Complicated Checkout Workflow (Split Shipping?)

[lewayotte]

I'm working with someone who has a need to implement a somewhat complicated work flow for shipping and I'm wondering if Zen Cart has a module that will meet their needs.

There are three types of delivery methods - products that need to be picked up, products that can be shipped, and products that are catered. Some of the products that need to be picked up can also be products that need to be delivered. etc.

e.g.

1) Sheet cake - Can be picked up or catered
2) Maple Syrup - Can be picked up or shipped
3) Cheese, Fruit & Cracker Platter - catered only

In theory, someone should be able to have multiple items for each delivery method in the same cart.

Are there any modules that would allow them to make these distinctions?

[Ajeh]

One method would be to set up on the Product an Attribute Option Name for:
Delivery method

and setup the Option Values for:
Deliver
Pickup
Pickup Only

and I would make an extra one for:
Your Delivery Method
Default YES
Display Only YES

where the last one is added when they have to pick from Deliver and Pickup ...

Then ... customize the shipping modules so that when Pickup only Products are in the cart that ONLY Pickup is available ...

On the other Products, the Attribute will tell you whether or not Pickup is needed or Delivery ...

On the Delivery, if weight is the method, then put the weight on the Attribute and this will control the shipping costs on the shipping modules ...

The shipping methods can be controlled based on the setting for the:
$this->enabled

where you can control this based on the master_categories_id of the Product and test the cart for the Categories that require Pickup Only ...

If you do a search on:
$this->enabled

or a search on:
$_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check

you should find a number of examples of this type of control on the shipping ...

[lewayotte]

Thanks Ajeh,

It sounds like that is almost what I need.

What if someone adds an item to their cart that is delivery only and an item in their cart that is catering only? (or some conflicting combination).

Lew

[Ajeh]

Then you are doomed ...

This is where you need to customize your shipping methods to control what to do on these odd circumstances ...

Maybe test the cart and in that circumstance make another shipping module for "We will call you ..." or something ...

[lewayotte]

Thanks Ajeh :)