Bundles
In KEYZY a bundle is not a separate type of object: it is a SKU with more than one product attached. Everything that is true of a SKU is true of a bundle — the only difference is how many products are inside.
Why a bundle lives in the license layer
Because a bundle is a single SKU, the customer receives one serial that activates every product in it. That gives you:
- One serial for the customer, instead of several keys to manage.
- One catalog item for dealers to stock and distribute, consuming a single license.
- A clean upgrade path between bundles.
For the reasoning behind keeping bundles in the license layer rather than only in the cart, see the guide Bundles That Belong in Your License Layer, Not Your Cart.
Completing or upgrading a bundle
Bundles combine naturally with upgrades. For example, define Bundle SKU Y as a SKU containing Product A, Product B and Product C, and Bundle SKU Z as a SKU containing Product A, Product B, Product C and Product D:
- Create the Bundle SKU Z upgrade with Bundle SKU Y as its accepted source. Bundle SKU Y → Bundle SKU Z is then fully automatic, a single clean serial throughout, and ownership is verified intrinsically: only a holder of a Bundle SKU Y license can use it.
- Routing through the bundle in steps keeps pricing fair. To reach Bundle SKU Z a customer must first hold Bundle SKU Y, so nobody can jump from a single product straight to the full bundle for the price of “adding Product D”.
An upgrade always consumes exactly one license, so it cannot merge several separate licenses into one. If a customer already holds separate single-product licenses and you want to move them onto a bundle, do it as a one-time migration you run yourself — you hold the sales records that prove what they own. Issue the bundle license and retire their old separate licenses.
Related
- SKUs — a bundle is a multi-product SKU
- Upgrades — how upgrades work
- Bundles That Belong in Your License Layer, Not Your Cart