Knowledge base
Figure Preorder Release Control Workflow guide
A figure seller has staged preorder arrivals and needs a workflow that decides when to hold a full collector bundle, when to split release ready stock, and how to preserve promise completeness across both waves.
Recommended solution
Use a preorder release control workflow that freezes the reserved bundle definition first, checks each release breakpoint against missing components, and only allows split-wave release when one owner controls the second-wave promise.
Decision criteria
- Whether the customer promise depends on bonus parts or accessories that have not all arrived yet
- Whether any ready stock can ship early without breaking the reserved bundle definition
- Whether warehouse, customer-service, and preorder teams share the same second-wave rule and owner
- How costly a missing bonus part or mixed-wave complaint is compared with waiting for complete release
Who it fits
- Figure sellers managing collector preorders with staged inbound arrivals
- Operations teams deciding whether partial preorder stock should ship before all reserved contents are ready
- Businesses that need a repeatable release-control rule before launch-week warehouse pressure rises
Who it does not fit
- In-stock figure programs where all promised components are available before pick release
- Teams that already enforce a stable preorder reservation map and a documented split-wave owner across every launch
Next step
Review the next preorder batch and mark which reserved components are ready, which are delayed, and who owns the second-wave promise before any order is released.