Group Pricing Per Item Support thread

[lindagal2]

Okay, I made the SQL patch via admin / tools / install sql patch. Also uploaded all the replacement files for 1.5.5

While adding "Group A," it still specifies a percentage discount. Also, if I am on the product page, how/where do I assign the specific "group A" price? I do not see a selection for alternate pricing.

Last but not least, if I choose to change "Group A" to "Members" after the fact (yes, I should have thought about it before) do I simply re-do the SQL patch with the name adjustments specified in the "read me" file?

Thx.

PS I have added a test customer to "group a"

[DrByte]

The "name" of each group is in the 2 group_price_per_item.php files. See the README file, section 2.

You can assign a group to each customer, so that customer gets that group's prices.

The files in this plugin only work for "Product General" products. Are you using a different product-type?

If your products are "Product General" type, then you in new/edit mode you'll see 4 group-specific pricing fields. This is where you set the per-group price for this item.

[lindagal2]

Thx DrByte --

I renamed "Group B" as "AATF Members" in the two "group_price_per_item.php" files. Then under Customers / Group Pricing, I created the group name "AATF Members" (which was specified as one of the four types of membership in the line below "Group Pricing" title. I then added a test customer to that group.

However, under ID / Group Name / % Discount it lists:
1 | AATF Members | Per Item 0.00%

Is the "0.00%" the reason no alternative pricing shows up under any of the merchandise? Each item is a different discount price unfortunately, so a global percentage rate does not work for me. Am I doing something else wrong?

[lindagal2]

To clarify:
"If your products are "Product General" type, then you in new/edit mode you'll see 4 group-specific pricing fields. This is where you set the per-group price for this item."

I do not have this option in any of my products. All products are "product general" type.

[lindagal2]

Okay ... I think I've found one problem. In the "read me" instructions to change group names (ie group a, group b, etc), it directs us to change the files as follows:

To use a different name, replace all the occurences of that name in the appropriate files - which are:
* /includes/extra_datafiles/group_price_per_item.php // not for 1.5.0
* /admin/includes/extra_datafiles/group_price_per_item.php

However, in looking at the files under the 1.5.5 folder, there is not "extra_datafiles" folder under includes (only admin/includes/extra_datafiles/...)

Also, while re-uploading files to make sure I did it correctly, I'm worried I uploaded the admin/include files into the store/includes directory. I went through and re-uploaded everything correctly but am nervous may have added a file (or overwritten a file) in the store/includes directory that shouldn't have been there. Specifically was/is there a general.php in the store/includes? If so, did overwriting it do anything dire?

Here are the files I may have added/overwritten in store/includes:

includes / extra_datafiles (folder)
includes / functions / general.php
includes / languages / english / extra definitions (folder) plus document_product.php and product.php
includes / modules / update_product.php

Thx.

[DrByte]

Also, while re-uploading files to make sure I did it correctly, I'm worried I uploaded the admin/include files into the store/includes directory. I went through and re-uploaded everything correctly but am nervous may have added a file (or overwritten a file) in the store/includes directory that shouldn't have been there. Specifically was/is there a general.php in the store/includes? If so, did overwriting it do anything dire?

No, none of these files belong in the STORE/includes (only should be in admin):
includes / extra_datafiles / group_price_per_item.php
includes / functions / general.php
includes / languages / english / extra definitions / group_price_per_item.php
includes / lanugages / english / document_product.php
includes / lanugages / english / product.php
includes / modules / update_product.php

[lindagal2]

Okay ... I'm going to go through and DELETE the files you enumerated in the message above from the STORE/includes file ... then I will re-download the plugin and reupload everything ( ) and let you know how it goes. Fingers crossed!

[lindagal2]

Okay ... much better! There is now a group-specific pricing field in my "product edit / new product" window.

Incidentally, READ ME file for the plugin should be changed to show name change in the following files (directory path):

STORE/admin/includes/extra_datafiles/group_price_per_item.php
STORE/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/group_price_per_item.php

Currently it locates the includes "group_price_per_item.php" file here in 1.5.5 (which is not in the 1.5.5 zip pack):
* /includes/extra_datafiles/group_price_per_item.php



Last two questions re this plugin:

1) We use the term "member" and "non-member." Is there a way to change the discount verbiage to use those terms rather than "starting at" and "retail" for prices? (In fact, can I get rid of "starting at" completely since the prices are flat rates, not sliding scale)? We are a non-profit org so "retail" doesn't make sense for our products.

2) Is there a way to accommodate various multiple purchases? ie, in one case the customer is offered 3 items for $45 for members, and 3 items for $48 for non-members. I thought initially of different groups (multiple purchase non-member and multiple purchase member) but the volume discount is different for different numbers (sometimes 3, sometimes 10, etc.) and my boss doesn't want to deal with too many groups.

THANK you!

[DrByte]

Argh.
Turns out I attached the wrong zip, which was missing some of the updates to the customers.php file.
It's been updated: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=154

[DrByte]

ID / Group Name / % Discount
1 | AATF Members | Per Item 0.00%

Is the "0.00%" the reason no alternative pricing shows up under any of the merchandise? Each item is a different discount price unfortunately, so a global percentage rate does not work for me. Am I doing something else wrong?

The 0.00% is normal, because you're not giving a percentage discount. You "could" still offer a percentage discount on top of the per-item special pricing if you wish, just by changing this to something more than 0.