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    How do I monitor stocks within components/attributes?

    Hi, Please be gentle with me, this is my first post in a forum

    We have recently had a new website built and I am still learning.
    Here is my problem, hope someone can help:

    We sell childrens party supplies and one of our most popular products are party packs. This is classed as one product, but it is made up of 8 different components, none of which are changeable by the customer.
    When the customer opts to buy this I need the components within the product to be reduced by a specific quantity.

    Heres an example:

    A bob the Builder party pack for 8 children has a product code TW22 and it is made up of 8 other products, each with their own code so that they can be bought singly, i.e cups, plates, tablecover, napkins, party bags, banner, balloons and confetti. it is these that need the stock monitoring, not the party pack itself.

    Just to make thing a little more complex the customer can choose if they want a party pack for 8, 16 or 24 children, which is where I have used a component linked to the product with an attribute and choices linked to the component.

    At present I have it set up as follows:
    Party pack product with extended info, this has a component which in turn has an attribute and choices 1, 2, and 3.

    The component has permutations linked to hidden product TW22-8 (party pack for 8) TW22-16 (party pack for 16) and TW22-24 (party pack for 24).

    These hidden products have 8 components each pointing to an associated product (cup, napkin, plate ect.).

    The problem is that when a customer buys a party pack, say for 8, the stock is decreased by 1 on the hidden product (TW22-8) but the associated components are not decreased at all (cup, plate, napkin ect.).

    I'm sorry if this is all as clear as mud, it is hard to explain, let alone to type it all out

    here is a link to one of our party packs (if I have done it properly) so you can see some of what I have tried to explain.

    http://www.party2u.co.uk/acatalog/in...rty-packs.html

    Hope some one can help as at present I am having to adjust stocks manually every time an order for a party pack comes in.

    Regards,
    Caroline

    #2
    Hi Caroline and welcome.

    I hate to say this but I think you are pushing Actinic to do something it can't.
    It can stock control your associated (hidden)product from your main product but in my experience, and from Actinic responses given before on the forum, it won't stock control down a further level to control your components of the hidden associated products.

    To be honest, I'm not entirely sure how you could get around it (I've had a similar need in the past) without offering each pack (for 8,12 or 24) separately and associating each component with the hidden products that need controlling, if you follow me?

    Perhaps by listing all the details in a fragment (or product without "buy now") and then offering 3 separate compact products underneath (without images)
    Tracey

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      #3
      Hi Tracey,

      Thanks for your response, It seems that I might have to think of another way round it, your suggestion is appreciated. Watch this space!!

      Caroline

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        #4
        Hi Caroline

        For a newcomer, that was an excellent explanation of your situation, setup and problem, in fact i'd say you've been at it for quite sometime to explain that well, so don't worry about coming across correctly.

        As for your problem, i don't think you can solve it with actinic as you can't make bundles up from products and have all stock levels adjust as far as i know.

        The only thing i could possibly think of trying was to add components for each of the 8 options and make these mandatory, ie not optional and see if that adjusts the stock levels for each of them. I have a feeling it doesn't though, but worth a quick experiment to see.

        Only other way round i could think of was to pack up the 8 products together, so they become one product and stock level it from there. If you were ever out of stock on the singles, it would mean opening up a pack, but this may be your only option i'm afraid.

        Welcome to the forum.

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