Attributes HOW-TO

Note: dropdowns with auto convert to selected radio buttons when there is only 1 Option Value ... once there are 2+ Option Values then the dropdown will auto convert to a dropdown ...

I hope this one is on next release,
possibility to have more than one article numbers and
article number is not the same as model in this case.

One product, one model but different colors,
and every color with this product have there own
article number.

or

One product, one model but different size,
and every size with this product have there own
article number.

asp

Thanks for all of the above info has been really helpful to me in setting up my attributes.

However I am still having a little problem.

I have managed to put my attributes on a product, but I have now entered a new product and want to put some of the attributes I have created, plus a few new ones, on this product. but it's not working for me the same way as putting them on the original product.

It won't bring me up the attributes and the product anywhere on the same page so that I can link them?

I hope I have explained this properly?

tks

You should have available to you the same things you did for the first Product via the Catalog ... Attributes Controller ...

I know thats what I thought ! but it's not giving me the options, I'll give it another go and see if I can give you the exact details of what I do and what happens

When you go to the Attributes Controller directly ... you need to select your Category ... then your Product before there is anything to see ...

If you are on the Product Listing ... you will see the A on the right side which will take you to the Attributes Controller and should have you set to start adding available Attributes to your Product ...

See if you are leaving out a step there ... :)

Ok I have read about 25 pages and have a firm grasp of atributes now and it works great for my purpose. But and there is always a but how would I be able to add more descriptions with each atribute value?

We sell contract options with our products so the attributes works great for this however the options needs some further explaning to provide the customer with what exactly they get with each contract. There are around 10-15 contract options to choose from. At the moment I just cant see how to provide a descriptions for each option value?

Thanks for your help and great software by the way. Its great to see founders with such passion.

Did you look at the Comments on the Option Name?

You can get to this via the Edit ...

Currently there is a field size limit of 64 but you can alter it if you need a book ... :)

That is a good idea however we use the Option Names for our high level contract options and the values for the individual contracts for example

Option name = 12 Months Contract
Option Value = Contract A (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
Option Value = Contract B (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)

Option name = 18 Months Contract
Option Value = Contract A (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
Option Value = Contract B (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
Option Value = Contract C (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)

I hope this makes sense the (XXXXXXXXXXXXX) is the desctiption we want to provide the user about the Contract. Is This possible?

You may wish to make a popup with contract explinations ...

I don't know if this is a finite list of contract options or a specific per product ...

Currently, the Option Values are not designed to be books nor trigger text of any kind in the listings ...

You could modify this concept and add a description field of some sort that could do this ... but I think you are better with a link to a Contracts Descriptions or what have you ...

As always thank you for your super fast responses. This is what is suspected. Where can I add the description link?

I don't know if this is a finite list of contract options or a specific per product ...

The contract options is specific per product so the contract type detirmines the price for your product example if you buy contract A you pay 19.99 but if you buy contract B the product is free and so on and so forth...

This has already been a great help now if only I could work out how to handle the monthly recuring pricing I would be set.

tpl_product_info_default.php would add a link to all product pages without touching the individual products ...

However if not all products have a contract then you want setup based on some type of condition on whether to show or not show ...

NOTE: If you fool with the READONLY attributes ... there is a way to use this for links ... but if you edit them after adding them it will break the php code or link code in most cases ... so lots of backups ...

Advantage of the READONLY Option Name Type is that it is not added to the order ...

Is the oposite then also available where you force a user to select at least one option but that options is added to the cart?

Create an attribute to something like:

Contract: Make a Choice ...

Set Make a Choice to be a Display Only, Default attribute when adding it to the product ...

Now it cannot be added to the Product so it throws a warning when it is selected ... :)

I just had a good search and I don't seem to have a tpl_product_info_default.php. Did you perhaps mean tpl_product_info_display.php or am I missing a afile?

Search for what I mean not what I say ... :blink:

tpl_product_info_display.php

:D at your search comment.

I just had a major breakthrough that might not be pretty but gets around the coding issue. With your last tip I actualy scrolled past the image box and that got me thinking what I f I used an image and have the placed neatly below the option describing the contract in short details and what do you know it works perfectly. And only took about 2 minutes to do. Solves a very big time nightmare of getting all the products updated and makes it more controllable.

WRT your previous suggestion where I have a problem is that I would have to have one for every option name group i.e. 12 Month Contracts etc. would have its one Select One and so and and so forth. What I would like is that the user can only select or of any of the contracts. Does this make sense?

Thanks very much for your help so far. I am still amazed at your commitment to the cause. Well Done on a great application.

Maybe it would be easier if we could peek at an URL to one of your products to see what you are doing with the Attributes ... :)

That would be easier however I am on my homepc and the site is not yet live. Makes it slightly more difficult.

fussy ... fussy ... fussy ... oh well ... working in the dark is always fun too ... :blink: