Component prices not showing

[OriginalTouch]

standard cart layout - still the same:

[TraceyHand]

I'm sure someone else had this problem recently (well, in the last few months) but it's too vague a recollection (or maybe too long ago) for me to remember the outcome.
I'll do a search and see if I can find the thread

Apart from that...dunno..both Fergus and Lee have covered all the bases as far as setting it up goes, really

what layouts are you using in the component settings? have to tried reverting them to factory settings, to be on the safe side?

[OriginalTouch]

Reverted to standard product and component layouts.

This puts 2 lines into cart.
Gives the additional component price (£9) but not the product main price (£15)



any clues anyone?

[OriginalTouch]

ok - got the standard layouts working - will try now to work backwards!
will let you know how i get on.

By the way, the reason that I don't like the standard layouts is that the cart then shows 2 lines:
1 for the main product and one for the component - very confusing.

There have been many threads by people with the same problem.

[OriginalTouch]

Can you tell me on the attached image if there are supposed to be associated prices in this box?
I have attached an image.

[TraceyHand]

By the way, the reason that I don't like the standard layouts is that the cart then shows 2 lines:
1 for the main product and one for the component - very confusing.

that's not down to the layout though, it's down to the perl scripts.

[OriginalTouch]

It appears that the problem occurs in the 'component layout with selectable permutations'. any other layout has 2 lines in the cart, one for the main product and one for the choice.



Whereas with the selectable permutations, this happens:



I have reverted to factory settings - but no difference.
It seems to me, an amateur, that perhaps this component layout doesn't list the choices beneath the main product and as the main product has no price - hence no price in the cart.

By the way, I only want one line in the cart - the choice and not the main product.

Help - this is taking me hours!

[TraceyHand]

ok..I don't have time now but there is a method of removing the excess lines in the cart by modifying the perl scripts.
It's not for the faint hearted but I'm sure it's detailed somewhere on the forums.
Why not use the "name from associated product" option, as you're using associated product prices anyway?
That's what I do and I only get the associated product in the cart.
I use the standard component layouts and use the associated product name in the cart, with no orderline for main product, and it works ok.

Is there a reason why you couldn't use this option as you are using associated products anyway?

I'l look back in later when I get back online and I'll see if I can find the posts detailing the script mod for trimming down the cart where the 2 orderlines are showing, if you still need it and can't find it.

Hope that made sense (vodka before tea is not a smart move LOL)

[OriginalTouch]

component layout - found the bug

Thanks Tracey - don't need to change the perl - the problem is with the component layout.

I followed your example exactly using the standard component layout and it works a treat in the cart.

The reason I didn't like it is that there are no prices in the drop down box on the product pages (like the selectable permutations layout has).

I confirmed my suspicions again and changed back to the component layout with selectable permutations leaving everything else exactly the same as yours before.

It left this strange message in the cart!


You see it has removed the main product as requested but it has not put in the choices/permutations/associated products. And where does the message come from?

Everything is at factory settings and so I can only presume that this is a bug?

I am probably going to have to use the standard component layout and hard code the prices in somewhere as I haven't got the time to recode everything but if this is the issue then it should perhaps be highlighted?

JUST ADDED AFTER DOING SOME TESTS:-

I was going to ask you: ANY IDEA HOW I COULD ADD THE ASSOCIATED PRODUCT PRICES TO THE DROP DOWN BOX WHEN USING THE STANDARD COMPONENT LAYOUT?

But having tried many options and name changes, it appears that the standard component layout uses the 'choice names'
<option value="<Actinic:Variable Name="ChoiceSelectedValue"/>"><Actinic:Variable Name="ChoiceDisplayLabel"/></option>
even though it uses the hidden associated products in the shopping cart.
IE for the standard layout, the drop down list shows the names of the choices

The permutations layout uses different variables - permutation variables and what is interesting is that the drop down list for the permutations layout here shows the associated products names..

So I thought about putting in the prices into the html for the choice names and hey presto!
It seems that this is definitely a strange bug and that I am going to have to type in the prices into every choice of every product.

But at least it works!!
http://trials.actinic.com/trials/tri...M_Filters.html

Unless you have other ideas?

Feeling very happy now that I have found the problem even if it did take me all day - hope it helps others.
Also would appreciate any feedback on better work-arounds.

[OriginalTouch]

strange message in cart

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...ollowing+lines

this thread's starter has the same strange message in his cart

[kevster]

sorry to chip in at this late stage - i have set up something similar i think - have a look at www.skins4things.com - all prods set up as hidden components of dummy product, no orderline for main product, prices from components using permutations but my pricing is coming through ok.

Ill add a screenshot of my prod page..

[kevster]

only problem I have is that I cant use custom vat on products where you get the vat rounding e.g. 12.95 goes to 12.94 or 12.96

having no orderline for main prod doesnt allow custom vat...

i now have the problem of having to untick no orderline... and then getting two orderlines in the cart which is ugly so looking to hack the scripts...

would be good to find the hack script if anyone knows where it is?

[TraceyHand]

inputting the price into the choice name/html is what I've always done but, I agree, it seems as thought it's not working as it should the way you've been doing it.

It certainly combats the "2 lines in the cart" problem but, of course, is only any good if you use associated products to be able to detail in the cart instead.

I have never (yet) tried your setup on a live site, so I can't comment on whether it's a bug or just not quite right. Maybe someone else can?

[OriginalTouch]

could do with a bit of tweaking at the software end

Kevster seems to have the advantage that all of his choices have the same price anyway.

Tracey, I have tried everything over the course of the day! It seems that manually inputting prices into choice names is the only option.

That seems to defeat the object of having associated products and prices?
My typing hand is aching now!

Unless I am missing something, either:
-Layouts with selectable permutations - prices should be correctly shown in the cart
or:
- For basic component layouts, there should be an easy way of adding prices from associated products into the drop down box.

Or is this something for the next version - V9?
(By the way, anyone know what is in the next version?)

[kevster]

I'll try setting up a section with diff. prices and see how it comes out...