Product Templates - Adding Cost Modification

dave_reach · Post by **dave_reach** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:40 am

Hi,

The client whom I am making a site for using AbleCommerce has a lot of products that have the same set of options associated with them - the easiest way I can achieve this is using the Product Template functionality - however, these options also have price modifications.

There are quite literally, hundreds of permetations that would need to be input per-product is I went down the Option/Varient route.

My questions is, how easy (or difficult) would it be for me to edit AbleCommerce to include a price modification for a Product Template drop-down field? My main concern is that a large part of the functionality i'll be editing is in the compiled code and isn't accessible by me.

Is what I am asking feasible? I'm a fairly proficient developer, the level of coding being used isn't an issue, simply to physical limitations of editing what is essentially some pretty core functionality.

Cheers,
Dave.

Post by **Shopping Cart Admin** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:19 am

Hello Dave,

I'd carefully look at kits before heading down the custom programming path. Kitted components can be shared between as many products as needed. So if there is a change in the 'options' you can edit it in one place and it will be reflected on all of the product which have the kitted options attached.

dave_reach · Post by **dave_reach** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:54 am

Hi,

I've been off work for a week, but now I am back so...

After looking at the Kitting functionality, am I right in thinking that a kit is as follows;

PRODUCT: A Desk
Kit Component: LEGS
Kit Component Product: Wooden
Kit Component Product: Brushed Steel

In this model, would the 'Wooden' and 'Brushed Steel' legs need to be products in the catalogue?

compunerdy · Post by **compunerdy** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:37 am

They would need to be products but they can be hidden.