Product start and end dates

[Xanfar]

I know when I first began my Zen Cart project I noticed something that allowed me to choose a start and end date (not the date in the "add product" section) for product availability. For the life of me I can't locate this again. If I am not mistaken..can someone PLEASE point me to this or at least tell me I'm seeing things so I stop ripping my hair out. Thanks to all

[kobra]

If this is what I think it is have a look in admin > catalog > featured or specials

[Xanfar]

I don't have any featured products or specials. Should I change my products to offer that availability? If not, there is a section in the download manager and when I clicked on the edit button for the download I wanted I noticed a "max days:" option. Does this mean total number of days the product is available or does it mean the number of days available to customer AFTER purchase?

[kobra]

I was only pointing you to where I thought that you might have seen this feature...as you asked initially and this is where I believed you might have seen this....

The "max days" is for the customer to be able to download

[Xanfar]

Thank You kobra. I hope you didn't feel my previous response was insulting. If so I apologize because that wasn't my intent.

You are correct about the location of what I remember seeing because when I initially installed the cart, I installed it with all the demo products just to get an idea of it's functionality. I have since deleted those products which in turn could be why I can't find that feature any more.

So I went back to add a product in the featured list and noticed the start and expiry dates. I guess my next question would be if this expiration date only stops it from being a featured product (which is what I assume).?

If this is the case...do you know of a way to make products unavailable after a certain time??

Thanks again in advance

[kobra]

If this is the case...do you know of a way to make products unavailable after a certain time??

I know as soon as I post this that someone will come along and point out a new switch that I was not aware of!!!

I do not think that there is a way to "auto" make a product unavailable based upon date....

You might try placing a product into a non active category (make it then click the green box turning it off) then create a product in it and then place this product as featured or on special.

Apply dates to it and I recall that this will show it even though it is in a non displayed category When it expires it is no longer finable.

See if this might fill your need