Super Orders v3.0 Support Thread (for ZC v1.3.9)

[DivaVocals]

Being worked on, and there is NO ETA on when I will be ready to submit a v1.5 compatible version to the downloads section... Free work has to be done between paid work and my day job..

So that said all I can say is that I am working as fast as my paying work allows time for..

Okay i not trying to be pushy here at all.. just curious..
Super orders is an great thing for my friends site that i set up/keep operational.
I just upgraded it to zen 1.5.0 this week..

I was lucky enough to somehow have super orders 3.? continue to work with out doing anything... but have lost the config options..

Is there anyone working on an update that covers zencart v1.5 that I can donate to?

Keep up the great work. its an awesome add on.

[DigitalShadow]

Payment data for paypal transactions no longer showing up in super orders, any ideas?

For all transactions where paypal is the payment method I am getting

No Order Payment Data Available

This happened suddenly, and I can't remember making any changes that would have caused this, all prior paypal orders are fine, but once it stopped working, no new paypal orders are causing payment details to be entered.

[DigitalShadow]

Payment data for paypal transactions no longer showing up in super orders, any ideas?

For all transactions where paypal is the payment method I am getting

No Order Payment Data Available

This happened suddenly, and I can't remember making any changes that would have caused this, all prior paypal orders are fine, but once it stopped working, no new paypal orders are causing payment details to be entered.

Actually I'm wrong, only some are shown in superorders

Payment data for paypal transactions doesn't always show up in super orders, any ideas?

[sandy86]

after installing this mod in print invoices in batch screen, when ever i hit the search button it redirects to login page .please help me out

[carlvt88]

@DigitalShadow - I believe the current mechanism is: when you view an order in super_orders.php, it'll create the paypal entry. The paypal entries aren't automatically generated so if you look at a paypal report without first looking at the order, the entry will not have been generated.

@Sandy86 - Guessing, but could this be due to a corrupt file? Extra file (.bak) in your extra_functions directory? If you back out the change, does the problem go away?

[hairydog]

I was lucky enough to somehow have super orders 3.? continue to work with out doing anything... but have lost the config options..

So as long as the config is OK before the upgrade, it is good to go on 1.5?

I have a couple of clients who want to move to 1.5 but are definite that they don't want to lose Super Orders. So it is a bit of a lottery, especially as Divavocals isn't in a position to give any sort of timescale estimate. Days? Weeks? Months? Year? Who can tell?

If you've got a workable setup through upgrading, that would probably be good enough for the interim.

[DivaVocals]

Working on a v1.5 updgrade/bugfix release. DO NOT ASK ME for an ETA on the release date. I think that I finally have the bandwidth to work on this with some regularity now.. Please understand that I do this work in MY spare time and I prioritize free mod work based on my workload/availability from paid work. In other words, I am working on it, but paying work will ALWAYS take priority over free mods work.

That said I am feeling good that I will have something soon..

So here's where we last left our heroine:

For those interested.. Here's what was left on my to-do list for the Super Orders release I've been working on:

1. Language Support for Super Payment Types
   Needs to support payment types for all languages used in the shop. Because of the way credit card auto payments work in Super Orders, the payment type code for American Express, Visa, Matercard, Diners Club, Discover, Maestro, SOLO, and JCB must be identical for all languages.
   (See admin/includes/classes/super_order.php starting at line 275)
2. Update comments using “Batch Status Update” not working correctly.
   Comments in “Batch Status Update” should work the same way default order comments work. (support for e-mail, no e-mail, or hidden comments) . If working properly should allow shop owner to create batch hidden order comments.
   
   Currently does not create the correct comment type. Hidden comments and no e-mail comments are not e-mailed to the customer, but they are stored and displayed in the store as if they are e-mail comments.
3. PDF Packing Slip incorrectly displays the “Balance Due” Amount
4. PDF Packing Slip needs to support wrapping display long attributes names
   Word wrapping works for product names and models, but not attributes.
5. PDF Packing Slip does not print all order comments
   Seems to only print the 1st comment. Should print comments the same way comments print on the regular invoice.
6. PDF Packing Slip - Symbols are displayed incorrectly.
   Most notably currency symbols, copyright and trademark symbols, etc..

