MZMT MultiGeoZone MultiTable Shipping [Support Thread]

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Ahh..thanks for the pointer! I see now where the sorting is done..but I still cant make sense out of those numbers input for 'sort order'..200, 280, 840? I assume the ascending order of the numbers indicates the sequence they appear..but whats with the numbers..what do they mean? How do I know what numbers to inpuut??Why not just 1,2,3,4..etc to idicate their ordering?? Thanks for the insight!:-)

No idea on those specific numbers, but yes, actioned in ascending order.

With regard to "Why not 1,2,3,4 etc" ... if you want to change the order, you have to renumber everything. Not particularly onerous here, but if you are using sort numbers and have a hundred products numbered 1,2,3 ...99, 100, you're going to be a bit annoyed with yourself when you want to position a new item between 3 and 4! :laugh:

Ohhh..I didnt think of that..so the numbers you input for any ordering when that option is called for can be purely arbitrary huh? Interesting..I can see what you mean if you have many items to sort and order like products..wouldnt expect to have a hundred or more 'Order Total Modules" but I getcha ..wold probably work if I just put in 1,2,3,4,5...etc..have to check it out:-)

Hey all

I have been trying to get my head around the MZMT mod for the best part of this week but I just don't seem able to get any success.

To simplify things I have just took out all my modifications, followed the install instructions to the letter but am simply not getting the desired results.

My understanding of it is that when a user signs up, they select a 'state' and it is this state that is used by the geo mod to determine the shipping price and options.

But... The Geo Zones I have created which are all prefixed 'shp' simply don't show up in the state drop down when a user signs up. So, when the user gets to the checkout it just offers a standard flat rate charge for shipping.

The only state that is available in the drop down when you sign up is the UK Tax Zone that I created for tax purposes.

Now, i am totally confused. I have installed, removed, installed again and simply cant get it working. I am pretty sure the problem is the relationship between geo zones and users but how on earth is this relationship created?

I have been reading tirelessly to figure this out and have also seen people mention the shipping estimator, now I don't have that as a pop-up so is this something else?

Now, the weird thing is this: When a user signs up the 'state/province' detail is a text box so you fill this in and then submit the form and it errors and asks for the user to make a selection from the 'state/province' drop down which is now magically a drop down box.

I am deeply apologetic that I have to bother the board with a question like this but somewhere between zones, zone

I think that the problem lies in my understanding (or mis'understanding) of the zones system but if someone could just point me in the general direction I am more than capable of figuring it out but I am just spinning wildly out of control at the moment.

Thanks to anyone that takes the time to help a weary old soldier. :)

Cheers
Marcus

Don't change or prefix these use the ISO codes and the cart will determine if the customer is in the zone or not.

Thanks everyone for a great forum where I can usually find what I am looking for without even needing to ask!
This time I'm stumped, though.
I am have a site which sells two different items , say widgets and thingamajigs.
Each widget has a $10 cost associated with its shipping within the US and each thingamajig has a $20 shipping cost to with the US.
The way we did this was use the "shipping by weight" method and articially put in 10 as the weight of each widget and 20 of each thingamajig and put in the rule that 1 unit weight is equal to $1 shipping.
So far so good.
Now we find we need to add another country to which the shipping will be twice as much (widget $20 and thingamajig $40)
As far as I can tell, there is no way to do this!
In any case, I can't seem to do this. Can anyone help? thanks

There is a multi-zone/multi-table module that you can use. Click on my name and send me an email and I can return this to you.

Ah! Thanks. You provided me with the name and I found it.
Youy are referring apparently to the dreamscape mod at http://www.dream-scape.com/pub/zencart/MZMT/
Let me see if this works for me. Thanks again!

Hi There

My thanks for the reply and sorry I have took so long to get back to you. I cant use ISO country codes as the different shipping zones I want to use are all in the UK.

Should I just delete my Tax Zone and create new zones and give them the tax settings I require and take it from there?

Cheers
Marcus