Dear Shopify Community,
after testing 15+ bundling apps that are so close to fitting to my company’s needs. So I am hoping that someone else has a similar shop infrastructure and found an app that works. So this is what I need:
We have an API between shopify and our SAP system that transfers orders to our warehouse and also updates stock.
Now we want to create virtual bundles within shopify that look like a real product and is considered one for recommended products, display in the cart etc by shopify.
After the bundle was ordered our API, however, needs the individual products that make up the bundle with the discounted price.
Right now I only found two general types of bundling apps:
But what I need is a little but of them both: A order with individual products that have a discounted price (but not 0,00€) and a parent bundle product that looks and feels like a real shopify product, but is not relevant for the processing of the order (so not price for the bundle product)
Does anyone know an app that can do this?
Thanks!
Hi
This is a common one for our clients as they need to send the correct SKUs to ERP system rather than virtual products.
Our bundle app lets you create virtual bundles so they work as a normal product in Shopify and checkout. After the bundle is purchased we unbundle orders made for a bundled product into the component SKUs. This way the order lines are only for components and can be fulfilled as per normal. We remove the virtual product from order and discount all order lines so the total still matches up.
We also have the additional option of updating the inventory of bundles based on the component stock level. So if you have the same SKU across multiple bundles it will update all bundles inventory level.
If you need help in testing or setting up please get in touch or check our guide:
https://help.channelup.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/900004620086-Bundleup-Guide-for-Shopify
Regards
Tom
Hi Tom,
you are right it looks like the app I was looking for. Thank you for reaching out. Right now I am testing in a development store, so I cannot activate the app.
Do you have a way I can test your app in our testsystem? I do not want to do this in the live shop.
Hi
If you could please email me at tom@channelup.io with store name I’ll get the team in the morning to see if they can fix it up as we have been testing a new free version but would need to be updated on our end.
Regards
Tom
Hi @Ricarda ,
This is Camila from Simple Bundles & Kits. It’s nice to have you here in the Shopify Community.
You can build this bundle by using ourapp! 
We have releasedSimple Bundles v2.0 which has more enhanced integration with third-party systems including third-party logistics (3PL) or warehouse management software (WMS), as they only receive child products without the parent bundle. This version uses the latest Shopify Cart Transform API method that breaks down the bundle during checkout and it only adds the bundle items in the order, removing the bundle product.
You can always take advantage of our free plan to test the app’s features.
If you have any questions, feel free to reply to this thread or send us a message. We’ll be happy to help you further.
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to give a short update on this topic, since it looks like people are still searching for solutions on this.
For our use case, the standard bundle app by Shopify works well with our ERP system. The app only transfers the individual SKUs to the system and the system is not confused about unknown products.
Also prices are deducted at line level. Shopify also introduced a reporting option because internally you would not be able to see sales via bundle, because the ERP system does not know about its existence.
good update, and native bundles + ERP is the right default now. for anyone landing here later where native fixed bundles dont fit (mix-and-match, quantity breaks, bogo-style sets): the property that makes ERP integration clean is that the components are the real order line items, with the discount allocated per line — the bundle itself only exists as presentation. thats what shopifys cart transform api (expand) does, so bundle apps built on it produce the same erp-safe orders as the native app. if an app stores the bundle as its own SKU instead, youre back to unbundling middleware, which is where the sync pain earlier in this thread came from.
disclosure since i build a bundles app (Verve) on that expand model myself: the question to ask any bundle vendor before committing is simply “are the components the real line items in the final order?” — that one answer decides whether your ERP will be happy.
Hi @Ricarda,
Based on your requirements, you may take a look at Profit Bundles & Mystery Boxes. It supports real Shopify bundle products while distributing the bundle price across the child items instead of adding them as €0.00 line items. This allows your ERP to receive the individual SKUs with their allocated prices for fulfillment.
The only thing I’d recommend confirming is whether your SAP integration reads the updated Shopify order after post-order processing. If it does, this setup should be worth testing.