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Set up product bundles

Last updated: 15-Oct-2024
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Overview  

The 2Checkout system enables you to bundle your products together and offer superior deals to customers when compared to purchasing standalone items. Essentially, a bundle acts as a parent entity to multiple child products.

Availability  

Bundles are available for all 2Checkout vendors.

Requirements

In order to create a bundle, you need to have added/imported at least two (2) active products in the 2Checkout system.

How do I set up a bundle?  

To set up a bundle, make sure that you create or import at least two standalone products into the 2Checkout system, and that they're both active (available for purchase). Then follow these steps:

When opting to use this setting, note that the 2Checkout system will ignore all per-product configurations and will fulfill/deliver orders taking into account only to the fulfillment options valid for the bundle. Make sure that the bundle fulfillment configuration covers all child products.

  1. Navigate to Products, under Setup, and click Add product.
  2. Enter the bundle's name, and under Product type, select the Bundle option.
  3. Next, select at least two (2) of your available, standalone, active products (children) and add them to the bundle (parent entity) you just created.
  4. It's mandatory to select the default currency for the bundle as well as set up pricing. You can also configure additional settings such as product code, version model, marketing details, images, additional order fields, etc. When you're done personalizing your bundle, scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit the Add product button.
  5. Make your way to the Pricing tab and either edit the exiting pricing configuration or create a new one to fine tune the pricing strategy for the bundle.
  6. Under the Fulfillment tab, you can configure how orders containing the bundle will be fulfilled/delivered. Two options are available:
    • Use the fulfillment content & methods of each product in the bundle - Fulfillment for the products included in the bundle will be handled exactly the same as if they were purchased as standalone offerings. Essentially, fulfillment/delivery is done according to per-product configuration.
    • 2Checkout fulfillment for bundle product (binary keys, activation codes, product file, DIS) - You can configure bundle fulfillment options that will override per-product configuration. When choosing the 2Checkout fulfillment for bundle products, the 2Checkout system will deal with the delivery of:
      • Electronic code/key / binary file
      • Product file download link
      • DIS (Download insurance service)
      • Instant delivery (in the Thank you page)
  7. Click on the Renewal tab to define the renewal process for the bundle. Two (2) options are available:
    • Create subscription settings for bundle product - this enables the 2Checkout system to generate a single subscription that will govern all products/services part of the bundle.
    • Renewal: The 2Checkout system will subsequently ignore per-product configurations when renewing the bundle subscription for customers.
    • Refunds: When refunding the full or partial costs of the bundle acquisition, you can opt to have the bundle subscription canceled or leave it active.
    • Expiration/Cancelation: If you cancel the bundle subscription or if it expired, customers will no longer be able to use the products that they acquired as part of the bundle.
  8. Use the subscription settings of each product in the bundle - subscriptions are generated for every product/service in the bundle as if they were purchased as standalone offerings. When this option is selected, the bundle settings impact exclusively the initial purchased made by customers, after which, the bundle becomes irrelevant for future renewals of the subscriptions sold. Following the initial acquisition, subscriptions will be renewed and fulfilled according to their respective per-product configurations, with the 2Checkout system treating them as if they were purchased as individual products and not part of a bundle. 
    • Renewals and expirations/cancelations impact the standalone subscriptions generated for each product included in the bundle.
    • Refunds: When refunding the full or partial costs of the bundle acquisition, you can opt to have the standalone subscriptions canceled or leave them active, individually.

Mapping pricing options between the bundle and the child products  

At this point in time, the 2Checkout system does not support mapping pricing options between the parent bundle and the child products. Current behavior:

1. Use the subscription settings of each product in the bundle - For the initial purchase, customers can select specific pricing options for the bundle, but not for the individual products. 2Checkout generates the subscriptions for the bundled child products using the default, per-product pricing options, namely the preselected option of a Required pricing options group, if any. 2Checkout then uses these options for future renewals, as long as they're still configured for the product for which it generated the subscription.

2. Create subscription settings for bundle product - shoppers can select specific pricing options for the bundle during the initial purchase. Shoppers cannot choose the options of the individual child products. 2Checkout renews the standalone subscription all bundled child products according to the pricing options configuration of the parent bundle, while taking into account the initial purchase details. Essentially, the 2Checkout system preserves the options selected by shoppers during the initial purchase process for all renewals, as long as the product's pricing configuration still features them.

Otherwise, for the renewal process, 2Checkout uses the default pricing options, namely the preselected option of a Required pricing options group, if any.

Edit bundle information, pricing, fulfillment, and renewal settings  

Bundled products are governed by a single parent-level subscription: Any changes to the bundle information as well as pricing, fulfillment and renewal settings impacts future purchases, including renewal orders, provided that the renewal configuration used is Create subscription settings for bundle product. 

Disabling such a bundle results in the expiration of all subscriptions.

Individual subscriptions are created for standalone bundled products: Any changes to the bundle information as well as pricing, fulfillment and renewal settings impacts future purchases. Renewals of subscriptions for bundles already purchased are impacted by settings at the child product-level and not those per-bundle. 

Disabling such a bundle will not impact existing subscriptions, 
unless the products they're associated with are also disabled.

Edit bundle products  

Edit bundle products by navigating to the Bundle Options tab. You can add more products to the bundle, remove some of those added in the past, or both. Changes to child products will impact only:

  • New purchases (all acquisitions will feature the updated products in the bundle)
  • Subscription renewals (detailed below)
Bundle settings Subscription renewal
Individual subscriptions created for standalone bundled products Changes to bundle contents won't impact the renewal process of existing subscriptions. All subscriptions already sold to customers continue to renew according to per-product settings, regardless of changes to the contents of the parent bundle.
Create subscription settings for bundle product Subscription renewals done after the bundle contents are updated feature the new products.

