Order Split & Merge

Order Split & Merge extension allows the store owner to split and merge the orders easily and can use it as an (OMS) Order Management System to manage the orders and select the shipping option. It is also beneficial for merchants who are shipping products from different warehouses.

When an order contains different products that need to be shipped from different warehouses, then the admin can split the order and manage the shipments easily for each respective warehouse. Multiple validations are available for splitting and merging orders. Further, orders can be merged automatically.

Business Value

Sometimes multiple orders are received within a store that needs to be shipped to the same destination. In this case, the store admin can easily merge/combine the orders into a single order so that it can be sent out in a single shipment saving multiple shipping costs for each order for the same destination.  

Similarly, the store admin can also split orders according to the warehouses from which products will get shipped to the customers. Apart from that, the store admin can also save time and avoid the hassle by merging the orders automatically. 

Features List

• The admin has the option of merging the orders.
• Order split feature available for the admin. 
• The admin has the option to set the merging of the order automatically. 
• The admin can set the shipping charge calculation when the order is merged automatically. 
• Custom shipping charges can be applied while splitting the order. 
• The admin can also split shipping charges while splitting orders. 
• Calculate a new shipping charge with the available shipping method while splitting order. 
• Option to merge shipping charges while merging the order. 
• The admin can also use the parent order shipping charge while merging the order.
• A custom shipping charge can be applied for merging the order. 
• The admin can select parent order while merging two or more orders. 
• A custom shipping charge can be applied while splitting the order.

How Does The Extension Work?

Post successful installation, the admin has to configure the extension settings wherein the admin will first set up the required options for the - Merge Order Validations, Split Order Validations, and Auto Merge Orders that allow the proper functioning for the extension.  

Order Split

Now, after the orders get placed at the web store frontend, the admin can view them under the orders section. Here, the admin will select the order that needs to be split as per the need by navigating to the order grid. After selecting the order that needs to be split, the admin can choose the Split option from the Actions drop-down. This brings up a pop-up wherein the admin will see - 

• Set of condition check whether the order can get split or not.
• Option to enter the number of products that are needed to split, use a '0' if you do not want to split a product.
• Select the shipping for the orders that will get split.

After that, the admin will choose the shipping option wherein the admin can:

• Split orders shipping charges into two orders.
• Set the option to use only the main shipping charges. 
• Set up the custom shipping charges.
• Choose to calculate new shipping charges.

Lastly, after entering the quantity to split and selecting the shipping order the admin can tap the Proceed to Split button to split the respective order. 

Merge Orders

To merge the orders, navigate to the orders section and choose the orders to merge. After this, choose the Merge option by tapping on the Actions drop-down. This brings up a pop-up displaying the conditions being checked and if all are satisfied, a Next button is seen on the same to continue further. Tapping the Next button brings up the section to choose the parent order and the admin can also choose the shipping at this moment. For the shipping selection, the admin can choose one from the available options that are:

• Merge the shipping charges of all the orders that are being merged.
• Calculate the shipping that will be based on the parent order.
• Set up the custom shipping but the shipping name will remain the same.

After selecting the parent order and shipping option, click on the Merge orders button to merge the order after which a success message gets displayed. After merging the order, all orders apart from the parent order will be canceled. The admin can now see the merged orders with all of the products.  In this way, the admin can easily merge multiple orders and ship them after that. It will surely help the admin to reduce shipping costs and also the order processing time. 

Benefits

This extension will allow the store admin to manage the orders and to split them as required.  

• Easily split or merge the orders as required
• Auto order merging functionality.
• Avoid confusion by splitting an order when one part of the order is ready to ship. 
• Spit Order and manage refund easily in case you need to refund one of the product from an order.
• Split huge orders so that it can cover your standard shipment size.

Support Policy

• You get free 3 months of technical support included.
• For issues, please create a ticket or send an email to support@webkul.com.
• Free lifetime updates of the module.