customvars ?

[WOP]

Hi
Is there anyway of upgrading a V7 site with customvars ?

If not, is there a way of replicating customvars in V8 ?

We use customvars in v7 for additional images, and rrp prices etc, which are updated via database .. ,
So its very important we keep customvars if possible.

Thanks in advance

[NormanRouxel]

They're still there. Only now they're called Variables.

Look in Design / Library / Variables (where right-clicking will let you create some new ones) and consult the Help, where there's a section called Understanding Variable.

Actinic can do a lot of custom work at page generation time. It could work out the difference between the product price and RRP to give a discount percentage for example.

[WOP]

Thanks Norman, I'll study variables.

Horrible feeling we may stick with V7 for a long time, just because of the non-upgradable customvars.

B

[1stweb]

Bea,

It will be worth the time you spend on the upgrade as you will easilly recover this in the longterm. I would highly recommend the perseverance to do the conversion

[los_design]

When you upgrade your site from v7 to v8 does it not convert your customvars?

I am sure I saw it do that?

May be wrong....

Regards
Daren

[jont]

The customvars are there as pointed out by Norman.

You may find the variable options appearing against every product though which is annoying more than a problem... espaecially if you have lots of variables listed. This can be easily resolved by editing the variable selector to assign to only specific groups.

[cdicken]

When you upgrade your site from v7 to v8 does it not convert your customvars?

I am sure I saw it do that?

Absolutely. As Norman says, they become 'User Definable Variables' in v8 and they are much more powerful because:

• You can choose to only have the variables settable for certain types of products in your store
• You can preset a range of values for the variable
• You can set a default value at the top of the store structure, and then choose whether to use that value or override it at the product level
• Create clever conditions in the design based on the value of the variable
• And lots of other stuff I haven't thought of yet...

Instead of setting them up in 'Advanced | Custom Properties', you'll see your user-definable variables in 'Design | Library | Variables'.