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Tag Products With The "pre Purchase" Tag If Any Of The Variants Has Stock Below Zero in Shopify by Using Arigato Automation

This automation is fired every time a product is created or updated. It checks to see if any of the variants are out of stock, adds the "pre-purchase" tag, and removes it once all variants are restocked.

Workflow Actions

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You can now import the ".arigato" workflow file you downloaded into the app.

  1. Open the Arigato Automation app in your Shopify admin.
  2. Visit the "Import & Export" page within the app.
  3. Scroll to bottom and upload your file to import the workflow.

This automation is fired every time a product is sold. It checks to see if any of the variants have been back-ordered by evaluating its inventory level. Suppose any of the variants have a stock level below zero. It adds a "pre-purchase" tag. Once restocked, the variant removes the tag. 

The workflow provides an easy tool for monitoring pre-ordered items. The advises the team on the products that need restocking. 

Pro tip: For the automation to work, you need to have the variant inventory policy set to continue selling when the inventory level hits zero.

Tag item with pre-purchase