Fax number requirement

[jbarrick]

I need to make the fax number required and for that to be included in the order and confirmation email.

Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

[jbarrick]

Can anyone help with this?

[wolfsz]

Hi there
I haven't worked with that part of ZC for a while, however I would go to config > min values and set fax# to 5 or something.

[jbarrick]

The only problem is that Fax Number is not list on my minimum values page.

How do I add it?

[DrByte]

There's a lot of work involved in that, including but probably not limited to:

- write code to validate the fax number, even if it's just to check whether it's blank vs "something" entered (or if you want to go to the trouble of adding a minimum-value switch for it, you could do that too ... I wouldn't)
- write javascript part to do on-screen validation
- add asterisk beside the field for the template, via the language file
- alter code which builds the order-confirmation email to include it in both the text-only and html versions of the email, and add language support to incorporate the appropriate text around it
- update html email template to have a fax-number placeholder

If I were doing it I'd probably look for places where the company-name field is handled and treat it similarly. Or maybe the customer's phone-number field?

[jbarrick]

- alter code which builds the order-confirmation email to include it in both the text-only and html versions of the email, and add language support to incorporate the appropriate text around it

- update html email template to have a fax-number placeholder

What files would I need to alter?

What about showing the fax number on the Order Details page in the Admin section?

[jbarrick]

I need, at minimum, to be able to display the fax number in the Admin section. Preferably in the confirmation email as well.

I tried altering where the data field "customers_telephone" to also include "customers_fax". The result was a blank screen when customers tried to check out.

The files I changed (and had to change back):

admin/includes/classes/order.php
admin/orders.php
includes/classes/order.php
includes/languages/english.php
includes/modules/pages/account_edit/header_php.php
includes/modules/create_account.php
includes/modules/MY TEMPLATE/no_account.php
includes/modules/MY TEMPLATE/create_account.php