Guest Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 (posted first in installation / configuration... oops!) I am using the contribution "customer_discount_v1.1" and osC. I am getting the correct discount shown at checkout, but, it is merely displayed, not subtracted from the sub-total of the order. How do I make it give the proper total? I am guessing this is a result of the "sort order"? Is there documentation that I can read dealing with the impact of the sort order? ...how to best use it? I have searched and not found... What string should I use for search on this? Thanks in advance!! Jimmie Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzfritz Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Maybe someone will overrule this response, as my understanding of the credit class is based on examining the code rather than actual usage (so that I could implement a report that uses the orders_total table, in which the components of the order total are stored). The credit class (either a gift voucher or customer discount) is a pseudo-payment, deducted from the subtotal when the order total is calculated. I don't think it is supposed to reduce the subtotal amount itself, which remains the sum of the products cost. Isn't your (final) order total being calculated correctly? Namely, subtotal + shipping + tax - credit? And, I believe the "sort order" is merely the display presentation sequence of the total elements, and does not determine the calculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Fritz is in essence correct. The credit class modules do not adjust the sub-total, although it is perfectly possible to do this. One correction which is important. The sort order also determines the processing order not just the display order. This is important. If you have say the Gift Voucher displaying after the order total it will appear that the order total has not been adjusted. In fact it has, it's just that because the order total has been displayed before the GV routines run and update the total. Quote Trust me, I'm an Accountant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Fritz, upon looking at what I wrote, I see my brain was far ahead of my mouth... (read fingers) ...again. :( The total is the problem, the discount is NOT being applied. It is only being reported. I am quite interested in what Ian touched on with the sort order impacting more than the display. I would like to understand the mechanics of setting the sort order. Is it as simple as 1 = first, 2 = second, etc.? A thought, it would be useful to save the discount amount and display the running total of "savings" to the customer as well as the "savings" on the current order. The ability to turn this on or off in the standard osC red/green light would be a plus. I think this could be thought of as a "Request for Contribution" or a suggestion to be considered by the core team perhaps. What sort order do I need to make the "final" total show the discount applied? As always, thanks in advance of your consideration and responses! jLee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Basically, An order total modules are processed diaplayed starting with the lowest numbered sort order. so yes, 1 first 2 second. etc. Note also that the sort order can also impact on other oder total modules other than credit class. For example let's assume you charge tax on shipping. If you have tax as sort order 3 and shipping as sort order 4. It will appear at checkout as though the tax on shipping has not been added to the total tax value. In fact it has, only after the total tax was displayed. Generally I usually renumber completely all order total modules sort order. Sub-total = 100 low-order-fee = 200 shipping = 300 tax = 500 total = 900 Usually I would then put Gift Vouchers/Discount coupons between 500-900. Unless you have a need to recalculate tax. Then they would go between 300-500 HTH Quote Trust me, I'm an Accountant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Ian, an emphatic Thank you for your explanation and example. It did indeed help! jLee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Ian, an emphatic Thank you for your explanation and example. It did indeed help! jLee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 i have installed the GV and discount coupon contributions now, in testing, when i get to the payment page, if i leave the discount coupon field blank and go to the confirmation page, the discount is still being applied to the order is that right???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Jeff, Sounds strange, the only way I can see this happenning is if you got to payment page and enter a coupon code, then leave checkout, and back to normal shop. If you then return to checkout, the code you entered earlier will be remembered and shown on confirmation without having to re-enter code. Quote Trust me, I'm an Accountant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Ian, that might be it... i didnt think about that it would remember the code being entered for the user and would remain active until checkout was completed....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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