Attributes HOW-TO

[Ajeh]

Did you look at the Comments on the Option Name?

You can get to this via the Edit ...

Currently there is a field size limit of 64 but you can alter it if you need a book ... :)

[mobilehound]

That is a good idea however we use the Option Names for our high level contract options and the values for the individual contracts for example

Option name = 12 Months Contract
Option Value = Contract A (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
Option Value = Contract B (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)

Option name = 18 Months Contract
Option Value = Contract A (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
Option Value = Contract B (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
Option Value = Contract C (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)

I hope this makes sense the (XXXXXXXXXXXXX) is the desctiption we want to provide the user about the Contract. Is This possible?

[Ajeh]

You may wish to make a popup with contract explinations ...

I don't know if this is a finite list of contract options or a specific per product ...

Currently, the Option Values are not designed to be books nor trigger text of any kind in the listings ...

You could modify this concept and add a description field of some sort that could do this ... but I think you are better with a link to a Contracts Descriptions or what have you ...

[mobilehound]

As always thank you for your super fast responses. This is what is suspected. Where can I add the description link?

I don't know if this is a finite list of contract options or a specific per product ...

The contract options is specific per product so the contract type detirmines the price for your product example if you buy contract A you pay 19.99 but if you buy contract B the product is free and so on and so forth...

This has already been a great help now if only I could work out how to handle the monthly recuring pricing I would be set.

[Ajeh]

tpl_product_info_default.php would add a link to all product pages without touching the individual products ...

However if not all products have a contract then you want setup based on some type of condition on whether to show or not show ...

NOTE: If you fool with the READONLY attributes ... there is a way to use this for links ... but if you edit them after adding them it will break the php code or link code in most cases ... so lots of backups ...

Advantage of the READONLY Option Name Type is that it is not added to the order ...

[mobilehound]

Is the oposite then also available where you force a user to select at least one option but that options is added to the cart?

[Ajeh]

Create an attribute to something like:

Contract: Make a Choice ...

Set Make a Choice to be a Display Only, Default attribute when adding it to the product ...

Now it cannot be added to the Product so it throws a warning when it is selected ... :)

[mobilehound]

I just had a good search and I don't seem to have a tpl_product_info_default.php. Did you perhaps mean tpl_product_info_display.php or am I missing a afile?

[Ajeh]

Search for what I mean not what I say ...

tpl_product_info_display.php

[mobilehound]

at your search comment.

I just had a major breakthrough that might not be pretty but gets around the coding issue. With your last tip I actualy scrolled past the image box and that got me thinking what I f I used an image and have the placed neatly below the option describing the contract in short details and what do you know it works perfectly. And only took about 2 minutes to do. Solves a very big time nightmare of getting all the products updated and makes it more controllable.

WRT your previous suggestion where I have a problem is that I would have to have one for every option name group i.e. 12 Month Contracts etc. would have its one Select One and so and and so forth. What I would like is that the user can only select or of any of the contracts. Does this make sense?

Thanks very much for your help so far. I am still amazed at your commitment to the cause. Well Done on a great application.