Drop Shipping Purchase Orders Module for v1.3.8

[vtjballeng]

How are the vendors handled in this module (ie, how is each item associated with the vendor) and how is the shipping handled?

This is a broad question but my cart is an oscommerce Multi-Vendor Shipping ecommerce site and I'd like to switch to Zencart but don't see any equivalent module or system for Zencart.

[srturner47]

sublime19 - Glad you are enjoying the module! If you want to attach a text file of any type (.rtf for word, tab-delimited for excel, or just a simple .txt file), version 4 will allow you to do this. See my signature for more details. This text file attachment is dynamic as it changes with order information just like your email content does. If you are looking to attach a static file like an advertisement for return information or something else, you could certainly do this as well, but it is not a feature of the mod, so you'd have to change some code. Unfortunately, with v3, this would be more difficult to do. I updated the way v4 handles attachments, so it would be really easy to add another one to the code if you want to attach it to every order (I had to do this to support BOTH text file attachments AND .pdf attachments. Another side benefit was that v4 handles MIME types properly whereas v3 does not.) Anyway, if you need information about how to attach an extra static file to each PO, let me know. It will be easier with v4, but it could still work with v3 if you decide not to upgrade -- just a little more work! :)

As for account numbers with your subcontractors, that feature would not work in v3, but is supported with v4. You would just need to edit your PO with {+} tags for each subcontractor. See the PDF manual in my signature link for more info on {+} and {-} tags in v4. Essentially, they allow you to change your PO for any subcontractor as neccesary. In v3, all subcontractors get the same PO format.


vtjballeng - Don't quite know what you mean about shipping. This mod has nothing to do with shipping charges. It does integrate with TY Package Tracker to allow you to enter tracking info for orders and email that to your customers. Subcontractors can enter this info for you as well. Does that answer your question?

You can associate a default vendor with each product. This does not mean that a PO automatically gets sent to this vendor, as this mod does not automatically send POs. You have to tell it to send the POs, then it does all the grunt work for you like creating a packing list, a PO email, and providing a simple place to enter tracking both by you or your subcontractor. Setting a default vendor will cause the default choice of vendor on the "Send PO" page to be whatever you choose. This just makes life a little easier if your products only ship from one vendor. You can still override this choice just by selecting another vendor on the dropdown list of vendors before sending the PO.

[smoke133]

In v4, is there a way to have it put a shipping code depending on the shipping options that the customer picks for their order and have the code different for the different suppliers?

Example: If they pick Fedex next day delivery one of the suppliers code is Fed1, but another suppliers code is F1D.

[fotofx]

Just installed and getting the following error when I try to send a PO..

FPDF error: Unable to create output file: packinglist.pdf


I had an older version of this mod on another site and it works pretty well. Cant figure out why I am getting the FPDF error here.


Steve

[fotofx]

Just dug a bit farther and I am guessing it is unable to create the .pdf file due to permissions. What folder does it put the pdf in?

Steve

[Sean23]

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[srturner47]

fotofx -- It creates the pdf packing list in your admin folder. Try changing your admin folder to 777 and see if it fixes the problem. Obviously, don't leave it as 777, but this will at least narrow the cause down. I haven't had a problem with this, and my permissions for admin are 755, which should be secure.

[fotofx]

Yup... Figured that out and a permanent solution.. Create a folder called "packing" (or whatever you like) in the admin folder. Change the permissions on that folder to allow write. Then in the config under dropship make the file name packing/packinglist.pdf and the problem is solved..

Steve

[gabrile]

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[sherlyn]

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