock of those products is adjusted based on the quantities included in the bundle.


Why This Is Useful

  • You can sell multiple products together as one catalog item

  • Inventory stays aligned with the actual stock of each component

  • You reduce the risk of overselling one of the included items

  • The bundle’s sellable quantity updates automatically based on component availability


✅ Best Practices

  • Use clear names and SKUs
    Make bundles easy to identify

  • Monitor component stock
    Low stock limits bundle availability

  • Set Bundle Qty correctly
    Reflect actual bundle contents

  • Update bundles when products change
    Remove or replace discontinued items


⚠️ Troubleshooting

I don’t see “Bundles & Kits”

Make sure you:

  • Opened Edit Inventory

  • Selected Bundles & Kits


A product doesn’t appear in search

Only existing catalog products can be added.
Create or import the product first.


Bundle availability is incorrect

Check:

  • Component Available quantities

  • Bundle Qty values

The bundle is limited by the lowest available component.


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