Do Not Display Out of Stock

[sock2me]

Hello All,

 

I am working on a store that sells one of a kind items (pieces of salvaged hardwood for the craft market). Once the item has been sold, it will never be offered again. I would like to know if there is an existing solution to force osCommerce to NOT display items that are 'out of stock'.

 

I appreciate any advice you can offer.

 

Thanks,

sock2me

[jpweber]

Uh ... my OSC doesn't display items that are out of stock if they're marked "out of stock" (the radio button is checked off) in the ADMIN tool's product description page.

[sock2me]

Uh ... my OSC doesn't display items that are out of stock if they're marked "out of stock" (the radio button is checked off) in the ADMIN tool's product description page.

 

Hi Jason - thanks for the reply.

 

I see that the product status for the item can be set manually in the admin, but this is not avery attractive solution for the scenario that I am presented with. It would still result in the store displaying items that are no longer available, until the store owner has an opportunity to go in and reset the items status.

 

Here is what I am looking for:

 

All items in this store will be unique, 'one-off' items, of which only one will exist. I am looking for a solution that will automatically prevent an item with a stock quantity of "0" from being displayed.

 

-- Store displays a catalog of one-of-a-kind items.

 

-- Customer successfully purchases one or more of these unique items.

 

-- Store immediately updates so as not display these items to any other customers.

 

-- When the store owner is processing the order (next busines day or whatever), he/she can go in and simply delete the item.

 

I hope this serves to clarify my confusion : )

 

Thanks again!

[jpweber]

Hi Jason - thanks for the reply.

I see that the product status for the item can be set manually in the admin, but this is not avery attractive solution for the scenario that I am presented with. It would still result in the store displaying items that are no longer available, until the store owner has an opportunity to go in and reset the items status.

 

Again, I repeat -- when I click the "out of stock" button in my products ADMIN, it doesn't display on my website -- at all. There is no product there, no product image, no description; nothing. There's no product if it's out of stock.

[sock2me]

Again, I repeat -- when I click the "out of stock" button in my products ADMIN, it doesn't display on my website -- at all. There is no product there, no product image, no description; nothing. There's no product if it's out of stock.

 

Thanks Jason - I appreciate the input, but this is not the solution that I am looking for. I do not want the store owner to have go in and manually 'flip the switch' whenever a product sells.

 

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I am looking for a way to programmatically enforce the following business rules:

 

-- If the item quantity is > 0, then the item should be displayed.

-- If the item quantity is == 0, then the item should immediately and automatically be removed from the display.

 

Wouldnt this essentially be a variation on the currently enforced business rule:

'If the number of items in stock is == 0, then display = ***DISPLAY OUT OF STOCK MESSAGE.'

 

My hope is that there is an existing workaround for this?

 

Thanks

[jpweber]

Oh, okay; automatically.

 

Try this contribution: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4453/

 

I think that's what you're looking for.

[sock2me]

Oh, okay; automatically.

 

Try this contribution: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4453/

 

I think that's what you're looking for.

 

Jason -

 

Again, thanks for all of your time.

 

I had seen this contribution previously, but had dismissed it due to its self-described beta status, and because I didnt initially divine that it was addressing my problem.

 

On your recommendation, I gave it a closer look, and it may in fact be the answer. I have downloaded the contribution and will spend some time reviewing it.

 

Thanks!