[ic] Need more info on Orders

[Ed LaFrance]

At 07:57 AM 06/08/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello list,
>I am designing my 1st catalog and I am struggling through fine but got stuck
>on the following:
>This catalog is based on contact lens and when the customer finds the
>product they want
>they need to put in their prescription which consists of 3 variables per
>eye.
>
>                 Power           BC              DIA
>                 ______          ___             ____
>RIGHT EYE       |______|        |___ |          |____|
>                 ______          ___             ____
>LEFT EYE        |______|        |___ |          |____|
>
>I figure I need to edit the flypage to accept this information but I need
>help figuring out what how
>to include this information with the order.  Do I need another table to hold
>this info?
>

This is a great job for item attributes - little bits of extra data that 
you can attach (or not attach) to items in the order, either for 
informational purposes, or to affect pricing, or both.

Unfortunately the current docs on the subject leave much to be desired.  I 
suggest you go to ftp.akopia.com and grab the tarball of the last MV4, then 
read up on Pricing:Item Attributes in the docs which are contained in that 
archive.

- Ed L.




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