Lifecycle: Set up

Set these up once, before you discontinue your first product. Every product starts in Active and behaves as it always has, so nothing changes until you move a product to another state. The lifecycle settings are under Settings → Products → Product Lifecycle, and product seasons are under Settings → Products → Product seasons. For what each state does, read How product lifecycle works.

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change what each state allows, add your own states, and set states that return products automatically	Customize lifecycle states
choose what happens to listings when a discontinued product sells out, per channel, with a grace period	Choose what happens when a product sells out
set how Shopify shows ending products, redirect to a successor, and review the Amazon FBA notes	Set up channel lifecycle behaviour
create product seasons, tag products with them, and mark core lines as never out of stock	Set up seasons and carryover