Product-attribute combinations for multi-product add to cart

[oliverands]

I am interested in creating a fast order page for my wholesale customers to use. I've looked through the documentation for multi-product add to cart, and I have a question.

Many of my products have attributes (sizes, in my case). Rather than showing each product as a row in a table and asking the customer to select a single attribute and input a quantity for the product, I want the page to display all product-attribute combinations that are included in a category and allow the customer to input a quantity for each. So my fast order page would need to look like this:

Product	Size	Qty
Shirt	Small	0
Shirt	Medium	0
Shirt	Large	0
Pants	Small	0
Pants	Large	0
Socks	Small	0
Socks	Large	0

Is it possible to iterate through all product-attribute combinations like this and output each to a row and then use the multi-product add to cart to add quantities of selected product-attribute combinations to the cart at once?

[Brennan]

Re: Product-attribute combinations for multi-product add to cart

Yes this should be possible. I'll see if I can get you a code sample to get started.

[oliverands]

Re: Product-attribute combinations for multi-product add to cart

Thanks Brennan. That would be much appreciated.

[Kent Multer]

Re: Product-attribute combinations for multi-product add to cart

I wrote a module to do this for a client's store some years ago. It can provide a 2-D display, e.g. if you have a product with two attributes, such as size and color, the module will display a grid of text boxes for all the different combinations. I can provide a solution for you; if you're interested, you can drop me a line by email to discuss it.

Thanks --

[Brennan]

Re: Product-attribute combinations for multi-product add to cart

@todd

Here is a some basic code using the ADPM action:

<mvt:foreach iterator="attribute" array="attributes">


	<mvt:foreach iterator="option" array="attribute:options">


		<input type="hidden" name="Products[ &mvt:option:id; ]:code" value="&mvte:product:code;" />
		<input type="hidden" name="Products[ &mvt:option:id; ]:attributes[ &mvt:attribute:index; ]:code" value="&mvte:attribute:code;">
		<input type="hidden" name="Products[ &mvt:option:id; ]:attributes[ &mvt:attribute:index; ]:value" value="&mvte:option:code;" class="textfield">
		
		&mvte:option:prompt;: <input type="text" name="Products[ &mvt:option:id; ]:quantity" value="" class="textfield"><br>


		
	</mvt:foreach>






</mvt:foreach>

You also need to change the action to be ADPM:

<input type="hidden" name="Action" value="ADPM" />

[oliverands]

Re: Product-attribute combinations for multi-product add to cart

Thank you Brennan. Much appreciated!

[lesliekirk]

Re: Product-attribute combinations for multi-product add to cart

@todd

Here is a some basic code using the ADPM action:

<mvt:foreach iterator="attribute" array="attributes">


<mvt:foreach iterator="option" array="attribute:options">


<input type="hidden" name="Products[ &mvt:option:id; ]:code" value="&mvte:product:code;" />
<input type="hidden" name="Products[ &mvt:option:id; ]:attributes[ &mvt:attribute:index; ]:code" value="&mvte:attribute:code;">
<input type="hidden" name="Products[ &mvt:option:id; ]:attributes[ &mvt:attribute:index; ]:value" value="&mvte:option:code;" class="textfield">

&mvte:option:prompt;: <input type="text" name="Products[ &mvt:option:id; ]:quantity" value="" class="textfield"><br>



</mvt:foreach>






</mvt:foreach>

You also need to change the action to be ADPM:

<input type="hidden" name="Action" value="ADPM" />

I have a most ignorant question - where in the Product Attribute Template do I place this code?

I understand the part about changing the action - that makes sense. But I cannot figure where within all the various form types in the Attributes Template to place this. Also what Attribute Type should I set my attributes at? When I used to use the Sebenza Product Template Manager to do this, the attributes needed to be radio buttons and then everything came out perfectly.