I need to track the quantity of my product rather than the variant

Store Design

Topic summary

Core Issue:
Multiple users need to track inventory at the product level rather than by individual variants. The primary use case involves products with customizable options (e.g., scents, colors) where the base item quantity matters, not each variant combination.

Example Scenario:
A seller has 10 “diamond bottles” with 4 scent options. Since scents are made-to-order, only the bottle quantity needs tracking—not each scent variant separately.

Current Status:

  • One user reports searching unsuccessfully for years and spending “countless hours with support” without resolution
  • A Shopify expert (@Liquid_xPert_SJ) has offered to help but is requesting:
    • Example product URLs
    • More detailed clarification of requirements
  • At least 3 users have expressed interest in this functionality
  • No solution has been shared yet; discussion remains open with users awaiting guidance

Key Question:
Whether this can be achieved without custom coding or paid apps

Summarized with AI on October 27. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi I’m facing an issue which i can’t seem to find any solution for. I want to track the quantity of my actual item rather than the variant options. My reason for this is the options the customer can choose from I don’t need to track any of this the thing that really matters is the bottle so just for example listing 1 is “diamond bottle” say I have 10 of these bottles to hand and 4 scents for the customer to choose from the scent I have available isn’t an issue as I make these to order so I simply want to track the inventory of the main product rather than the variant.

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Hi @Tysautocare welcome to the Shopify Community,

Can you please share the example url with me so that i will look into it and give you a solution.

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Great question, I have been needing this feature for years now. No one can seem to provide me a solution, after countless hours with support! Fingers crossed it is something that can be done without cost or too much coding!

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Hi are you able to assist further on this please? Can we chat via shopify?

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@kwburnetJH yes sure we can please.

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I would also like to track the quantity on the base product, not the variant. If you have found a way to do that, I would love to know! Thank you :slightly_smiling_face:

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@kew2

Can you please clarify your question in detail?