Exploring Shopware: Delivery Times in Shopware 6

It is always essential to inform your customers about all the nuances of their purchases, and the delivery date is not an exception. The more accurate it is, the more satisfied your customers are. In the following article, we describe the delivery times of Shopware 6. It is a separate section of settings available in the administration. The platform lets you notify your prospects about a period used to deliver the desired items. As a store administrator, you get the ability to add new delivery times for Shopware 6, edit and delete the existing intervals, or assign the created periods to products. It is even possible to configure the delivery date display in a shopping cart. In the following article, you will learn how to master all these aspects. So, let’s see what Shopware 6 delivery times are.

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Shopware 6 Delivery Times Explained

As we’ve just mentioned, Shopware 6 introduces the delivery times function to provide you with an instrument to inform customers about the expected delivery times of each particular product. The corresponding information usually displays on a product page.

Delivery Times in Shopware 6 Admin

The Delivery Times screen is situated in the primary settings section of your administration. You can find it as follows:

• Go to your Shopware 6 administration;
• Open its main menu;
• Proceed to the Settings section;
• Open the Shop subsection;
• Hit the Delivery Times button.

You will see the following screen:

It lets you view the minimum/maximum delivery time in each interval. Besides, it is possible to edit or delete the existing transportation periods.

Creating Delivery Times in Shopware 6

To create new delivery times, go to Settings -> Shop -> Delivery times and hit the corresponding button.

The system will redirect you to a new screen, where you can specify the following information:

Provide the name of your new interval. Shopware 6 uses it to display the delivery time on the product details page. After that, you need to take care of dynamic calculations that take place in the shopping cart and checkout. Specify the information unit. The system lets you use days, weeks, months, or years. After that, you need to set up a minimum and maximum interval. Note that only integers are relevant. Shopware 6 relies on this information to determine delivery dates automatically.

Assigning a Delivery Time to a Product

It is possible to assign a delivery interval to a product. Go to the Products screen, select a record you want to assign a delivery time to, proceed to the Deliverability section, and choose one of the delivery times. After that, the specified information is displayed on the product details page.

Note that delivery time information displays next to the availability information:

If there are no goods in stock, the message looks as follows:

Delivery Times in the Shopping Cart

Now, let’s see how to show the delivery time in the shopping cart. This information displays dynamically, indicating a date range in which the delivery is expected. The period calculation incorporates the current date and the data provided in the delivery interval.

To enable the delivery times display in the shopping cart, go to Settings -> Shop -> Cart Settings and activate the corresponding toggle.

Another factor considered in the calculation is the restocking time. However, it is only applied to products without stock.

For instance, your current date is 01.01.2021. You have 10 products in stock. The product delivery time for the chosen item is 1-3 days. If a customer orders 10 or less items, the estimated delivery period is between 02.01.2021 and 04.01.2021.

However, if the ordered quantity is more than 10, the restocking time is incorporated. Let’s assume that it is 3 days. Thus, Shopware 6 adds this interval to the previous calculation. As a result, the estimated delivery period is between 05.01.2021 and 07.01.2021.

In the shopping cart, everything looks as follows:

The checkout page incorporates delivery times like this: 

How to Import Delivery Times to Shopware 6

If you need to import data to your Shopware 6 website, our team can help you simplify and automate various processes associated with its transfers to your e-commerce website. Contact our support for more details and try our Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions for Shopware. You can use it to import any entity to Shopware 6. The module provides the ability to create schedules to automate data transfers. It launches corresponding import and export processes according to the specified periods. Also, you get the ability to match external data to the corresponding Shopware 6 designations. Create schemes and let the plugin apply changes automatically during each transfer. Please, consult our specialists regarding delivery times as an import entity.

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