Multiple Associated Products

[Golf Tee Warehouse]

I have a product (let's call it a widget) that I purchase in bags of 1000 but am selling in packs of 20, 100, 200, 500 or 1000 and use weight based shipping options.

I have created a component of 'Pack Qty' and have an option for each of the 5 pack size options.

I have set up a hidden product which holds the weight of one widget and can set it up as an associated product, but cannot tell Actinic the a pack of 500 consists of 500 x hidden widgets.

Does anyone have ideas how I can get around this problem.

To solve the weight problem I could set-up 5 hidden products each storing the weight for one of the options, but cannot find a solution that allows stock to be monitored.

I have searched the KB, AUG and forum but couldn't find an answer, although I initially assumed it would be something very simple.

[TraceyHand]

I have set up a hidden product which holds the weight of one widget and can set it up as an associated product, but cannot tell Actinic the a pack of 500 consists of 500 x hidden widgets.

you may have to use a single component checkbox for each pack size and specify the qty of the associated product (that only appears at component level with no attributes)

[Golf Tee Warehouse]

Thanks Tracey,

I'll give it a try.

[Golf Tee Warehouse]

I have now given that a try but couldn't see an obvious way of forcing customers to tick just one box.

I think the easiest option would be to keep with my original idea and forget about stock monitoring on that product.

Thanks for the suggestion anyway, Tracey.

[animal dreams]

How about setting up 5 separate products which each use the widget (appropriate qty) as a mandatory component. That way you can control pricing, weight and widget stock.

[TraceyHand]

Just as an addition to the above suggestion, this won't work if you then try to use those 5 products as the associated products for a main one, like you originally wanted.
Actinic cannot stock control that complexly (is that even a word? LOL)
It can only directly control stock on an associated product. Not any components within it iyswim.
Obviously, using 5 individually listed products is possible though.

[Golf Tee Warehouse]

All good suggestions, I just need to decide whether to go for five separate products with stock control or one product with no stock control.

Actinic cannot stock control that complexly (is that even a word? LOL)

It seems that 'complexly' is a word, although I was about to state that 'iyswim' isn't a word until I realised it was another acronym (If You See What I Mean).

[animal dreams]

Darren,
If you use a fragment for the product description and image, then five products simply with pack size, price and quantity, you can create a layout that looks pretty much like one product with 5 options and either 5 buy buttons or a single buy button per page. I have moved in this direction for several of my products (on V7 and soon V9) precisely because I wanted to let customers know the stock status.