Tare weight settings

[Ajeh]

Not sure what shipping module you are using, but as long as it is not a Real Time Quote module that sends the Max weight to the server, then set it as high as you need and it will not split a box ...

What shipping module(s) are you using?

[rued]

Hm ... wonder why my thoughts/questions was ignored by dev(s) here ...?

What if it's one product above the Maximum Shipped value, when it can't be split in real life?

How can we then hide a shipping module, or show a error text, based on that?

Or best of all, offer split shipping (different carriers/packs), when the order also contains smaller items?

[Ajeh]

This would need to be custom coded for that type of issue ...

Maximum Weight is based on what the maximum carriers can ship in one package and then the weight is split up ...

The Large Package Tare is for when this happens to offset the weight ...

When that is not enough to manage your products then you need to have a custom solution written that handles the shipping to match your specific needs ...

[rued]

OK Linda, thanks for your reply.

I don't fully agree on that this should require custom coding though. Since I see it as a weakness in the existing core code, I almost go so far that I consider it to be a "bug" - because we can't always split a package/product in real life before shipping.

So ... how many hours do the team think it would require to improve this, and how much contributions (money) - to get it into core code by default?

[Ajeh]

We are aware of the limitations on shipping weights when there are products that do not fit the mold ...

To get this working properly will require quite a bit of customization to work with not only weight but also with dimensions and other customizable paramaters on a per product basis ...

I cannot give you an estimate on what it would cost to make the perfect solution as there are no one single perfect solution for everyone ...

As we continue in the development of Zen Cart we work towards improving all aspects ... the Features Wish List is a good place to post your needs and details around what you wish Zen Cart could do for you ...

We appreciate all support that we get to continue in the development of Zen Cart on all improvements to the core code ... the price of coffee and donuts rises everyday ...

[rued]

Thanks Linda,

I see that there can be more into it than just this, and I will try to write up something meaningful in the features wish list forum when I get time for it.

Btw.! Some of the needed code regarding dimensions and volume might already be available in Freeway, I think I have seen something like that there - and it's GPL ... ;)

I don't like donuts, but I know all about coffe prices. :)