Quantity Rules
SparkLayer has full support for pack sizing (sometimes called quantity increments), that lets you configure the quantities your customers have to order products in (e.g. units of 3, 6, 9, etc). Once set up, when your customers add an item to their order, the quantities will automatically update based on the pack size settings you've configured.
Setting up metafields on Shopify To learn more about how to configure metafields on Shopify for SparkLayer, please refer to our guide here
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Custom data type | Variants |
Metafield type | This must be set as an integer |
Namespace | This must be set as sparklayer |
Key | This must be set as pack_size |
Value | This must be set as an integer, e.g. 6 |
Unit of measure pricing Looking to set up more advanced rules for your pack sizes, e.g. cases or pallets? Read our guide here on how you can set up "unit of measure pricing"
By default, if you have pack sizing enabled, the product page widget will display a "pack price" that takes the unit price multiplied by the items within a pack. If you'd like this hidden, simply add the below CSS to your CSS overwrites.
By default, pack sizing will apply to all customers, however it's possible to set up customer-specific pack sizing rules. For example:
- For your default B2B customers, they're able to buy a product in units of 1
- For other B2B customers, they have to purchase in units of 6.
Setting up metafields on Shopify To learn more about how to configure metafields on Shopify for SparkLayer, please refer to our guide here
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Custom data type | Variants |
Metafield type | This must be set as an JSON |
Namespace | This must be set as sparklayer |
Key | This must be set as settings |
Value | This is then set per customer group you want to apply the pack size rules to. E.g. for the default B2B customer group:[{"customer_group":"base","pack_size":6}] For an additional customer group that had an internal ID of tier-2, you would use:[{"customer_group":"base","pack_size":6}, {"customer_group":"tier-2","pack_size":12}] You can find the internal ID from the Customer Groups area of the SparkLayer Dashboard. |
SparkLayer has support for a variety of different quantity product settings including:
Type | Details |
|---|---|
Minimum - Variant | Minimum product quantities at a variant level (e.g. products that have colours) |
Minimum - Product | Minimum product quantities at a parent level (allowing you to apply rules to the product as a whole. If it has variants, it can apply across multiple variants) |
Maximum - Variant | Maximum product quantities at a variant level |
Maximum - Product | Maximum product quantities at a parent level (allowing you to apply rules to the product as a whole. If it has variants, it can apply across multiple variants) |
It's possible to set 'minimum product quantities' for any SKU within your Shopify catalogue, meaning that customers must meet this minimum quantity before being able to purchase a product.
Setting up metafields on Shopify To learn more about how to configure metafields on Shopify for SparkLayer, please refer to our guide here
Minimum product quantities: variant-level
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Custom data type | Variants |
Metafield type | This must be set as an integer |
Namespace | This must be set as sparklayer |
Key | This must be set as min_order_quantity |
Value | This must be set as an integer, e.g. 6, 12, 20 etc |
Minimum product quantities: product-level
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Custom data type | Variants |
Metafield type | This must be set as an integer |
Namespace | This must be set as sparklayer |
Key | This must be set as min_order_parent_quantity |
Value | This must be set as an integer, e.g. 6, 12, 20 etc |
As with minimum product quantities above, you can also set maximum product quantities to apply.
Setting up metafields on Shopify To learn more about how to configure metafields on Shopify for SparkLayer, please refer to our guide here
Maximum product quantities: variant-level
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Custom data type | Variants |
Metafield type | This must be set as an integer |
Namespace | This must be set as sparklayer |
Key | This must be set as max_order_quantity |
Value | This must be set as an integer, e.g. 6, 12, 20 etc |
Maximum product quantities: product-level
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Custom data type | Variants |
Metafield type | This must be set as an integer |
Namespace | This must be set as sparklayer |
Key | This must be set as max_order_parent_quantity |
Value | This must be set as an integer, e.g. 6, 12, 20 etc |
Setting order quantity rules It's also possible to set minimum and maximum "order-level" quantity rules on a customer-group basis. Learn more
SparkLayer can support quantity pricing rules (e.g. buy 1 for $10, buy 10 for $8). To learn more, please see our full guide here.
Are you looking to set up pricing based on "units of measure" such as boxes, cartons, or pallets? Please refer to our Quantity Pricing & Settings guide to learn more.
By default, if a product has quantity rules set, it will display a message 'Qty rules apply' that a customer can interact with.
If you'd prefer to not show this, you can hide this by adding the below CSS to your CSS overwrites.
You can also set order limits that allow you to set rules on the criteria a customer needs to meet before they can checkout. Learn more.
It's possible to create special buttons on your store that allow customers to add collections of products to an order, rather than having to add them all individually. Learn more