https://community.squareup.com/t5/Orders-Menu-Items-Catalog/If-quot-Required-quot-Modifers-Sold-Out-Not-Marking-Parent-item/m-p/850032#M23825 <P>Until very recently, if a required modifier was all marked as "Sold Out" the system would automatically mark the parent item as Sold Out. &nbsp;It seems now that we have to go into the parent item which is a little more involved to mark that as sold out as well. &nbsp;Not as easy as just toggling off modifiers as the day goes on. &nbsp;This is a specific problem for how square interacts with our on-line ordering platforms. &nbsp;Example: We have "Muffins" listed as Item with Modifers: Blueberry, Chocolate, Bran...Both are being ordered online and in store so setting up an inventory manager would be more work. &nbsp;As the Muffins run out, we toggle off each selection, when the final selection was toggled off, the item would be marked as Sold Out because that Modifier is "Required". &nbsp;This is not longer the case. &nbsp;We now have to go into the parent item as well, scroll down to Manage Inventory. &nbsp;Hit save twice and then remember to turn that back on the next day. &nbsp;Feel like if a modifier is "Required" this attribute should stay.</P> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:24:01 GMT 2A311117 2026-09-24T09:24:01Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Orders-Menu-Items-Catalog/If-quot-Required-quot-Modifers-Sold-Out-Not-Marking-Parent-item/m-p/850032#M23825 <P>Until very recently, if a required modifier was all marked as "Sold Out" the system would automatically mark the parent item as Sold Out. &nbsp;It seems now that we have to go into the parent item which is a little more involved to mark that as sold out as well. &nbsp;Not as easy as just toggling off modifiers as the day goes on. &nbsp;This is a specific problem for how square interacts with our on-line ordering platforms. &nbsp;Example: We have "Muffins" listed as Item with Modifers: Blueberry, Chocolate, Bran...Both are being ordered online and in store so setting up an inventory manager would be more work. &nbsp;As the Muffins run out, we toggle off each selection, when the final selection was toggled off, the item would be marked as Sold Out because that Modifier is "Required". &nbsp;This is not longer the case. &nbsp;We now have to go into the parent item as well, scroll down to Manage Inventory. &nbsp;Hit save twice and then remember to turn that back on the next day. &nbsp;Feel like if a modifier is "Required" this attribute should stay.</P> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:24:01 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Orders-Menu-Items-Catalog/If-quot-Required-quot-Modifers-Sold-Out-Not-Marking-Parent-item/m-p/850032#M23825 2A311117 2026-09-24T09:24:01Z