Attributes - Tabular listening w/ quantity

[dgrebey]

I am looking to have my attributes listed in a tabular format, with quantity options for each attribute. For example, if i am selling T-Shirts, i want to have "Color" and "Size" listed out, with a quantity option for each.

 

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ORDER FORM - (Quantity by Size & Color)

 

S___M____L____XL

[----] [----] [----] [----]: Red

[----] [----] [----] [----]: White

[----] [----] [----] [----]: Blue

 

[ ADD TO CART ]

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* [----] = form field for quantity.

 

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In this fashion, a customer can choose a T-Shirt style and than submit the entire order (for color and size) with the click of a single button. As opposed to setting one order, than going back, inputting another, than going back, ..., than going back, etc...

 

Thanks all,

dale

[♥bruyndoncx]

if you can get this to work, it would be an awesome contribution, but I think it's gonna take quite a lot of coding - prepare for some long nights :D

[dgrebey]

A few possible solutions:

 

1.) I know specifically what attributes I will be using on all of my products--Size & Color--all items will have the same options for both. To that extent I can:

• Manually, one time, add these attributes to my product_info.php file.
  
• Add the attributes on the admin side so that they are stored in the database
  
• Remove the code, from the product_info.php file, that creates the attribute drop-downs.
  
• THIS IS THE PART THAT IS TRIPPING ME UP - I need to define attributes to specific quantity boxes (e.g. 1 QTY field for "Small, Black", 1 QTY field for "Medium, Black", 1 QTY field for "Large, Black", et al.) Directly within the product.
  

2.) Create a different product for each of my Attribute combinations.

• So, if i were to have two sets of attributes, (set one with 5 options, set two with 6 options) I could create a product for each of these combinations--a total of 30 different combinations.
  
• I could than install the "Master/Slave Products" contribution and alter its formatting to resemble the look & feel i desire (logically speaking this should be doable, practically speaking--I haven't tried it yet).
  

3.) Create a module that lists attributes in a matrix and fills that matrix in with quantity fields.

• Start by writing a new function to replace the drop down menu function (Instead of creating a drop down, this new function would make an HTML table with columns/rows = # of attribute options +1 (for headings) and populate those columns/rows with QTY fields that corresponded to attribute option combinations.
  
• Alter function calls on relative pages accordingly.
  
• Other obvious problem: What if their were more than 2 attributes--their would have to be some form of additional validating to determine which sets of attributes were to be used (obviously, the module couldn't combine 3 sets of attributes because my customers are not going to understand how to fill out a 3-dimensional array--essentially).
  

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

 

Option 1 - or a derivitive of it, would be the best choice for my needs. It will do what i need it to without too much manual upkeep or development time.

 

Option 2 - though feasible, this is simply ridiculous. There is no way I'm going to create 30 Products simply to meet the all the needs of 1 product and its attributes. I would rather sub-contract somebody to develop the whole e-commerce system.

 

Option 3 - This would be by far the best solution, if it weren't for the enormity of the task. Plus it would have solid uses for anyone selling apparel or anything similar. Though I'm confident in my abilities and am sure that I could eventually build this module, it sure would take forever. I'm pretty decent with PHP, but am not a master by any means.

 

Fun Fun... Wish me luck--I appreciate your feedback.

Edited June 23, 2004 by dgrebey

[♥bruyndoncx]

Master Products could get you going for option 1. Apparently latest update allows quantities for attributes

[sanam]

Did you got any thing going for this contribution ? I am intrested in similar functionality. If you are working on it and need some help let me know.

[sanam]

Did you got any thing going for this contribution ? I am intrested in similar functionality. If you are working on it and need some help let me know.

[minstral]

Hey Guys has anything come of this function as I am trying to find the same thing. Stock control with attributes.

[rinon]

I just ran across this thread by accident, but I was needing exactly what this thread was discussing.

 

I've just coded this functionality for a client, and I will see if I can release a contribution of this soon. I'll have to check if it's ok with the guy I did the coding for.

 

- Rinon

[ksl8313]

This is exactly what I am looking for too, although contribution-wise I couldn't find anything and since I went way of custom programming. (bought a coder)

 

Rinon, you plan to release that mod anytime soon? ;)

[ksl8313]

Thanks to Rinon, I was able to get it working. My product_info.php displays just like the table above.

However, my problem lies in the fact that when I add my products, all the attribute informations are lost.

Anyone know which part I should be looking at for matters as such?

Let me know, thanks.