Product variations should inherit parent product properties (#36234)

Remove manage_stock 'parent' value before saving the variation

packages/js/data/changelog/add-35989

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: add
+
+Add manage_stock parent value to product variation type definition

packages/js/data/src/product-variations/types.ts

@@ -55,13 +55,21 @@ export interface ProductVariationImage {
 
 export type ProductVariation = Omit<
 	Product,
-	'name' | 'slug' | 'attributes' | 'images'
+	'name' | 'slug' | 'attributes' | 'images' | 'manage_stock'
 > & {
 	attributes: ProductVariationAttribute[];
 	/**
 	 * Variation image data.
 	 */
 	image?: ProductVariationImage;
+	/**
+	 * Stock management at variation level. It can have a
+	 * 'parent' value if the parent product is managing
+	 * the stock at the time the variation was created.
+	 *
+	 * @default false
+	 */
+	manage_stock: boolean | 'parent';
 };
 
 type Query = Omit< ProductQuery, 'name' >;

plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/products/product-variation-form-actions.tsx

@@ -36,8 +36,14 @@ export const ProductVariationFormActions: React.FC = () => {
 	const onSave = async () => {
 		setIsSaving( true );
 		updateProductVariation< Promise< ProductVariation > >(
-			{ id: variationId, product_id: productId },
-			values
+			{ id: variationId, product_id: productId, context: 'edit' },
+			{
+				...values,
+				manage_stock:
+					values.manage_stock === 'parent'
+						? undefined
+						: values?.manage_stock,
+			}
 		)
 			.then( () => {
 				createNotice(

plugins/woocommerce/changelog/add-35989

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: add
+
+Remove manage_stock 'parent' value before saving the variation