Choose from a Listing

We sale articles. A subscription would be 12 articles. What would be the best way to choose those 12 articles from a listing for one subscription price?

We have a one year subscription worth 12 credits and a two year subscription worth 24 credits for Nebraska license holders only. They can choose from 30 single issues. So they might choose either 6 or 12 issues (articles). It would be great to be able to show the title but a code would also work. These same issues are in a category of their own but some of the issues are not available for this state which is one reason I'm not working off the Issue Category. I need to be able to list these issues preferably with the title of the article in a listing with check boxes so all they have to do is check off the issues they want to include in their subscription.

It would be like buying a group of anything for one price, and then choosing what's to be included for the group price.

I've looked at options but it seems I have to have the Business version for that to work. We have the Essential version.

Thanks, but that doesn't seem to work. They need to pick 6 titles from a list of 30. The option just gives me the list with a dropdown containing the characteristics which is not what I need. It seems archaic to tell them to fax me the titles you want but that's what this has come down to.

I might be able to use a coupon, I think the money is consistent but not the number of titles. It's not cost effective to move up to the Business edition because this concerns a few customers. We've only had 2 orders of this type although that might change.

So if you know any other method, I'm all ears. We are using the Essentials edition.

Then I must be doing something wrong. I get a list of all the issues but I can only choose a characteristic for each issue. And if I add to cart I get ALL 30 issues added. I'm not able to choose just 6 of them. ????

I think I've read this somewhere. I need to make a hidden category with no characteristics attached to it that lists the issues for this option. Is that correct--maybe?

No, I didn't create anything. When I go to options, it allows me to pick from categories that are already there. I have a category called Issues that people can buy singularly. This category has 3 characteristics. It is the only close to what I need.

I don't see where I can create anything in options, it only allows me to choose from what has already been created.

Options are not like characteristics which I can create, at least so it seems to me at this point.

I'm getting closer. But get an error when I try to use the option.

Ok, I give. Anyone know why I'm getting this error: The product Choice 2: V11N2 is not available

Also, in the Hikashop Demo, in the OPTIONS category where does the URL come from for each product in that category?

Nicholas,

I finally figured out what you said to do: 6 options with 30 values. But I get this Notice: The product Choice 2: V11N2 is not available

So I guess I don't have something marked. Have you ever seen this notice before?

Hi there,

Where do you get this error?
Could you post a screenshot.

I posted a screen shot above. It comes after I add to cart.

That made the order go thru. Thanks! Now it list the value for each selected option but says it's free. It's not free, the product has the discounted price. Can the word free be deleted or changed?