Stock by Attribute v4.0 addon for v1.3.5-1.3.9

[Big_Woody]

@Big_Woody

Stock by Attribute allows to you attach a stock level to each combination of attributes for a given product.

If that product has attributes that have stock of their own, they are probably not really attributes of the original product, but rather products in their own right.

You might be better off treating them as products and using one the three or four cross-sell modules available from the downloads area. There's also a hide categories add-in that you may be able to use to prevent them from being listed elsewhere.

Thanks for that have installed Cross Sell and Cross Sell Adnvanced no having problems with Cross Sell Advanced so have post on that thread

[vivaraquel]

I have this mod installed and aside from a problem when I delete an item from my inventory, it is working fine. But I have items which are one of items. Handcrafted necklaces and I just want to add an option for buyers to include a free gift bag or extension chain if they reuire it. But because of this mod it will show that there are 2 items available s opposed to only 1 because of the gift bag and extension chain option. But if I add it to my cart with those 2 options ticked it says there in ot enough stock.

Is ther a way around this? Thank you.

[Big_Woody]

I have this mod installed and aside from a problem when I delete an item from my inventory, it is working fine. But I have items which are one of items. Handcrafted necklaces and I just want to add an option for buyers to include a free gift bag or extension chain if they reuire it. But because of this mod it will show that there are 2 items available s opposed to only 1 because of the gift bag and extension chain option. But if I add it to my cart with those 2 options ticked it says there in ot enough stock.

Is ther a way around this? Thank you.

Sound just like my problem ... i need a way of have some attributes so they can be of value 0

I like you some items which i only have 1 in stock but wish to give customers options to go with this item , 6 or 6 items , but when i use Stock By Attributes it then wants to add each item so i can end up with it thinking i have 6 of the main items in stock. Searched and searched for the answer nop joy so if you find it please make it public.

[kuroi]

@vivaraquel

Let's step back a bit here. The options that you want to offer as additions to products are not attributes in the sense of variations in the intrinsic nature of your products (such as size, color or style) but rather are distinct products with their own (even if you don't intend to sell them separately). So the way to solve your problem is to treat them as such, setting them up as products, but giving them a price of zero if needed, and hiding them from the listings if necessary, and then offer them for the specific products to which they apply by way of the cross-sell add-in. You may also wish to add a check in "extra cart actions" to ensure that nobody tries to put one of your special offers in their cart without one of the products to which it applies.


@Big_Woody

I'm not sure whether the above also answers your issue. If not could you provide more details of the situation with which you are trying to cope.

[bigmom]

Hello I have 2 questions:

1. When is ZenCart version 1.4 expected to be released? :)

2. I have installed Kuroi's Stock By Attribute 4.5 into my zencart 1.3.7.1 successfully. I then wanted to be able to show stock quantities in the product page. I only have one attribute for my products: colour. I am using a drop-down list with my colours. I would really like to see stock quantities listed alongside each colour value, eg. red (3 in stock), blue (12 in stock)....
I followed Kuroi's suggestion and went to the #1 FAQ in the Wiki for Stock By Attributes, and followed the instructions for Grayson's mod.
For some reason, nothing has changed! Help! I still don't see any stock quantities by attribute (even though I have entered them). I do see the global "you have 20 items in stock" for the entire product line, but not for each individual attribute.

Thank you for any help!

Liz

[kuroi]

1. When is ZenCart version 1.4 expected to be released?

The Zen Cart team don't give out dates for future releases. They have to fit them around their other work and would rather deliver software that works than meet a deadline.

2. I have installed Kuroi's Stock By Attribute 4.5 into my zencart 1.3.7.1 successfully. I then wanted to be able to show stock quantities in the product page. I only have one attribute for my products: colour. I am using a drop-down list with my colours. I would really like to see stock quantities listed alongside each colour value, eg. red (3 in stock), blue (12 in stock)....
I followed Kuroi's suggestion and went to the #1 FAQ in the Wiki for Stock By Attributes, and followed the instructions for Grayson's mod.
For some reason, nothing has changed! Help! I still don't see any stock quantities by attribute (even though I have entered them). I do see the global "you have 20 items in stock" for the entire product line, but not for each individual attribute.

I'm afraid that I've never actually installed this solution myself, but there are posts in this and other stock attribute threads from people who have explaining what problems they faced and how they overcome them.

[blag]

Hello I have 2 questions:

1. When is ZenCart version 1.4 expected to be released? :)

2. I have installed Kuroi's Stock By Attribute 4.5 into my zencart 1.3.7.1 successfully. I then wanted to be able to show stock quantities in the product page. I only have one attribute for my products: colour. I am using a drop-down list with my colours. I would really like to see stock quantities listed alongside each colour value, eg. red (3 in stock), blue (12 in stock)....
I followed Kuroi's suggestion and went to the #1 FAQ in the Wiki for Stock By Attributes, and followed the instructions for Grayson's mod.
For some reason, nothing has changed! Help! I still don't see any stock quantities by attribute (even though I have entered them). I do see the global "you have 20 items in stock" for the entire product line, but not for each individual attribute.

Thank you for any help!

Liz

Isn't Grayson's mod intended for use when you have only one attribute per product?

[member]

I hope this is the correct place for this. I am using stock_by_attributes_v4_5
with Zen Cart 1.3.7.1.

I have colors as attributes (added as colors) and facts as attributes (added as features)

When I try to assign a stock level ( for example 12 red) it wants me to choose from a second dropdown that lists the features (for example plastic, made in China, etc)

Every red product is plastic AND made in China, however I can only pick plastic OR made in China. I don't wish to choose any of this, I just need to be able to choose red.

Then when I pick red and plastic, the item shows as out of stock even if this is not the case.

What am I missing here, should I be using a different add on, not listing plastic and made in China as features or what.

My site is on a local server, so I can't post a link. Anyone out there who can point out my error?

Thank you

[blag]

I hope this is the correct place for this. I am using stock_by_attributes_v4_5
with Zen Cart 1.3.7.1.

I have colors as attributes (added as colors) and facts as attributes (added as features)

When I try to assign a stock level ( for example 12 red) it wants me to choose from a second dropdown that lists the features (for example plastic, made in China, etc)

Every red product is plastic AND made in China, however I can only pick plastic OR made in China. I don't wish to choose any of this, I just need to be able to choose red.

Then when I pick red and plastic, the item shows as out of stock even if this is not the case.

What am I missing here, should I be using a different add on, not listing plastic and made in China as features or what.

My site is on a local server, so I can't post a link. Anyone out there who can point out my error?

Thank you

To get your preferences to work, you would have to further refine the attributes that you have deignated features. You need to separate these into two (or maybe more depending on the 'range' of features) attributes, one being 'Material' and the other being 'Country of Manufacture' and thereafter assign these attributes to the product. (You can create new attribute types in Zen Cart)

The point of an attribute is to further define the product, therefore each attribute allows only one item to be selected at a time.
But why bother with assigning attributes to a product where is no alternative attribute for 'Country of Manufacture' or 'Material', why not include it it the description of the Product? (OIf course if every blue product isn't plastic, or isn't made in china then you have a slightly different problem)

[member]

I wanted to choose the appropriate descriptons for each product because it would be faster than using the description area in html, for describing a large quanity of similar items.

I could use the three or four descriptions that apply for each particular item (for example some products are metal instead of plastic).

I thought that was what features were. I just don't understand why stock by attributes even cares what the features are. I just want it to know I have 12 red, 3 blue, etc.