Questions about Configuration and Customization

Hi ,

We are using hikashop business version 1.4.5. I have some questions about configuration and some customization

1. In back end have facility to create Custom fields for table.
   
   a. Address - Used to add Custom fields in customer/shipping address pages/forms
   b. User - Used to add Custom fields in user info /registration pages/forms
   c. Product - Used to add Custom fields in back end for product and show as Specifications in front end on product page.
   d. Order - Used to add Custom fields in order pages to get more info for orders.
   e. Items – For what this table is used ???
   f. Entry - Used add Custom fields in Entry pages
2. What is used of Items table in Custom fields ?
3. How Entries will be working ?
4. Suppose I have create one Custom fields for Product table
   
   e.g Media Type ( Single Dropdown )
   - Printable
   - CD
   - SoftCopy
   - etc
   
   And set All Media Type values for all product .
   
   Now I want product list of specific Media Type like CD. i.e How we get product list of specific Custom fields filter ? how this possible ?

Can Anyone Help me for this …..

Thanks In advance

Thanks nicolas for quick response.

All are fine only about last one i.e about Media Type filter, basically we want pages like "Browse Product By Category" , "Browse Product By Media Type" … etc

e.g One Product comes on "Book Category" Product List also in "Product for Printable Media Type" list also but product only one.

If I create Two Category one for "Book" And one for "Printable Media" then I need to copy one product in both Categories

How I handle such conditions ...without copy product into two Category.

Hi guys,
I've a question....
1) Is there a way to add custom field to a category?
Or better
2) is there a way a category can have more then one parent, as it is for products?!?

Cheers

Luciomonter

Yep....
Hikashop at the moment allows products to have as many parents as you want, saying that a product can belong to many different categories...
On the other side Categories can have only one parent, giving a tree structure to the categories.
Isn't it?!
At the moment I'm using the last level of category as product box... an example would explain it better:

Imagine products to be fruits like: apples, pears, lemons, oranges, strawberries, watermelons
Imagine the last level of category to be box like: LOCAL FRUIT BOX, IMPORTED FRUIT BOX, LABORATORY FRUIT BOX
And finally an upper level of category to be like: COCKTAIL FRUITS, ICECREAM FRUITS

Notice those are pure meaningless examples...

Then I need a kind of this structure:
LOCAL FRUIT BOX {apples, pears, lemons}
IMPORTED FRUIT BOX {apples, lemons, oranges, strawberries}
LABORATORY FRUIT BOX {apples, watermelons}

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> this is possible, apples can be in more then one BOX since product can have as many parents as we want


COCKTAIL FRUITS {LOCAL FRUIT BOX, IMPORTED FRUIT BOX}
ICECREAM FRUITS {LOCAL FRUIT BOX, LABORATORY FRUIT BOX}

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> this is NOT possible because LOCAL FRUIT BOX is a category and can't have more then one parent...


Do you see an easy way out of this??!?

Thanks Nicolas,
It's exactly what we are doing right now....
The fact is, if I'm showing all the available boxes I don'et want it two appear twice....
That's why I was asking if there is way to add a custom field to the category, like for example category code, then I can check if they have the same code I just need to show the box once....

What about if I would perform an ALTER TABLE to the jos_hikashop_category table and add a column for this purpose... Do you think it would compromise the integrity of component?!? Can't think any other way at the moment....

Thanks a lot

Luciomonter

Cool Nicolas,
At this time I'd rather trying using the NAME field and be very strict on the admin panel...

But thanks a lot, I see the value of the component stands a lot on this well kept forum!
Cheers

Luciomonter

I'm building an online retail store and just purchased your essential package in order to create custom fields. It does so quite easily but unfortunately it's a global field. How can I create custom fields for specific products or categories? I thought you'd have an option (like radio button) that allowed you to enable that field on a particular product or category once it's be created, am I missing something? Also how come when you select field type as single select dropdown for example, it doesn't appear as that on the front end just the back-end. It appears on the front-end as whatever you select in the back. I want my customers to be able to select shoe size for example, from a dropdown. Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I have a question concerning assigning multiple products to one category:

Is there something like a "bulk edit"? As I understand by now, I have let's say 100 (already listed) products and I want to have them all in category e.g. "Warehouse B". There is currently no other way than opening all 100 products manually, then assign that category and save again. Right?

I feel that this problably is of interest for other shop owners, too. So maybe something for the 'wishlist'...

Thx, M.