In addition to the changes noted above, and making the app v1.5 compatible, the following bugfixes and improvements that I have been trying for over a year to finish and release will be included. (Some of these fixes were probably already addressed in Scott's recent SO update, but I will note them here anyway..)

1. Full integration of Super Orders functionality into the into Zen Cart core. Eliminate once and for all the separate Super Orders versions of the core "cousin files". Replace super_orders.php, super_invoice.php, super_packingslip.php with Super Order enhanced versions of orders.php, invoice.php, & packingslip.php.
   
   This change is huge and I am sure there will be those who disagree with it. So let me explain the reason for moving in this direction.
   
   I appreciate the original author's desire to not modify core files, but over time this put the Super Orders files out of step with it's core "cousin files". There many other mods which do indeed modify core admin files, and we don't feel there's any further need for Super Order to not follow suit. (caveat, with GOOD documentation and adequately marked code to make it CLEAR where core edits begin.)
   
   In the version 3.0 release we worked hard to bring the Super Orders "cousin files" back in alignment with the core files they are meant to replace. This brought back much of the default order management functionality missing from Super Orders back into the mod (processing PayPal refund from the order window for example).
   
   However, this still leaves us with somewhat nightmarish upgrade issues when Zen Cart is upgraded. (for this discussion assume I am NOT referring to the 2.0 flavor of Zen Cart) In order to have a reasonable assurance that core changes to Zen Cart order files are included in Super Orders, we decided to incorporate Super Orders functionality directly into the core order files. This should make future Zen Cart core updates easier to integrate into Super Orders.
2. http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=275
   

   File: admin\super_report_await_pay.php Line 132: Missing a <?php

3. http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=279
   

   In batch_status_update, I cleared the 'notify customer' checkbox, then clicked 'Check All' and 'update status'. Unfortunately, when I clicked 'Check All', it reset my prior settings so I ended up sending a bunch of emails to people with a default status.
   
   I *was* able to use query builder to help me send apologies to the affected people though
   
   Suggestion 1: Don't reset the 'notify customer' box, or make the default 'unchecked'. I did this by changing line 311 in super_batch_status.php:
   
   

   echo zen_draw_checkbox_field('notify', 'on', false); echo ' ' . ENTRY_NOTIFY_CUSTOMER

   I'll probably go through and do this in other places too.
   
   Suggestion 2: Offer a confirmation box when sending more than N emails.

4. Batch Form Printing. When shopowners print multiple invoices they are presented with a new window with all the selected invoices in separate frames. Printing frames is only supported by IE and Firefox (the 2 most commonly used browsers when SO was initially released). This code still works, but is showing signs of it's age. (the 80s called.. ) Frame printing is not supported in Chrome, Safari, or Opera. Therefore, this function is to be modified so that batch invoices no longer render in frames and the selected invoice prints on its own page. Align batch invoices and packingslips so that they look/act like the single printed versions.
5. http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...2&postcount=54
   http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=977666&postcount=55
   
   Fix super_data_sheet.php lines around lines 225 where TY Tracker is spliced in.
6. http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=489
   
   

   &pound; syntax is showing up on PDF packing slips AND balance due is blank. See screen shot 1. This doesn't seem to happen if we generate print outs via the browser.

   Correct PDF packing slip to intepret and output currency and other symbols correctly. (trademarks, currency symbols, copyright, etc)
7. Eliminate the need for the common_orders_functions.php file. Edit Orders and Super Orders should have their own functions files.
8. http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=161
   

   Credit Card Auto Payment Generation Tweak:
   
   I decided to update the class file that auto generates Super Orders payments for credit card paid orders based on Blindside's post here:
   
   http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=207. (just the part of this code which relates to credit payments.. PayPal auto payments are handled differently)
   
   I liked the fact that it no longer hardcodes the credit card codes, and instead relies on the data in the Super Orders payments types table. IF a NEW credit card type is supported by Zen Cart, the only thing Super Orders users need to do is to create a corresponding Super Orders payment type (the Super Orders payment code must match the corresponding credit card as it does now for supported credit cards).. This is loads easier for all I think!!
   
