Stock Level Indicators

[MDS]

Hi

I have had a search about, but can only find topics relating to showing a stock quantity.

What I want to do is put a simple in, out, or on order gif related to the product availability.

I can add html to each product, but it is a bit of a long process.

Thanks for any help

Mick

[Nadeem]

Hi Mick,

I'm afraid there is no variable for the stock level indicator in Actinic. Rather than having to put in the html code within the product, you could edit the "Act_Productline.html" and save it as two files "Act_ProductLineStockOn.html" (which has the in order gif) and "Act_ProductlineStockoff.html" (which has the off order gif). For the product you wish to associate the stocks on, they could use either one of these templates.

Kind Regards

[Mike Hughes]

There is some javascript around that will display the actual stock levels for your products.

I wouldn't have thought it would take too much to change it so that (for example) if stock = 0 display out of stock image, if stock > 0 display in stock image, if stock =1000 (or something) display on order image.

Sadly I'm not your man for writing javascript.

Mike

[Nadeem]

Hi Mick,

Whoops, Thanks for that Mike. Sorry Mick you can do the following, its in the advance user guide

Edit your Act_Primary.html and put the following code after

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="actinicextras.js" TYPE="text/javascript"></SCRIPT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript">
function StockLevels(pItem)
<!--
	{
	var strIDs = 'Stock Message: '
	{
	if (pItem >= 1)
		{
		strIDs = '<img src="stockon.gif"> Stock in Hand'
		}
	else
		{
		strIDs = '<img src="stockout.gif"> Out of Stock'
		}
	}
	return strIDs
}
//-->
</script>

Now edit your "Act_Productline.html" and put in the following code

<script language="Javascript">
	document.write(StockLevels(NETQUOTEVAR:STOCKLEVEL)) 
</script>

This will allow you to have a stock on picture if the stock level is greater than one.

Kind Regards

[MDS]

Thanks both

Thats great, and thanks for the code Nadeem

Will try it & let you know

Mick

[MDS]

Getting a script error

Line 86, character 9

Error Expected')'

Act_Primary entered code here

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="actiniccore.js" TYPE="text/javascript"></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="actinicextras.js" TYPE="text/javascript"></SCRIPT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript">
function StockLevels(pItem)
<!--
{
var strIDs = 'Stock Message: '
{
if (pItem >= 1)
{
strIDs = '<img src="in.gif> Stock in Hand'
}
else
{
strIDs = '<img src="out.gif> Out of Stock'
}
}
return strIDs
}
//-->
</script>

<!-- Placeholder of cookie checking javascript code. Do not remove it! -->
<Actinic:COOKIECHECK/>

Is there a specific place to add the other code to the Act_Productline?

Thanks

Mick

[Nadeem]

Hi Mick

Sorry, edited my previous example, you need to close the gif file image, so change

strIDs = '<img src="in.gif> Stock in Hand'

to

strIDs = '<img src="in.gif"> Stock in Hand'

and do the same for the other. Also make sure in "Advance | Additional Files" that both in.gif and out.gif are in there.

Kind Regards

[MDS]

Thanks Nadeem

I am getting the message showing in offline preview, but they are showing at the top of the image, and muliplied by the number of products in that section.

ie if there are 4 items in the section, there are 4 stock indicators at the top of the image of the first product.

As you can tell I am expert at this script stuff

Thanks

Mick

[Mike Hughes]

The bit of code that says:

<script language="Javascript">
document.write(StockLevels(NETQUOTEVAR:STOCKLEVEL))
</script>

has to be in the product template somewhere within the table <td> </td> tags. If the're not within a table cell (i.e. within the tags) then they'll be rendered right at the top of the table (if your lucky)

Mike

[MDS]

Perfect Mike-thank you very much

I had that code outside the tags, I have quickly edited & it seems to work perfectly.

I will upload it now & let you know

Thanks

Mick

[MDS]

Getting there

I am getting the indicator in the right place now, but still getting them showing above the image of the first product as well


<!-- Primary HTML begin -->
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE
</TITLE>
<Actinic:BASEHREF VALUE="NETQUOTEVAR:BASEHREF"/>
<META NAME="ACTINICTITLE" CONTENT="NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<!--@act NETQUOTEVAR:HEADERMETA -->
<!--@act NETQUOTEVAR:LOADFUNCTION -->
<!--@act NETQUOTEVAR:SUBMITFUNCTION -->
<!--@act NETQUOTEVAR:P3PFULLPOLICYLINK -->
<LINK REL=STYLESHEET HREF="actinic.css">


<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="actiniccore.js" TYPE="text/javascript"></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="actinicextras.js" TYPE="text/javascript"></SCRIPT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript">
function StockLevels(pItem)
<!--
{
var strIDs = 'Stock Message: '
{
if (pItem >= 1)
{
strIDs = '<img src="in".gif> Stock in Hand'
}
else
{
strIDs = '<img src="out".gif> Out of Stock'
}
}
return strIDs
}
//-->
</script>


Act_Productline-I have dropped the code in here


NETQUOTEVAR:CARTERRORXMLNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTQUANTITY<br>
<Actinic:ACTIONS>NETQUOTEVAR:ADDTOCARTBUTTON</Actinic:ACTIONS>
</span>
NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEENDXML
</td>
<script language="Javascript">
document.write(StockLevels(NETQUOTEVAR:STOCKLEVEL))
</script>
</tr>
NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTFORMEND
NETQUOTEVAR:NEXT


<!-- Insert HTML for the bottom of the individual product -->
<!-- ProductLine HTML end -->


Anything leap out & grab you?

Thanks

Mick

[Mike Hughes]

Yep, just move the </td> in the product template to be after the javascript, not before it.

Mike

[MDS]

Thanks again Mike

One small problem left-sorry to be a pain

I have 2 stock indicators-one after the price, and one below the add to cart

I would like to keep the one after the price as the position is better.

Thanks

Mick

[Mike Hughes]

You must have the javascript appearing twice within the template.

The one you just moved the </td> to be after is the one that appears after the add to cart button. Deleting the javascript there should remove the extra stock image.

Mike

NB: This currently only does the in-stock/out of stock bit. There's no third 'on order' or whatever image.

[MDS]

Right again Mike

I had it duplicated in the Act_Productline

NB: This currently only does the in-stock/out of stock bit. There's no third 'on order' or whatever image.

Thats my next trick

Thanks for your time-much appreciated

Mick