Guide of Order Split & Merge for Magento 2 Plugin

• The admin has the option to Merge Orders. 
• Order split feature available for the admin. 
• The merchant has the option to set the merging of the order automatically. 
• The owner can set shipping charge calculation when the order is merged automatically. 
• The admin can also split shipping charges while splitting orders. 
• 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.
• Shipping charge can be applied while splitting the order.
• Magento 2 Order merge module is compatible with GraphQL API.

For installing the Magento 2 Order Split & Merge extension, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: The customers will get a zip folder and they have to extract the contents of this zip folder on their system. Please select the correct folder according to your Magento version (2.1.x, 2.2.x, or 2.3.x ).

And, now, unzip the respective extension zip and then move “app” folder (inside “src” folder) into Magento root directory on the server.

Step 2: So, after the above step, run the below mentioned commands in the Magento 2 root directory via terminal.

First Command

php bin/magento setup:upgrade

Second Command

php bin/magento setup:di:compile

Third Command

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Step 3: Lastly, flush the cache and re-index all by navigating through System->Cache Management.

Moreover, for translating the module language, navigate through app>code>Webkul>SplitAndMergeOrder>i18n and edit the en_US.csv file.

Now, translate the words on the right and upload the modified file to the same location. The filename of the translated file should be according to the language and region code like de_DE.csv.

After Magento 2 Order merge module installation, you can configure the module by logging in to the admin section. Then, you need to navigate to the Store>Configuration. From there, navigate to Webkul> Split And Merge Order.

You can also access the initial configuration setting via Shopping List->Configuration Settings.

Now, under Magento 2 Order Split & Merge Configuration section the admin will find 3 Tabs.

Merge Order Validations:

Now, the admin can configure the options for merging orders.

Minimum Order– Here the admin needs to enter the minimum number of orders which can be merged. Here the minimum value will be ‘2’.

Maximum Orders– Here the admin needs to enter the maximum number of orders which can be merged.

Order Amount After Merge (Minimum) – Now, enter the minimum order total which should be there after merge.

Order Amount After Merge (Maximum) – Then, enter the maximum order total which should be there after merge.

Collective Weight After Merge Maximum – Then, the admin needs to enter the maximum collective weight allowed of an order after merge.

Now, Under Merge Order Validations, the admin can also see the other conditions to merge orders like this:

Split Order Validations

Herein, the admin can configure the options for split orders.

Quantity of Products in Order (Minimum) – Enter the minimum quantity of products which should be there in the order. You will not be able to enter less than 2 here.

Minimum Price of the Order– Enter the minimum order total which should be there.

Auto Merge Order

Under this tab, the admin can enable the auto merger of orders and configure the settings.

The admin can split an order with multiple products or Quantities. Once the order is placed the admin can go to Sales>Orders. From here, the admin needs to select the order from the grid which needs to split.

Customer Placed Order

Customer Order Details

Admin Side Order Details

Order List

After selecting the order, the admin needs to click on ‘Actions’ and select ‘Split’ like this:

Afterward clicking on the split, a pop-up will appear where can see the following:

• Set of condition check if the order can get split or not.
• Option to enter the number of products that need to split. Enter ‘0’ if you do not want to split that product.
• Option to select shipping for the orders which will get split.

Under Choose Shipping Option the admin will have the following options:

• Split Order Shipping Charges into Two Orders: It will split the shipping charges into both the orders created.
• Use Only Main Shipping Charges: It will only calculate shipping on the main order.
• Use Custom Shipping Charges: You can enter custom shipping charges here but the method will be the same.

Post entering the quantity to split and selecting the shipping order the admin can click on ‘Proceed to Split’ to split the order.

The admin can merge multiple orders from the order grid. From here, the admin needs to select orders from the grid which need to merge.

Select Merge From Dropdown

Now the admin can select the action to merge under the ‘Actions’ option.

After selecting the ‘Merge’ option the admin will get a popup for choosing a customer to merge order to customer’s orders.

When the admin chooses the customer to assign the order it will show all the conditions. When all conditions are fulfilled then the admin will see the next button.

If the orders are by online payment –

If the orders are by offline method-

After clicking on the Next button, a new screen will appear. Here, the admin can select which order will be the parent order. Also, the admin will have the option to choose the shipping.

The admin will have the following options for shipping:

1- Merge all orders shipping charges: It will merge the shipping charges of all the orders which are being merged.

2- Use Only Parent Order Shipping: It will only calculate shipping on the parent order.

3- Use Custom Shipping Charges: You can enter custom shipping charges here but the method will be the same.

After selecting the parent order and shipping option, click on the Merge orders button. It will merge the orders and also give you a success message like this:

After merging the order, all the orders apart from the parent order will get canceled.

Also, all the other orders will not contain any product information as they are merged. The admin can see the merged order with all the products.

Also, there will be a comment on all the orders to tell the information of the order merger.

Customer Side Order Status

In this way, the admin can easily merge multiple orders and ship them. It will surely help the admin to reduce shipping costs and also the order processing time.