FreeShipping based on Group Pricing per Item

[RFree190]

I'm running 1.3.8a.
I have installed Group Pricing per Item and have Three groups defined; Wholesale, Distributor and Distributor2.

I would like to set up shipping for Wholesale customers to be FREE over $150 and for Distributor and Distributor2 to be FREE over $1000.

If they don't qualify for FREE shipping, then they will pay normal UPS shipping rates based on weight.

How would I set up the FREE shipping based on the THREE groups I have set?

Thanks for any help,

Rick

[Ajeh]

If you want to offer ONLY Free Shipping based on the Group and amount, then you have more customization work to do than if you wanted to offer a Free shipping Option based on the Group and amount ...

Which way do you want this to be done?

1 Add a Free Shipping Option when a Group reaches their Free Shipping Amount ...

2 Only offer Free Shipping when a Group reaches their Free Shipping Amount ...

[RFree190]

Which way do you want this to be done?

1 Add a Free Shipping Option when a Group reaches their Free Shipping Amount ...

2 Only offer Free Shipping when a Group reaches their Free Shipping Amount ...

The first options sounds better. This will give them the option of selecting a faster shipping method at a price.

[Ajeh]

Good ... that will save on a lot of extra custom coding and limit it to the shipping module ...

What shipping module(s) are you using right now?

[RFree190]

What shipping module(s) are you using right now?

I am currently using:
FreeOptions
StorePickUp &
UPS

I don't need any different options for StorePickup, which is free for all groups and UPS which is based on weight only. I just need it for the FreeOptions.

Thanks for your help, Linda!

Rick

[Ajeh]

Are you currently using the Free Options freeoptions for anything specific other than trying to build something for Free shipping based on these Groups and Amounts?

[RFree190]

Are you currently using the Free Options freeoptions for anything specific other than trying to build something for Free shipping based on these Groups and Amounts?

No, just this.

[Ajeh]

I would use the Flat Rate shipping module, clone it and customize it to have $.00 for the shipping charge based on Group and order amount ...

This way you would have a customized shipping module that doesn't get overwritten and shows as an alternative shipping method based on the Group and their Amount ...

[RFree190]

I would use the Flat Rate shipping module, clone it and customize it to have $.00 for the shipping charge based on Group and order amount ...

OK, I found how to clone the Flat Rate shipping module, but how do I customize it to have $zero for the charge based on Group and Order Amount?

[Ajeh]

Next, you need to get which group the customer belongs to and what the amount is ...

Then, based on these results you need to enable the module when it should show ...

Something line this should work:

     // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
        $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }

// bof: test group and order amount
// do not test if in the admin
if (!IS_ADMIN_FLAG) {
  global $cart;
  $order_total_amount = $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() - $_SESSION['cart']->free_shipping_prices() ;

  $group_query = $db->Execute("select customers_group_pricing from " . TABLE_CUSTOMERS . " where customers_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['customer_id'] . "'");

  // display current results to screen for testing comment out to not show
  echo 'Customer in group: ' . $group_query->fields['customers_group_pricing'] . ' order amount: ' . $order_total_amount;

  // disable for everyone
  $this->enabled = false;
  // distributor customers_group_pricing 1
  if ($group_query->fields['customers_group_pricing'] == 1 && $order_total_amount > 1000) {
    $this->enabled  = true;
  }
  // distributor customers_group_pricing 2
  if ($group_query->fields['customers_group_pricing'] == 2 && $order_total_amount > 1000) {
    $this->enabled  = true;
  }
  // wholesaler customers_group_pricing 3
  if ($group_query->fields['customers_group_pricing'] == 3 && $order_total_amount > 150) {
    $this->enabled  = true;
  }
}
// eof: test group and order amount

      if ( ($this->enabled == true) && ((int)MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_ZONE > 0) ) {