   This will help keep people -- particularly newbies -- "out of the code" just to update the module.. Having to edit module files is often where things go wrong for newbies..
   
   Just so it's clear -- Auto payment generation for credit cards is slightly different than the new PayPal auto payment generation.
   
   Auto payment generation for credit cards happens at the time of checkout. While PayPal auto payments are generated when the order is accessed from the Super Orders management screen.
   
   The reason for this difference has everything to do with the general assumption that credit card payments are collected at the time of the sale, while PayPal payments may not be confirmed until 24-28 hours after the order is completed.

9. Update comments using “Batch Status Update” not working correctly.
   
   Comments in “Batch Status Update” should work the same way default order comments work. (support for e-mail, no e-mail, or hidden comments) . If working properly should allow shop owner to create batch hidden order comments.
   
   Currently does not create the correct comment type. Hidden comments and no e-mail comments are not e-mailed to the customer, but they are stored and displayed in the store as if they are e-mail comments.
10. PDF Packing Slip needs to support wrapping display long attributes names
    
    Word wrapping works for product names and models, but not attributes.
11. PDF Packing Slip does not print all order comments
    
    Seems to only print the 1st comment. Should print comments the same way comments print on the regular invoice.
12. PDF Packing Slip incorrectly displays the “Balance Due” Amount

[ideasgirl]

So tell me heroine... is the module upgrade will be only compatible with ZCv1.5? or is it going to be compatible with both versions?

If so, is SO going to be as is for 1.3.9 without any updates or is it going to have an ultimate/final upgrade before left behind?

[DivaVocals]

So as long as the config is OK before the upgrade, it is good to go on 1.5?

Short answer is no.. Even if you bullied in the admin menu changes, it is likely that Zen Cart v1.5 will shut down most if not all of SO's functions as SO's codebase does not meet the new v1.5 standards..

I have a couple of clients who want to move to 1.5 but are definite that they don't want to lose Super Orders. So it is a bit of a lottery, especially as Divavocals isn't in a position to give any sort of timescale estimate. Days? Weeks? Months? Year? Who can tell?

And if this become critical, you can always consider hiring a developer to make the updates for you on behalf of your clients.. I'm sorry if this is frustrating for folks, but I'm just not going to give any time estimate because as I've stated, PAID work comes before FREE mod development. And family and personal health issues ALSO are prioritized above free mod development.. (hence the one year delay on the promised Super Order updates to begin with) I would love to give time estimates and say with certainty that we're gonna make those dates, but my paying clients will always come first, and sometimes that prevents me from making promised dates.. So now I choose NOT to provide them..

So all I can say at the moment is that RIGHT NOW, I have some bandwidth to squeeze this in, and I started working on this again.. However, if that changes, you can bet your bottom dollar that the free work gets dropped like a stone.. and if you asked other developers of free mods, they would say the same..

If you've got a workable setup through upgrading, that would probably be good enough for the interim.

Not true at all.. Zen Cart v1.5 is very different and enforces some stricter standards than previous versions of Zen Cart. The changes are forcing some MUCH NEEDED changes to Super Orders.. My recommendation is that NO ONE using Zen Cart v1.5 attempt to use Super Orders 3.0 and wait for the v1.5 version. If you insist on doing otherwise, I will respectfully ask you to start a new thread and take those discussions there.

So tell me heroine... is the module upgrade will be only compatible with ZCv1.5? or is it going to be compatible with both versions?

If so, is SO going to be as is for 1.3.9 without any updates or is it going to have an ultimate/final upgrade before left behind?

IF and only IF after the enhancements and bugfixes are in place and tested in v1.5 will I take a look to see if v1.3.9 can be supported too.. But honestly it's been a struggle to find time to work on this as is.. So if trying to make Super Orders BOTH v1.3.9 and v1.5 compatible is going to take up too much time, then sadly I will have to leave 1.3.9 behind..

[swguy]

I have a few fixes to Super Orders that I will submit shortly:

- Batch Print and Batch Status update will permit either starting or ending order number (in addition to handling both).
- Batch Print and Batch Status update screens narrowed so they fit into a the admin window instead of requiring a scroll right.