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Flag Orders That Would Ship at a Loss Before Fulfillment

Protect profit — catch orders where discounts, shipping and costs would result in a negative margin, and hold them for review.

difficulty Advancedsetup 40 minresult Loss-making orders are flagged before shipping so you can fix pricing or shipping rules.—
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  1. 1

    Trigger on New Orders

    Add a Shopify Trigger node on new orders.

  2. 2

    Compute the Margin

    Add a Code node subtracting product cost, shipping and fees from the order total.

  3. 3

    Detect a Loss

    Add an IF node continuing when the margin is negative.

  4. 4

    Flag for Review

    Add a Slack node posting the loss-making order with the margin breakdown.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow and place a heavily discounted test order. Confirm it's flagged.

Frequently asked questions

How does an order go negative?

Stacked discounts, free shipping on heavy items, or mispriced SKUs — the flag catches all of them.

Should I auto-cancel?

Hold for review rather than cancel; often you'll honor it once but fix the rule causing the loss.

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