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Re: [mv] Inventory Control
****** message to minivend-users from Chris Jesseman <chris@sitemajic.net> ******
> I think the way to do this is to have separate SKUs.
> One thing I think might be nice to add -- an mv_item_morph parameter
> in the shopping cart. When selected, it morphs the item into another
> SKU upon cart update. 8-)
> That way you could have a cart line which said:
> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="[quantity-name]" VALUE="[item-quantity]">
> [item-accessories mv_item_morph]
> the mv_item_morph line in the database would say:
> os28007=5 foot, os20995=10 foot, os20998=20 foot
> and the appropriate widget would be displayed.
> Then when selected, it changes the SKU. The mv_ib_sku attribute
> would maintain the initial SKU ordered, perhaps even providing the
> "code" for an [item-data table column], etc., while [item-price] and
> [item-description] would stick with the item (kind of like on-the-fly
> items.)
> This is 4.7 stuff -- probably the best way to do it now is to use
> separate SKUs.
Would this be easier to manage if the sku's can have children or
dependent sku's? Then when doing searches it would be easier to filter
out redundant products or permutations of the same product. Some standard
products can have 30 or more size/color/uniqueness variations of the same
sku.
-Chris
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