Disable in stock message for some items

[maroni35]

Hi,

I have Enable Online Stock control ticked.

For 99% of products this is fine and shows a In stock message and changes to out of stock when falls to 0.

For some products though I want to take orders but they are a special order, so I don't have them In Stock but still want to sell them.

If I disable Stock monitoring next to the product then I still have an In Stock message showing, which can cause confusion for the customer.

How do I remove this In Stock message for non stock items?

David

[Mike Hughes]

There might be an easier way but I'd just create a modified layout template for those products that didn't have the stock display message in it.

Or if you want a common product layout you could use a blockif around the stock display message to check if stock control is enabled or not.

Mike

[maroni35]

Thanks Mike,

I have managed to create a modified layout for the spp layout, but when you are viewing the section product list it is still showing, so I'll have to experiment with a block if. Not quite sure how to do it on if enabled, but will have a search.

[NormanRouxel]

If following Mike's solution, the variable IsStockMonitored could be used in a Condition.
E.g.

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsStockMonitored%22%20%2f%3e">
this shows only if stock is monitored
</actinic:block>

[maroni35]

Norman, many thanks that is great. Works a treat.

Getting more familiar with blockifs but that would have taken me some time to figure out.

David