In admin/product listing...there is an option that says "do you want to show the product quantity"? when you edit this option, what do you put there...0 or no or false? I have tried all of these and the qty still shows in the listing...please help

Thanks
Pete

Do you want to turn it off on the product details? Admin> Catalog> Product Types> Choose your product type, then click edit layout, then disable Quantity.

Perfect, Thanks Kim. That was the last place I would have checked. For future reference and other users. When changing the options as you described via product types, does that overide what you define in admin/catalog/new listing etc?
Thanks
Pete

What I've done:

Changed 2nd product type listing to "Inventory Items"
Changed field in 'Inventory Items" to show inventory quantity
Changed Products-General to show not show inventory quantity

What is happening:

Products General not showing inventory quantity (GOOD)

Products-Inventory Items not showing inventory quantity. (NOT GOOD)

I'm restricting the product type in the category and/or subcategory fields.

Does this have something to do with the handler page? The 2nd product type on the list has an option for showing stock - I don't understand.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you,
Laura

This is really a product-type question.

How exactly did you come up with your "Product Inventory" product-type?

DrByte:

This is really a product-type question.

How exactly did you come up with your "Product Inventory" product-type?

Ummm... I renamed the 2nd item on the list via Admin Panel. I figured what the hell with the name - it should do what I neede regardless of identifying the product. I just need some product types to display inventories, others not to.

Was I a baaaaad hacker?:blink:

~Laura

Sounds like you have:

Products-General ... don't display inventory.
Products-Inventory (was products-music) ... DO display inventory count.

THen you have categories, with restrictions such that when you create NEW products within those categories, you can ONLY create those NEW products based on the restricted choices.

It doesn't affect existing products.

Further, using the method you've selected, IF you created products using the "products-inventory" type, you'd end up with URL's looking like:
index.php?main_page=products_music?pID=12345
or, if you also changed the page_handler setting, you might get:
index.php?main_page=products_inventory?pID=12345
... but you'd likely also get numerous other errors, because you likely didn't program all the other requisites for product-type support for the renamed handler.

So, rather than depress you ... can you please explain what sort of pattern/logic/rule can be used as a common denominator in choosing whether to display inventory information.... so that another approach may be suggested.

So - basically,if I recreate the products in the Products Inventory (e.g. music) product type - they will show inventory?

My logic is this:

Most products do not need to show inventory - they are handmade items. However, we have a manufacturered product that moves very quickly and needs to show stock.

That's my logic(?)

Laura

DesignbyDemeter:

So - basically,if I recreate the products in the Products Inventory (e.g. music) product type - they will show inventory?
Yes -- given that you have the show-stock-quantity setting "on" in the inventory product-type settings.

HI,

Anybody know how to change the Inventory Count to show "In Stock" or "out-of-stock" instead of the number count? Thanks.

Kim:

Do you want to turn it off on the product details? Admin> Catalog> Product Types> Choose your product type, then click edit layout, then disable Quantity.

Hello
I tried doing this and it's still there. I also can't remove the part where it says 'this product was added to catalogue on date' despite that being switched off as well. Thanks