Stocks by attributes

[kuroi]

can these updated mod restock the quantity of the attributes stock upon cancellation of order?!

I haven't done anything explicit to create it and so unless one of my fixes has enabled code already intended to do this (I know that Danielcor tried) to work properly, it is not included.

However, as you are now a beta tester with a better idea than me what you are looking for ... I look forward with anticipation to hearing your answer to the question!

[zberke]

I've downloaded and installed this module.

It appears to me that it will not allow me to keep track of attribute stock separately from real stock.

EG, I've got products where I combine two things to make a single product.

So I can order a small, medium, or large bracelet with design X, Y, or Z

My stock consists of:
12 large bracelets
12 medium bracelets
12 small bracelets

And separately of:
8 design X's
9 design Y's
3 design Z's

When someone orders a small bracelet with design Y, I should decrement the stock for small bracelets and for design Y.

It doesn't appear that this add on will allow me to manage stock as such, correct? Rather, it would only work if I had a fixed number of

12 large design X
14 large design Y
7 large design Z
3 medium design X
11 medium design Y
6 medium design Z
3 small design X
5 small design Y
1 small design Z

Correct?

Does anyone know of a module that handles the situation I am presenting? Would it be simpler to customize this module or start from scratch? It seems to me that starting from scratch would be easier, but I don't know the inner workings of this module...

Thanks very much!

[kuroi]

If I understand correctly the situation that you have described, your products have two components: a bracelet and a design. These are separate until a customer makes an order when you combine a bracelet with a design to create the product ordered. The resulting product will have attributes of size and design, but what you quite logically want to track is your stock of raw components. Stock by Attributes is not designed to do this. Nor to my knowledge is there any other add-on that is.

[Svanis]

On my previous version of the shop (1.2.7) in combination with attribute stocks I was able to add a little text behind the actual attributes in the product info page.

Example
Size:
Small [In stock]
Medium [Available att supplier] (<- Not as much text in swedish )

This was done by editing/adding the following code to: includes/modules/pages/product_info/main_template_vars_attributes.php

if  ($products_options->fields['quantity'] > 0) {
          $products_options_array[] = array('id' => $products_options->fields['products_options_values_id'],
                                           'text' => $products_options->fields['products_options_values_name'] .' [ '. TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_IN_STOCK . ' ]');
		} else {
		  $products_options_array[] = array('id' => $products_options->fields['products_options_values_id'],
											'text' => $products_options->fields['products_options_values_name'] .' [ '. TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_NOT_IN_STOCK . ' ]');
			}

This was something that I found very useful as customers knew what to expect when it comes to delivery time even before adding the product to the cart.

Anyone who has implemented something like this to stockAttribute3.01?

[Typhoon]

Example
Size:
Small [In stock]
Medium [Available att supplier] (<- Not as much text in swedish )

That was a very good idea to maybe have as an option from Admin. I hope it will be implemented also...

/Typhoon

[Svanis]

Note:
By adding the above mentioned code in [b]includes/modules/attributes.php[/]
makes the "Not in stock- message" appear.. This is on all attributes though.. :|

[kuroi]

I'm looking at it right now . It's certainly a candidate. It may not need an admin switch as you could turn it off by setting the text to NULL. I'm also considering three levels equivalent to "in stock", "low stock" and "out of stock".

Downsides - I can see how it would work if there were just one attribute, but how would it work if there were two or more. I'd be interested to hear what you stock experts think .

[Svanis]

I can see how it would work if there were just one attribute, but how would it work if there were two or more.

I'm pretty sure that it would be in need of either ajaxification or javascript for it to update and match the different attributes.
I think that this has been discussed before. Since I'm not that much of a coder myself I don't know how to do it but similar has been done in the admin part of the site.. I think it's called Improved attributes controller..

[ellivir]

Hey,

I'm starting up a new shop with newest ZC version 1.3.5 and I would love to use and beta-test this Stocks By attributes newest beta! :)

I've already downloaded the one from the Downloads but since reading here so much warning it is better to start being a beta tester. Great!

Elli

[Danielle]

Hands up in the air is working fine for the moment. You have a PM (personal message) with more details (as hopefully does everybody else who has vounteered up to this point).

I'd like to be a beta tester too