Two options are available for setting the manufacturer of your products.
These can be selected in the Manufacturer Allocation Method option in Store Setup > Advanced tab:
· Default
product manufacturer
The manufacturer is set on product level, so all order items of the same
product are assigned to the same manufacturer. In this case, the manufacturer
is defined in Product
Setup > More > Product Manufacturer.
· External
manufacturer service
If you wish to set a specific manufacturer for each item in the shopping
cart, you can use an external service (manufacturer webhook).
Examples:
– You can reduce shipping costs by calling a service which assigns the closest manufacturer for each order item, according to the shipping address.
– A unique printing request, such as unique lamination, is selected by the shopper in the store. This request can only be fulfilled in a specific printing center. The administrator creates a service which finds these unique items in the cart, and assigns them to the appropriate manufacturer.
Note that when “Allow shipping to multiple addresses” is set for the store, the shopper cannot split order items by units.
To set up an external manufacturer, see Adding a Manufacturer Webhook.