Promotions, Upsell and Cross-sell  

Bundles behave similar to standalone products when it comes to promotions, upsell and cross-sell campaigns.

LCN (License Change Notifications) for Bundles  

2Checkout sends out LCNs out depending on the renewal settings of the bundle:

Create subscription settings for bundle product: 2Checkout generates a single LCN.

Use the subscription settings of each product in the bundle: 2Checkout generates multiple LCNs for each respective subscription associated with the child products included in the bundle.

IPN (Instant Payment Notifications)  

IPN notifications for bundle products behave the same as for any other regular product. 
For setting the IPN script, go to the System settings section: https://secure.2Checkout.com/cpanel/ipn_settings.php

IPN settings specific to a product bundle are:

  • IPN_BUNDLE_DETAILS[] : array with information on products included in the bundle, including IDs, names, codes, quantity, SKUs, product groups, and product group names.
  • IPN_BUNDLE_DELIVEREDCODES[]: represents delivery information for each product included in the bundle.

ISE (Instant Order Search Export) for bundles  

The export files (CVS or XML) generated using ISE contain the same information available in the Order Search Export, with the data included depending on the renewal settings of the bundle:

Create subscription settings for bundle product: In this case details are at bundle level:

  • Concatenated fulfillment/delivery keys/codes
  • 2Checkout includes subscription information for the bundle 

Use the subscription settings of each product in the bundle: In this case details are also at bundle level:

  • Fulfillment/delivery keys/codes are concatenated
  • The information for the subscriptions created for each bundled child product is not provided

IRN (Instant Refund Notification)  

Use IRN to issue:

  • Total refunds for bundles: Repay the entire costs of the order used by a customer to purchase the bundle.
  • Partial refunds for bundles: Issue partial refunds for bundles only in scenarios in which shoppers purchased multiple units of the bundle. For example, if Customer A acquired 2 units of Bundle A for $1,000, you can repay $500 for 1 unit of the bundle. However, you won't be able to issue partial refunds unless they match exactly the sum paid by the customer per unit of bundle.

When issuing total or partial refunds you also have the option of cancelling the bundle parent level subscription or the child-level subscriptions generated. If this option is selected subscriptions will be disabled immediately after the refund is processed by the 2Checkout system.

Refunds  

When issuing a total or a partial refund for an order, you have the options of:

  • Cancelling the bundle parent level subscription or the child-level subscriptions generated. If you select this option 2Checkout disables subscriptions immediately after processing the refund.
  • Stopping automatic billing for the bundle parent level subscription or the child-level subscriptions generated. When you select this option subscriptions remain active and in use until their renewal deadline, when they'll expire. Shoppers can still manually renew their subscriptions if they choose to.

Upgrades  

Upgrades involving bundles are not supported.

Renewal notifications  

2Checkout sends out emails depending on bundle settings:

  • According to global or per-bundle renewal settings if the bundled child products are governed by a parent-level bundle subscription.
  • According to global or per-product renewal settings if subscriptions are generated for each child product included in the bundle.

Fulfillment/delivery emails  

2Checkout sends out fulfillment/delivery notifications to shoppers according to the bundle fulfillment settings:

  • Use the fulfillment content & methods of each product in the bundle - Shoppers receive emails for each product in the bundle.
  • 2Checkout fulfillment for bundle product (binary keys, activation codes, product file, DIS) - Shoppers receive a single email.

FAQ  

1. Can I offer trials for bundles?

Trials for bundles are not supported.

2. Can I offer bundles to my partners/resellers?

Your partners can acquire bundles from you. 2Checkout generates subscriptions based on the renewal and delivery settings of the bundled product.

  • If you configure the bundled product to use the renewal and fulfillment settings of each product in the bundle, 2Checkout creates standalone subscriptions for each of the bundle components. Renewal and fulfillment (if applicable) are, therefore, made individually for each of them.
  • If you configure the bundled product to have bundle-level renewal and fulfillment settings, 2Checkout creates one single subscription for the entire bundle. Fulfillment (if applicable) and renewal are made at a bundle level.

3. What can bundles contain?

Bundles can be created using any type of standalone product. You won't be able to create bundles using other bundles, Download Software Insurance, etc.

4. Can I disable bundles?

Disable bundles by navigating to the Information tab, selecting the No option for Product enabled, scrolling down to the bottom of the page and hitting Save. The result of the disabling action differs according to the bundle renewal settings:

  • Create subscription settings for bundle product - Existing subscriptions continue to work until they expire - 2Checkout won't renew them.
  • Use the subscription settings of each product in the bundle - Existing subscriptions continue to work and 2Checkout renews them according to per-product settings.

5. Can I use usage billing with bundles?

This functionality is not supported.

6. Can bundles be imported using the product import feature?

This functionality is not supported.

7. How will shoppers receive activation keys for product bundles?

You can associate a product bundle with a static/ dynamic key list, same as you do with any other product, in which case shoppers receive a set of keys for one product only – the product bundle. If you do not specifically associate the product bundle to a key list, shoppers receive two (or more) sets of keys, one for each product included of the bundle.

8. What kind of notifications will shoppers receive in case of a product bundle?

Shoppers receive the same notification emails as in the case of a regular product purchase. If keys need to be delivered for each bundled product, 2Checkout sends all sets of keys as usual in separate email messages, one for each product in the order.

9. How can I find a bundled product In the Merchant Control Panel?

You can filter bundled products in the Merchant Control Panel by navigating to Dashboard → Products → Search tab and then selecting the Bundle products filter, as shown in this image.

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