Split All Line Items

Overview

The Split All Line Items step splits every line item into its own separate shipment. This enables individual tracking and fulfillment of each product in an order.

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Configuration Properties

This step has no configurable properties.

Behavior

What It Does

1. Validates order has line items
2. Iterates through all shipments
3. For each shipment with more than 1 line item:
   • Keeps the first line item in the original shipment
   • Creates new shipments for each additional line item
4. New shipments have AwaitingInventory status

Prerequisites

• Order must have line items
• Shipments must have multiple line items to split

Side Effects

• Multiple new shipments created
• Each line item in its own shipment
• Original shipment reduced to one item

Business Cases

When to Use

• Individual tracking: Each item needs separate tracking
• Dropship orders: Items ship from different suppliers
• Gift orders: Multiple recipients in one order
• Partial fulfillment: Enable shipping items as they become available

Example Scenarios

Scenario 1: Three Items Order has one shipment with 3 items. Step creates 2 new shipments, resulting in 3 shipments with 1 item each.

Scenario 2: Already Split Each shipment already has 1 item. Step completes without changes.

Scenario 3: Multi-Shipment Order Order already has 2 shipments with 2 items each. Step splits each, resulting in 4 shipments.

Error Handling

Related Steps

• Split Order Lines to Be Purchased - Split backorder items
• Split Shipment Cost - Distribute costs after split