Feature Request - Synchronized Variant Inventory Option

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

  • Main issue: A merchant sells gummies in multiple pack-size variants (10ct, 25ct, 50ct) that all draw from the same underlying stock, but inventory isn’t linked.
  • Request: An option to synchronize inventory across variants so a sale of any pack size automatically subtracts from a shared total and updates the stock levels of the other variants accordingly (both directions).
  • Goal: Eliminate manual inventory adjustments across variants and reduce time and errors.
  • Status: Pure feature request; no workarounds, decisions, or official responses noted. The issue remains open.
Summarized with AI on January 20. AI used: gpt-5.
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I don’t have all of my products prepackaged. It would be great to have my different variant inventories in sync so that when i sell a 10ct of gummies, that subtracts from the total amount of gummies which will reduce the inventory for the 25ct and 50ct variants of the gummies. Of course vice versa between all of the variants. This would save me a lot of time of having to update the inventory of other variants every time one sells.