On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Adam Heath wrote: > Adam Heath wrote: >> We've got a client that wants to offer free shipping based on certain >> conditions; namely, whether the order > a certain dollar amount. If >> the condition matches, then they can get the cheapest free shipping, >> but only to a particular region, namely USA, and standard mail. >> >> I can't see how to do that in the promo system. I can match a promo >> by total $$ amount. I can't then give free >> shipping(ProductPromoWorker references PROMO_FREE_SHIPPING, but that >> isn't in the seed data). Even fixing that problem, I don't see a way >> to change the list of available shipping methods for a product store. >> >> Can anyone offer any pointers? > > Set a minimum price on the ProductStoreShipmentMeth, set an > includeGeoId. That'll allow a shipping method to show up with an > appropriate name, saying it is free shipping. > > I still don't know how to keep the user from being charged for > shipping. We'd like the shipping charge to show up as a separate line > item in the accounting system, I just don't want the user to be > charged for it. Maybe an OrderAdjustment that negates the shipping > charge, but I don't see how to do that.
It looks like you found it. Yes, there used to be a promo rule action for free shipping, but it stopped working after a ShoppingCart refactor a LONG time ago and was never fixed because the shipping price calculation tends to do most of what people want, or I guess is good enough... -David
