Back In Stock Notifications

[trentham]

I've just downloaded and am testing this script... it looks to do some of what I need except that because half of my products have attribute dependant stock levels, the stock level isn't known until an item is added to the shopping basket (I'm using the Stock by Attributes addon to provide this functionality).

It therefore follows that it is not possible to display the 'out of stock' details on the product details, however, this could be picked up in the shopping cart.

The cart shows 'this product is out of stock' and I think what I need to do is provide a link from here to the back in stock notification processes.

Is this functionality already built in and I've just got something not working? or, if not, can you give me a nudge in the right direction towards the modules I need to be looking at to add this?

[trentham]

Should have said, Zen Cart 1.3.8a, Back In Stock 2.4.0

[conor]

Hi,

Should have said, Zen Cart 1.3.8a, Back In Stock 2.4.0

The module doesn't support the Stock By Attributes module, sorry.

I'm afraid you can't use the Back In Stock Notifications module appropriately with your store.. better to remove it!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[trentham]

Many thanks for your promt response. I had feared as much, although it seems that if I cause the generation of a link such as

<a href="http://mystoreurl.co.uk/zc/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=32_39&amp;products_id=154#back_in_sto ck_notification_form">notify me</a>

In the zen_check_stock function in functions_lookups.php (it's there that it discovers that there is a lack of stock) then it would generate a link into your process... or is it not that simple?

[conor]

Hi,

In the zen_check_stock function in functions_lookups.php (it's there that it discovers that there is a lack of stock) then it would generate a link into your process... or is it not that simple?

No, it's not.. there's no way then to notify the customer about which variation of your product is back in stock.. all customers who have registered to be notified about any attribute-based variation of your product would be notified when the main product is back in stock.

You could never notify about individual variations and also the notification wouldn't ever go out unless you updated the stock level of the main product.

Sorry but there's nothing else that can be done here other than to rewrite the module to work with the Stock by Attributes module.

Honestly, you may as well save yourself the time working on this and simply drop the idea of getting the two modules to work together. Zen Cart simply isn't good enough to manage stock levels for product variations.

Although that should hopefully change when the "will-it-ever-be-released" version 2 is actually released :)

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[trentham]

Thanks Conor, as you say, it's not worth me spending any more time on this, but thanks for your time.

[exeter_acres]

I have a silly one......

I have a new product that is due out next week.
I have added it to the catalog...
However, I have marked it out of stock and the stock quantity is zero

the product is disabled.
I have a couple subscriptions to the new product!

While it is nice there is interest...
How did these people find the product....

I can't find it in my store anywhere!!

How are people finding this product to subscribe to it....?

[conor]

Hi,

How did these people find the product....

I've no idea I'm afraid!

It's nothing to do with the module though.. the module is simply called from a product page, so the customer had to have found their way there first!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[exeter_acres]

but the absolute only place that the product shows up is in my notification listing.....

[wdd49]

Hi,

I have added this module to my shop but it just dosn't appear to be working :-S

All the admin area shows up correctly but when i change the stock of a product to 0.

I just get the same old sold out image as ever?!?!

Any help would be great.

http://bag-safe.co.uk/zencart/fixed/test

I am using the CEON URI mapping module could this be the problem?!

Thanks