Drop Shipping Purchase Orders Module for v1.3.8

[minshop.no]

Hi, this sounds like a brilliant mod.
I have 2 questions I need to ask:

Did anyone install this without this tracker module? What is the result? Please tell me your versions also.

Is there a live demosite whit this module installed, so that I can see it live before installing it on my zen.

Thanks ppl..

and now i read that i need super orders to install ty tracker?
looks like im not getting sleep until sunday

[srturner47]

You don't need super orders to install TY tracker. Sorry, as far as I know there is no live demo site. That costs money, and no one is making any money off this contribution.

Don't fret. You must be relatively new to Zen. You should be able to install TY tracker and this mod in about 30-40 minutes. Things are confusing at first, but the more you work and tinker with Zen Cart the easier it gets. Good luck!

[minshop.no]

You don't need super orders to install TY tracker. Sorry, as far as I know there is no live demo site. That costs money, and no one is making any money off this contribution.

Don't fret. You must be relatively new to Zen. You should be able to install TY tracker and this mod in about 30-40 minutes. Things are confusing at first, but the more you work and tinker with Zen Cart the easier it gets. Good luck!

ok, great. I think I got the install process clear. I´ll just backup and give it a go.
You are correct, 1 week in Zen now.(but its a 14 hrs a day week )
Thanks for your reply.

[gabstero]

Gang - really quick:

Are the customer's comments (entered during checkout in the "Special Instructions or Comments About Your Order" box) forwarded in the POs?

Thanks!

Gabstero

[srturner47]

gabstero - no, they are not. But, you can easily add them by either using the "Comments for Purchase Orders" or by using the "Review E-mail Before Sending" feature.

However, comments ARE added to the packing lists when you choose to do so.

[gabstero]

gabstero - no, they are not. But, you can easily add them by either using the "Comments for Purchase Orders" or by using the "Review E-mail Before Sending" feature.

However, comments ARE added to the packing lists when you choose to do so.

SrTurner!

Fantastic! Thanks a lot! I installed the mod on my Zencart v1.3.7.1 and it works marvellously! SOOOO much better than the previous version!!!

The only thing I had to change (and this comes as a suggestion also) was the path to my admin folder in confirm_track_sub.php to the name I currently have in lines 25 to 28:

require('admin/includes/extra_datafiles/tracker.php');
require('admin/includes/extra_datafiles/purchaseorders.php');
require('admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/confirm_tracking.php');
require('admin/includes/languages/english/orders.php');

For next releases you might want to use a variable to that admin folder since a lot of stores have several different names for it for security reasons.

And now back to my original question. I was able indeed to write comments in the "Comments for purchase order" and they were passed along in the email.
However, is there a way to add the value of "Add Customers Comments to Packing Lists" check box to the PO email as well?

Thanks so so much!!!

Gabstero.

[gabstero]

Aaa.. and another one ---

there was no PDF packing slip attached to the PO email... Should I configure fpdf somehow?

I didn't find any instructions in the readme concerning fpdf config...

thanks!

Gabstero.

[gabstero]

Sorry gang - another one (I am just discovering these as I am testing)

When one does "Send for Unknown Customer", should the latest order (and PO #) be considered to add in the "PO & Order Number" field? Or anything can be entered there?

For example, my latest online order/po number was #16-50. Should I enter #17-51 in that field?

Thanks again!
Gabstero

[mlangone]

has anyone figured out how to have the po's email automatically once a day?

[srturner47]

gabstero - I see your point about adding comments from the customer, but I must admit I am not highly motivated to add this feature. I kind of like being able to write comments from my perspective when I am sending a PO.

I think you misunderstand the send for unknown customer feature. You can enter anything you want for the PO number -- these POs are not tracked. The send for unknown customer feature is for phone orders, ebay orders, etc... that are not within the Zen Cart system. It is just an easy way to send an email PO with an attached packing list. These orders are not tracked within zen cart, because they are not in zen cart to begin with! Hence -- Unknown Customer. So, you probably want to use a PO # that makes sense for whatever you are doing. For example, if you have an ebay order, you might want to use E followed by the last 4 digits of the auction number. For a phone order, you might want to use P and the first 4 letters of their last name. Etc, etc, etc... Whatever makes sense to remember your POs, use it. You can put anything you want in for the PO # when using the unknown customer feature.

I think someone mentioned before that the packing lists don't attach correctly with Zen Cart 1.3.7. I'd update to 1.3.8 if I were you, that should probably fix your problem. No need to setup fpdf - it should work.

mlangone - No, sorry.