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# Product availability: apply a schedule to specific products

# Product availability: apply a schedule to specific products

Decide which products a scheduling rule applies to — all products, or a specific set defined by product, variant, collection, vendor, tag, or type.

|| **All products** is available on all plans. Scoping to **specific products** (include/exclude) requires the **Essential** plan or above.



## Overview

Each method's scheduling rule has a **Product availability** setting. Use it to run different rules for different parts of your catalog — for example, same-day for groceries but next-day for cakes.

|| Changing product availability affects only which products show this rule going forward — existing orders are untouched.



## Before you start

* A method (Local delivery, Pickup, or Shipping) is enabled with a scheduling rule.



## How to configure product availability

Here's how, step by step:

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### Step 1: Open the rule and scroll to Product availability

In the method you're configuring, scroll down to **Product availability**.

![Step 1: Open Product availability](IMAGE_URL_STEP_1)

### Step 2: Choose the scope

* **All products** — the rule applies to your whole catalog.
* **Include products** — the rule applies to ONLY the selected items; others are not scheduled by this rule.
* **Exclude products** — the rule applies to everything EXCEPT the selected items.

![Step 2: Choose the scope](IMAGE_URL_STEP_2)

### Step 3: Pick the items

For include/exclude, select by **Product, Product + variants, Collection, Vendor, Product tag, or Product type**. You can combine products and collections together.

![Step 3: Pick items by product, collection, vendor, tag, type](IMAGE_URL_STEP_3)



## Common scenarios

### One rule for everything

Choose **All products** — the simplest setup.

### Different schedule for a category

Use **Include** with a collection (e.g., "Cakes") so only those products follow this rule.

### Everything except a few items

Use **Exclude** to carve out special products that shouldn't use this rule (then give them their own).

### Scope by vendor or tag

Apply a rule to a vendor's whole range, or to any product carrying a tag like "made-to-order".



## Configuration options

| Option | Description | Notes |
| ---- |
| All products | Rule applies to the whole catalog | Default |
| Include products | Rule applies only to selected items | Others unscheduled by this rule |
| Exclude products | Rule applies to everything except selected | — |
| Item types | Product, variant, collection, vendor, tag, type | Mix products and collections |



## Tips & Best practices

|| Use tags or collections rather than individual products where possible — new products inherit the rule automatically as they join the tag/collection.

| Pair this with [Override schedule for exception products](https://help.omegatheme.com/en/article/how-to-override-schedule-for-exception-products-ubnc4f/) when a few items need a tweak rather than a whole separate rule.



## Troubleshooting

### A product shows the wrong schedule (or none)?

Check whether it's covered by Include/Exclude — it may be unintentionally excluded, or caught by another rule.

### Two rules overlap on the same product?

Tighten the include/exclude scope so each product is covered by exactly one rule.



## FAQ

### Can I scope by variant?

Yes — choose "Product, variants" to target specific variants.

### How do I revert to applying everywhere?

Set Product availability back to **All products**.



## Related articles

* [Override schedule for exception products](https://help.omegatheme.com/en/article/how-to-override-schedule-for-exception-products-ubnc4f/) — Tweak a few products *(Schedule & Availability)*
* [Prep time & cut-off time](#) — The rule you're scoping *(Schedule & Availability)*



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