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cgreathouse
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Dynamic Kit

Post by cgreathouse » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:49 pm

Hello

I'm looking for a way to make kits dynamic. Based on what's selected in a kit's component (Radio Buttons) I need to have components be added or removed.

For example, ComponentA has 3 radio buttons (Option1, Option2, Option3). If Option1 is selected I need ComponentB and ComponentC visible. If Option2 is selected I need ComponentD visible. If Option3 I need ComponentC, ComponentE, ComponentF, ComponentG and ComponentH visible.

Any pointers on how to do this?

Thanks!

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Re: Dynamic Kit

Post by mazhar » Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:14 am

Its possible with the product options but not with kits out of the box, have a look at the following post
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=8452

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Re: Dynamic Kit

Post by heinscott » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:07 am

Can be done with a bit of custom programming and some creativity with how you structure categories and products of this type... (for instance, if you have an Option A product that should include certain kit items, you could then also have a directory called Option A that would include all the kit items that should be offered). After that, you could just create a custom product page that would create the proper options accordingly. Not a super easy task, but it does work.

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Re: Dynamic Kit

Post by cgreathouse » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:57 pm

How about product templates? The reason I'm looking at product templates is because they provide a way to have text boxes to get input from a user.

So right now I have a template that has 3 radio options and 5 text boxes. Is it possible to have the text boxes made visible/invisible depending on what radio option is selected?

Example:

Radio1 : Text1 & Text5 visible
Radio2 : Text2 & Text4 & Text5 visible
Radio3 : Text1 & Text3 & Text4 visible

If it is possible, can you point me at what source file(s) need updated?

Thanks!

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