Multiple products ordered on single page

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Hello Community,

I am not certain how to properly describe what I need and so I am not finding much through searches of the forum.

We need the ability to have a single page list a number of products in row format, with basic information in each row, eg

Item code, description, unit of measure, price, quantity in stock, then a textbox to enter a quantity to order.

The user would be able to fill in the individual quantities as needed, skipping those that are not needed, and the click a button to add all of ordered items to their cart.

The repeat as necessary for another group of products until ready to check out.

This probably requires a custom page, so I looking for some help in finding a suitable starting point.

Thanks is advance for your help.

[Katie]

Hi there,

Yes, you will need to customize a category display page. We have two of them that might be good starting points.

1) Category Grid (Deep Item Display) With Add To Basket

Displays products for the selected category and all of it's sub-categories. Items are displayed in a grid format, each with a quantity box so user can purchase multiple items with one click. Includes breadcrumb links, sorting, page navigation, and sub-cats.

Control Name: [[ConLib:CategoryGridPage3]]

This one will give you the function to Add multiple products to the Basket with one click.

2) Category List

Displays products for only the selected category. Items are displayed in a row format with columns for SKU, manufacturer, and pricing. Includes breadcrumb links, sorting, page navigation, and sub-category link options.

Control Name: [[ConLib:CategoryListPage]]

This one will display products in a row format. So, using the display portion of this control and the add to basket function of the first control, should give you the results you need.

If you want to view display samples, go to this page in the merchant docs:

http://help.ablecommerce.com/mergedProj ... htm#Sample

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Katie,
Thanks so much for the quick response.

I'll look this over and see what to do.