Attributes page: Product Option ID numbers

[lindy]

I am trying to control the order in which the available options per product are displayed on the product info pages. With help I got the options to list in the order I entered the options into the attributes section.

 

Now I realize that I left out an option when I entered them. Is there any way to change the Option ID numbers that are already listed so that I can insert an option into the middle of the list? If I just add a new option, it automatically goes to the bottom of the list, and therefore will be listed as the last option available. Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Linda

[kgt]

There would be a way to do this, but why not use one of the contributions that lets you sort attributes? I think it will make your life easier in the long run...

 

http://www.oscommerce.com/community?contri...rt&category=all

[lindy]

There would be a way to do this, but why not use one of the contributions that lets you sort attributes? I think it will make your life easier in the long run...

 

http://www.oscommerce.com/community?contri...rt&category=all

 

 

Thank you. Sometimes it's hard for newbies to know which contributions actually will help specific problems when you don't know much about the subject.

 

I used the Sort Option Values Module, and, you're right, that seems like it will be much better in the long run for controlling specific attribute listings. However, I also want to control order for the actual options themselves. Example: the module helps make sure the individual size choices are always listed in order, but I also want to make sure that, on the product page, size is always the second choice offered - after the choices for colour.

 

Is there a way to do this, as well?

[lindy]

RE: I used the Sort Option Values Module

 

This worked great on editing the attributes already entered, but when I tried to enter new ones, it didn't recognize anything I entered. The field shows up as empty or has a totally random thing chosen - nothing like what I actually chose. Ideas?

 

Linda

[lindy]

RE: I used the Sort Option Values Module

 

This worked great on editing the attributes already entered, but when I tried to enter new ones, it didn't recognize anything I entered. The field shows up as empty or has a totally random thing chosen - nothing like what I actually chose. Ideas?

 

Linda

 

Oops. what I actually used was:

 

Product Attributes Sort Order v1.0 not Sort Option Values Module

[lindy]

Oops. what I actually used was:

 

Product Attributes Sort Order v1.0 not Sort Option Values Module

 

 

I'm obviously losing it: I used Product Attributes Sort Order v1.2

 

I'll get it right one of these days.

 

Anyway, anyone able to help for why I can't assign any new attributes to products?

 

A very confused Linda

[lindy]

There would be a way to do this, but why not use one of the contributions that lets you sort attributes? I think it will make your life easier in the long run...

 

http://www.oscommerce.com/community?contri...rt&category=all

 

 

OK. I used the Products Attributes Sort Order v1.2 to add a line into the products attributes section where sort orders could be defined for each attribute. As instructed, I added the new sort field into the sql; updated bits of the product_info and admin/includes/functions/general.php files; and replaced my existing admin/products_attributes.php with the one included in the contribution.

 

Things went well with all attributes that were already entered. The change put the new fields in and added a 0 to the sort order for each attribute. I then updated the 0 to the values I wanted. Worked a charm. The values on the product pages were listed exactly in the order I had assigned.

 

Then I tried to add attributes to other products. I went through the same process as yesterday for adding attributes, and all seemed to be going as planned. However, when I checked the product pages, none of the new attributes were listed. When I looked back at the attributes page, all of the new attribute ID numbers were listed, but there was either no data in the fields or there was a choice I knew I did not choose.

 

Any ideas as to why new data is not being stored correctly? Obviously something went wrong with the installation, but which part? Should I just undo everything I did, or is there a good place to start to try to fix it?

 

I'm so over my head with this.

 

Would you mind giving me some guidance?

 

Thank you,

Linda