Different Prices for product options

[wasSteve]

Hi

I want to be able to have a product with different sizes and then have a different price for each size.

Can anyone help me with how to set this up, at the moment I can only see that I would have to enter each size as a different product with its own price.

Steve

[TraceyHand]

Try THIS in the knowledge base (always worth checking there first)

[petsinparadise]

looked at this

hi
i looked at this advice but cant see "sum of all components" anywhere
i think the way my site is set up i can only have one price per products
is there a way of change the layout for this product only without it effecting the rest of my site.
a products with various sizes with different prices per size.
thanks steve for all your help!!!!

[leehack]

Select a product that has a component added, scroll down in the product window, if you don't see it, then you haven't setup a component, which is why you can't see it.

It has it's own big area on the 'general' tab of the product details window, impossible to miss, it's called "Component Details". Only shows if you have added a component though.

[Darren B]

Evening Mr Hack

I remember struggling with this, simple when you know but bugger to find the bits if you havent added other bits

[TraceyHand]

Evening Mr Hack

I remember struggling with this, simple when you know but bugger to find the bits if you havent added other bits

you having trouble finding your bits, Darren? LOL

[petsinparadise]

i have tried but in the manual it says something about a selection componant
i cant do it, im only a girly!!!
ill go away maybe a fresh day will help me
ive mastered almost all other aspects but this ones a bugger
im sure its simple when you know how
i just want different sizes with different prices instead of lots of seperate products with all the sizes would make it shorter and easier for my customers.
ill keep havin a go.
thanks for all your advice.

tracey
www.petsinparadise.co.uk
take a peek!!

[leehack]

Evening Mr Hack

I remember struggling with this, simple when you know but bugger to find the bits if you havent added other bits

Darren if you right click on a product, select 'add component', type in any garbage into the name field and click apply and it will show on the general tab in the product window straight away - if i'm abusing my knowledge saying that's easy, then i apologise, but making a cup of tea is harder to do than that in my eyes.

This is not a difficult task, it's approaching it that is difficult. Most people are beaten on this before they even start cos they're scared of what they're doing, not cos they don't have great experience with the product.

If you visit a web page which is longer than a page or open a letter that is longer than a page, your brain naturally tells you to scroll to see the rest. The product window is no different, if you can't see everything, the scroll bar is telling you that there is more information hidden, so scroll to see it, just like you do naturally on most other things.

[leehack]

i have tried but in the manual it says something about a selection componant
i cant do it, im only a girly!!!
ill go away maybe a fresh day will help me
ive mastered almost all other aspects but this ones a bugger
im sure its simple when you know how
i just want different sizes with different prices instead of lots of seperate products with all the sizes would make it shorter and easier for my customers.
ill keep havin a go.
thanks for all your advice.

tracey
www.petsinparadise.co.uk
take a peek!!

Tracey

Right click on the product to which you want to add a component, a shortcut menu will appear (like everything windows based) and select 'add component'. That is the component creation interface. Add a pretend name in to try it out and then click apply. Then select the 'general tab' of the product details and scroll down if you can't see it. You are looking for the highlighted title (in blue) which says 'Component Details', there is a drop down box there and that is what you are looking for.

[leehack]

Tracey

If you type in 'components' into the actinic help and then select 'what are components?', it will give you this information.

What Are Components?
A 'Component' is an option, or set of options, for a product that can affect one of the following:

· The price the customer pays online

· The stock levels of products within your store when the order is retrieved

· Both

This is different from just having an attribute and choices within a product (see Creating Choices) as these have no affect on price or stock.

To create a component, select the product that you would like to create a component within and do one of the following:

· Right-click and select 'New Component'

· Press [Ctrl + O]

· Go to 'Edit | New Component'

You will first need to enter a name for the component. Once you have created the component, you can start to edit the properties.

Note: Once you have created a component, a 'Prices' tab appears within the product details. Go to Component Pricing Model for details on this.

You can add as many components as you need within a product.

Four Main Uses For Components
· Selling products with other products. See Supplying Additional Items With A Product.

· Creating an optional extra ('up-sell'/'add-on') for a product. See Supplying Additional Items With A Product.

· Assigning prices to product options. See Making Customer Selection Affect Price and Stock Level

· Making choices made by customers affect the stock levels in your store. See Making Customer Selection Affect Price and Stock Level.

Some real-world examples of uses for components are:

· Supplying batteries with a toy – customers can buy the toy with the batteries, and you can monitor the stock levels of the toys and the batteries separately. For instructions on how to set up components like this, see Supplying Additional Items With A Product.

· An optional hands-free kit with a mobile phone – you can have a checkbox that customers will click in order to select the hands-free kit. This will add to the cost of the phone, and your stock levels of your hands-free kits will be decreased when you retrieve the order. For instructions on how to set up components like this, see Supplying Additional Items With A Product.

· A choice between a six or twelve month subscription for a magazine – customers make their selection from a list of choices, and the choice they make will add a different cost to the shopping cart. For instructions on how to set up components like this, see Making Customer Selection Affect Price and Stock Level.

· A computer bundle where customers select the different items to build their ideal PC – customers buy a 'base-unit' for their PC and then select the monitor they want, the hard-disk they want and the amount of memory they want. This will affect the price the customer pays, and you can even monitor the stock levels of monitors, hard-disks and memory you have. For instructions on how to set up components like this, see Making Customer Selection Affect Price and Stock Level.

[Bruce]

I wish more people actually read the help files, there is a lot of information in there. Nice one Lee.

Regards,

[Darren B]

Darren if you right click on a product, select 'add component', type in any garbage into the name field and click apply and it will show on the general tab in the product window straight away - if i'm abusing my knowledge saying that's easy, then i apologise, but making a cup of tea is harder to do than that in my eyes.

This is not a difficult task, it's approaching it that is difficult. Most people are beaten on this before they even start cos they're scared of what they're doing, not cos they don't have great experience with the product.

If you visit a web page which is longer than a page or open a letter that is longer than a page, your brain naturally tells you to scroll to see the rest. The product window is no different, if you can't see everything, the scroll bar is telling you that there is more information hidden, so scroll to see it, just like you do naturally on most other things.

Thanks Lee, i ment in the past, unfortunately it took me a while of messing around with dummy products and loads of permutations to understand what they all did. I sorted out what i want and it was easy, then i went to sleep a few times and it's not so clear anymore.

My down side is i do not do this regulary enough

[Darren B]

you having trouble finding your bits, Darren? LOL

Miss Bumps

[Darren B]

I wish more people actually read the help files, there is a lot of information in there. Nice one Lee.

Regards,

Seems to be alot of this nowadays Bruce

[TraceyHand]

i went to sleep a few times and it's not so clear anymore.

My down side is i do not do this regulary enough

tbh, I think it's one of those things that is a basic catalogue building function but with an overly complex method.

I do it regularly (no comments, please!!) and could set up components/attributes/choices/prices/associated products with my eyes shut...but it's a long drawn out process to achieve something fairly basic!

If you don't do it often, it's easy to find yourself back in the "Oh, that looks complicated" field of thought and I think that newbies see the method for this simple function (different price/choice...different weight/choice...size/colour stock control etc) and think "there must be an easier way to do that" and so they think it's not the right method for them.

Sad but true...it's the way it's done..it's not as complicated as it looks once you've done it once or twice

Ahem...my TPW for a Saturday morning