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What are Bulk Automations?

Updated over a week ago

โšก Bulk Automation

Bulk Automation is among the most powerful features available to Business Premium-tier (and higher) merchants on Appstle Subscriptions.
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As your business grows, managing subscriptions manually becomes time-consuming and error-prone. While smaller merchants may update subscriptions one by one, those handling hundreds or thousands of active subscriptions require automation for efficiency.
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๐Ÿ”น Why Use Bulk Automation?

  • Save time by applying updates to multiple subscriptions simultaneously.

  • Reduce errors compared to manual edits.

  • Ensure consistency across all subscription updates.


๐Ÿ”นHow to Access Bulk Automation

Follow these steps to run automation on multiple subscriptions at once:

  1. Log in to your Appstle Subscriptions Dashboard.

  2. In the left-hand menu, go to Subscriptions.

  3. Select the contract you want to work with.

  4. Locate the Automation feature.

  5. Select the automation you want to run.



๐Ÿ”น What Can Be Automated in Bulk?

Using Bulk Automation, you can update key subscription details, such as:

โš ๏ธ Important Note
For best performance, please run Bulk Automation with a maximum of 200 contracts at a time.
Running more than 200 contracts in a single automation may result in delays or errors.

Feature

Description

Example Use Case

โœ… Update Subscription Status

Activate, cancel, or pause multiple subscriptions at once.

Pause 500 subscriptions during holiday downtime.

๐Ÿšš Update Delivery Price

Adjust delivery/shipping fees across multiple subscriptions.

Increase the delivery fee, ex, โ‚น20 across all active plans.

๐Ÿš› Update Delivery Method

Change the delivery method Zone.

Update specified delivery zone

โฐ Update Next Renewal Date

Modify when the next renewal happens.

Move renewals from Jan 1 โ†’ Jan 5.

๐Ÿ“… Update Next Renewal Time

Adjust renewal timings (without changing the date).

Shift daily renewals to 10 AM instead of 6 AM.

๐Ÿ”„ Update Billing Interval

Change billing frequency for subscriptions.

Switch customers from monthly โ†’ quarterly billing.

๐Ÿ›’ Replace Removed Variant

Replace discontinued or removed products.

Swap out โ€œMango Flavorโ€ with โ€œPineapple Flavor.โ€

๐Ÿ’ฒ Price Automation

Update product or plan pricing in bulk.

Apply the price per Quantity increase across all subscriptions.

๐Ÿ”€ Product Replace Automation

Replace one product with another across subscriptions.

Replace old packaging SKU with new SKU.

๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Delete Automation

Bulk delete selected subscriptions.

Remove 200 inactive subscriptions.

๐Ÿ”ข Update Minimum Orders

Adjust minimum order requirements.

Increase minimum order count from 2 โ†’ 3.

๐Ÿ” Update Maximum Orders

Set or adjust maximum order limits.

Limit subscriptions to a maximum of 12 deliveries.

๐Ÿ“ฆ Update Shipping Type

Change shipping preferences in bulk.

Update shipping type from โ€œExpressโ€ โ†’ โ€œStandard.โ€

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Add/Remove Discount Code

Apply or remove discount codes across subscriptions.

Add โ€œNEWYEAR10โ€ discount to 1,000 subscriptions.

โž• Add Product

Add new products to existing subscriptions in bulk.

Could add a sample Product to all subscriptions


๐Ÿค Need Help?

Appstle offers world-class customer support for installation, troubleshooting, and strategy.

๐Ÿ“ง Email: support@appstle.com
๐Ÿ’ฌ Live Chat: Available directly inside the Appstle app.

Our experts are available 24ร—7ร—365 to support your business.

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