Please help with this question regarding items not carried in stock ...

[msstatebdfan]

I client of mine has a unique situation and wants to install a shopping cart that will have the following ability:

 

He carries the majority of his items (hand mand), but some he does not carry and simply has other manufactures ship the items if they are ordered. Is there a contribution or any modification so as if a certain item is added to the cart and that item is not carried, that an additional email can be sent to the manufacture only containing the shipping address and item ordered so they can send out the order.

 

My client will bill the credit card and ship out any items that he may have in the current order.

 

Is this possible??

 

Thanks..

[Velveeta]

I client of mine has a unique situation and wants to install a shopping cart that will have the following ability:

 

He carries the majority of his items (hand mand), but some he does not carry and simply has other manufactures ship the items if they are ordered. Is there a contribution or any modification so as if a certain item is added to the cart and that item is not carried, that an additional email can be sent to the manufacture only containing the shipping address and item ordered so they can send out the order.

 

My client will bill the credit card and ship out any items that he may have in the current order.

 

Is this possible??

 

Thanks..

I don't think there's an existing contribution for this, but yes, it could be done, it would take some codework though...

 

Richard.

[msstatebdfan]

I don't think there's an existing contribution for this, but yes, it could be done, it would take some codework though...

 

Richard.

 

Richard,

 

Thanks so much for the reply ... is this something you think you might be capable of doing? I would like to sub-contract this work out if possible ...

[Velveeta]

Richard,

 

Thanks so much for the reply ... is this something you think you might be capable of doing? I would like to sub-contract this work out if possible ...

I just sent you a PM, so if you haven't gotten it yet, go check your control panel here :)

 

Richard.

[insomniac2]

msstate .. you could start with Multi Vendor Shipping Contribution v1.0

 

Link:

http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4129

 

 

 

It already has options to email a copy of an order to the vendor / supplier when an order is taken. You could modify it from there.

 

For example ... add an extra field to products table called something like non_store. Than when you create products select and set whether the item is a store item or a non-store item.

 

In the checkout process page add code to check the non_store field ... and if it is selected tell the code to allow the order to be sent to the supplier .... else only the store will get the copy of the order.

 

 

This is just a simple example. You could even do it without using Multi Vendor Shipping.