Associated products

[Rob_jones]

Hi all,

I'm currently making an online school clothes shop with actinic (euroschools.blueprintit.co.uk) and I'm having the following problems:

In the comprehensive schools section there's 8 schools, each has a sweatshirt in it, it's the same sweatshirt for each school except the color is different. Is it possible to use an associated product which allows each separate sweatshirt to get the price from the associated product?

The main concern is that if the price of a sweatshirt is changed then I would have to go through EVERY school and change the price. It would be easier if I only had to change one price.

Also...

I have the price in the size drop down, can actinic automatically generate this?

Thanks

[completerookie]

as far as I know, when you look at the permutations of the drop down, check the "pricing" column points to "associated product" rather than over-ride - this should then work,

including the associated price in the droip down, I'm certain this is just a layout choice, play with the layout tab on the same permutation area

[Rob_jones]

as far as I know, when you look at the permutations of the drop down, check the "pricing" column points to "associated product" rather than over-ride - this should then work,

including the associated price in the droip down, I'm certain this is just a layout choice, play with the layout tab on the same permutation area

Thanks for the reply Kevin.

I've got the price in the size drop down now, don't know how I missed that!! Thanks, that's one problem solved.

At the moment I have a product in the school section (this shows up on the website - real product) and a hidden product (not on the website - fake product), I need the real product to get it's price from the fake product. Within the real product I have a component that is associated with the fake product (this picks up all the tax information), I can't get the fake product to automatically fill in the "Price" for the real product.

Hope that made some kind of sense.

Thanks again.

[Rob_jones]

I thought this was solved bu I've got a problem with the price in the drop down for the size.

On the adult sizes (these need to include VAT), I'm getting the price from an associated product, because I had to put the price in excluding VAT it's showing that price in the drop down.

E.g I have a sweatshirt that is £20, to get it to display the correct amount on the website I had to put in the price £17.02 (the added VAT makes in £20), in the drop down for the size it's showing the £17.02 when I want it to show £20.

Does anyone know a way around this?

Thanks

[completerookie]

I think you need to be displaying the "compact tax price" or something like that, at the moment, its displaying the "vat exclusive price" not "vat inclusive price" - I'm not 100% sure, I don't have actinic in front of me.

the thing is, you need to go into the design panel and trace back how its making up the price figure.

doing it this way will show 17.02 + "vat" for the adult price and then it will show 12.00 + "no vat" for the childs clothes

sorry I can't be more help at the mo,

[cdicken]

Hi there

The solution to have tax-inclusive prices in the drop down list is here:

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...ermutation+tax

[Rob_jones]

Hi there

The solution to have tax-inclusive prices in the drop down list is here:

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...ermutation+tax

Thanks for your reply.

It worked but there's a slight problem with it.

Firstly it's adding VAT to the child sizes, I only want it to add VAT to the adult sizes.

Secondly it's hard coded the VAT rate, what is the variable for the tax rate? I want it so it's done automatically.

<actinic:block
if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PermutationAssociatedPricesAreUsed%22%
20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20FALSE" >
(<actinic:block PHP='true'
SELECTABLE='false'>formattedcurrency(round(<actinic:variable
name="PermutationPriceRaw" /> * 1.175, <actinic:variable
name="CurrencyDigits" />), <actinic:variable name="CurrencyDigits" />,
'<actinic:variable name="MoneyDecimalSeparator" />', '<actinic:variable
name="MoneyThousandSeparator" />', '<actinic:variable name="DefaultCurrency"
/>');</actinic:block>)
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block
if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PermutationAssociatedPricesAreUsed%22%
20%2f%3e" />
(<actinic:block PHP='true'
SELECTABLE='false'>formattedcurrency(round(<actinic:variable
name="AssociatedProduct::ProductPriceRaw" /> * 1.175, <actinic:variable
name="CurrencyDigits" />), <actinic:variable name="CurrencyDigits" />,
'<actinic:variable name="MoneyDecimalSeparator" />', '<actinic:variable
name="MoneyThousandSeparator" />', '<actinic:variable name="DefaultCurrency"
/>');</actinic:block>)
</actinic:block>

Thanks again.

[cdicken]

You can create a new layout within the 'Permutation Prices' group in the library and call it something like 'Prices including tax' and then you will be able to select different price layouts for different permutations at the bottom of the 'Permutations' tab of the component.

There's no variable for the VAT rate that gives it in the format you need e.g. '1.175' - you will just have to use different price layouts for different permutations.

[Rob_jones]

You can create a new layout within the 'Permutation Prices' group in the library and call it something like 'Prices including tax' and then you will be able to select different price layouts for different permutations at the bottom of the 'Permutations' tab of the component.

There's no variable for the VAT rate that gives it in the format you need e.g. '1.175' - you will just have to use different price layouts for different permutations.

Thanks for replying Chris.

I'll have a go at your solution and let you know how it goes.

Thanks again.

[Rob_jones]

You can create a new layout within the 'Permutation Prices' group in the library and call it something like 'Prices including tax' and then you will be able to select different price layouts for different permutations at the bottom of the 'Permutations' tab of the component.

There's no variable for the VAT rate that gives it in the format you need e.g. '1.175' - you will just have to use different price layouts for different permutations.

Hi Chris,

I got around to trying your solution and it worked which is a HUGE weight off my shoulders, thanks.

The only shame is the fact that the rate is hard coded but that's a small concern really.

Thanks again.

[Rob_jones]

I've just come across a problem.

I created the new layout and it worked for one product but I'm trying to do the same to another product and the permutation layout option isn't there. There isn't a drop down menu to select a layout.

Any idea's whats happened?

Thanks

[wjcampbe]

In Library | Layouts, select your new layout and check that you have ticked the Products box on the place of setting options and Advanced place of setting tab.