Product Options with Amount fields

I am trying to set up a page with a list of items in it and let the customer choose amounts for each item.

Basically a quote page where the customer chooses 0 or more of each option and is able to see the total price.

Quote Item
- item a: _0_
- item b: _4_
- item c: _1_
- item d: _0_

Add to Cart

I did something like this in Virtuemart but I can't work out how to do this in Hikashop.

I got as far as using Options but they only allow "Yes/No" rather than an amount. I can't see why not allow amounts for Options.

I also added amount as a variant but that doesn't do what I want because I would have to add variants to every single Option product for every amount and price, meaning a lot of data entry when all I need is a Quantity box next to the Product Option instead of Yes/No

How does it know to show all the products from the same category while viewing the product detail page? That is what I need but I don't know what setting makes it do that in case I need to turn it off.

Also how do I show the product name or other fields? Only the Characteristic(not needed), Description, Price, Quantity is showing

Hello,
Can you give us more information of :
- what you currently have
- what is your issue
- what do you want
Adding some screenshots will probably help us to have a better understanding of what you want.

screeenshot of product page attached.
I want the product name to show up.
I'd like to be able to hide descriptions.

Hello,
Can you also tell me what did you do to have that tab displayed under your "product image" ? If you're using a product witch variants and if you have set the "Characteristics selection method" option to List, you should see a tab with Characteristic name/Price/Add to cart button columns.

I did what you said plus created a characteristic and added it to the product. Now it shows all other products in the same category.

Just had to get my site online on testing domain, here it is fp.designvoodoo.com/buy/catering/product/4-catering-order.html

They are in the category but you can't see them on the front end. I can't edit them in the backend either as they redirect to the catering product when I try to edit them - I have to filter by "All" instead of "Product" or "Variants" to see them listed in the category. I think I know what happened, they are imported sub-products from Virtuemart. Here is the same product in Virtuemart funkypies.com.au/buy/catering.html

I think I understand how to get Variants list there but I now have a problem with the Variant name in the admin area.
To have a Variant I need Characteristic with a Value. The value becomes the name. Do I need to basically use the first sub-product as the "value"? Because I can't select the same one twice and I thought editing the Name field would be correct but the Product Name doesn't show up in the admin area variant list.
prntscr.com/8g13qw
prntscr.com/8g144c
If I have to type in a new Characteristic Name as seen here after clicking "Add Variants", then I can't edit that Name without going though the Characteristics Editor outside the product.
prntscr.com/8g14sl
Would like to be able to edit the Name somewhere in the product Variant page, prntscr.com/8g16hj , I would suggest a "Rename" option next to the dropdown eg prntscr.com/8g174d