Stocks by attributes

[davemehta]

I installed this mod and it's great... but there is one big problem... speed.

We have hundreds of combinations, because of the attribute variants and the process of adding a value hitting the refresh button and the page loading again is too tedious.

With that said, is there a way I can use easyPopulate (or something else) to make a flat-file to upload all my products? I know easyPopulate does this but I don't know if it works with this Stock By Attributes mod?

[BlushFashions]

I am having exactly the same problem - i have seen many posts like this that haven't been answered, I'd imagine it's prob something that's quite easy to fix - anyone care to advise?

I am also having the same problem here in that my customers can actully go through checkout and purchase goods that aren't in stock.
An example is I currently have a costume set up for 3 sizes but it has sold out of one yet it is still letting customers but the sold out size! It adjusts the total o stock left but not the figure in attributes.
This has been asked several times why is no one answering?

[woodlandsprite]

This has been asked several times why is no one answering?

People are likely not answering because the answer has been provided before. Unfortunately I haven't the time to search the thread for the exact message number or page within the thread. You may want to set your shop to not allow checkout for items that are out of stock. This is a setting that you control in the admin under Configuration & Stock.

[mattys]

This is so frustrating

this may have been answered, but it sure is hard as heck to find, and, considering there are so many of us that it isn't working for, couldn't someone just help out for a sec?

the system has been sitting redundant for an age now

this is meant to be the main thread for the software, if we can't find the answer here, and if you find it hard to find yourself, need i say more...

please, please, please help

[ckosloff]

mattys et al,
there's nothing you can do within Zen Cart except control settings in Configuration --> Stock.
If that doesn't work, then you need custom programming.
If no user has posted an answer it is either because they are unable (my case, as of yet), or too busy.
So what is the only option left? To hire somebody.
I hate to say this because I don't practice what I preach out of financial trouble at present, but if you have some reserves and really need it bad...

[mattys]

Hi ckosloff

I think you may not have grasped the nettle here.

The system almost works, it must just be a setting we are overlooking (perhaps because we are stupid) that would literally just take someone a very short period of time to advise us about.

It's not a matter of getting custom programming, or anything like that, just a couple minutes of someone's time. I know we are all busy and this is a tall order, that's why it is taking so much time for someone to answer, but this is why we have to keep asking.

I can't understand why it has gone this far and someone just doesn't help, you all seem to find the time to post reasosns why we can can't be helped - i don't quite get it, perhaps I am not quite grasping the nettle here!

[mattys]

hi ckosloff

Just to refresh you, this is what the problem is.

We have installed Stock By Attributes - this will hopefully, when working, allow us to add stock to attibutes, so, instead of stock being added to the whole product, you can add stock to attributes. Say, for arguements sake, you had a t-shirt for sale with 3 colours, red, green, blue, you could add stock for each colour, e.g. 3 in stock for red, 3 in stock for blue, 3 in stock for blue.

When the system works, if you sell all 3 red t-shirts, it should then flag the red t-shirt as sold out, or not allow users to order any more (until stock updated).

However, what is happening for us is that this is not happening, customers can still order the red t-shirt. The stock by attributes part isn't working and the whole number of stcok is taken into consideration, e.g. 9 t-shirts and not individual attributes stock.

[ckosloff]

hi ckosloff

Just to refresh you, this is what the problem is.

We have installed Stock By Attributes - this will hopefully, when working, allow us to add stock to attibutes, so, instead of stock being added to the whole product, you can add stock to attributes. Say, for arguements sake, you had a t-shirt for sale with 3 colours, red, green, blue, you could add stock for each colour, e.g. 3 in stock for red, 3 in stock for blue, 3 in stock for blue.

When the system works, if you sell all 3 red t-shirts, it should then flag the red t-shirt as sold out, or not allow users to order any more (until stock updated).

However, what is happening for us is that this is not happening, customers can still order the red t-shirt. The stock by attributes part isn't working and the whole number of stcok is taken into consideration, e.g. 9 t-shirts and not individual attributes stock.

Yo,
I understood the problem.
Just look at the settings in Configuration --> Stock, there's nowhere else to go.
They are more or less self-explanatory, so try setting the first 3 to true, for example.
Do you have a test site set on your computer?
That's were you should test settings.
The fourth setting, Mark product out of stock, you can write some text there to instruct the customer.
The remaining 3 settings that control stock I leave to you.
In fact, my only recommendation is to set up a test site and play around with these settings until you are satisfied.
I'm sorry that my answer about hiring somebody aggravated you, just wanted to let you know that Ajeh answered a similar post to me, stating that if settings in Configuration --> Stock aren't enough, you need custom programming.
Forget about the mod, it just makes Stock by attributes possible, allowing out of stock checkout is controlled by the Admin, precisely in Configuration --> Stock.
Hope this helps.

[mattys]

thanks ckosloff

not aggrivated, just a little frustrated

i have test site online, will give it a go...

[mattys]

Hi

I did all you said above but i did a test order of a product that only had 3 in stock, added 4 to basekt and checked out fine, shouldn't be able to do this.

The fact that you say i should get custom programming confuses me a little - this add on should deal with stock levels for attributes as i want it to, so, there is no question of custom programming.

Don't get it.

Has anyone reading this had the same problem, but eventually sorted it?