On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 06:56 +0100, Adrian Crum wrote: > If they are the same product, then they are in the same product categories. >
so that is limitation of the current datamodel?......looks like i have to create for every asset a product and a single inventory item of which many have the same price and other data, only the picture is different because i cannot store that on the fixed asset. Then i also better use the 'instanceOfProduct field on the fixed asset and do not need the fixedassetProduct entity and the recently added fixedAssetId field on the inventoryitem.. > I have three copies of the Die Hard DVD. Why would I want to put each > one in a different product category? What you are suggesting doesn't > make sense. > It might help if you gave some specific examples of what you are trying > to do. I have a single product : "DVD midlevel price" relating to 10,000 dvd's with different fixed asset titles in different genre's but the same rental price > > -Adrian > > On 9/23/2011 6:51 AM, Hans Bakker wrote: > > Can you help me think in the right direction? > > > > how can i show some fixedassets of the same product in one category and > > some of the assets in another category? > > > > Thank you in advance for your help. > > > > Regards,m= > > Hans > > > > On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 06:47 +0100, Adrian Crum wrote: > >> Hans, > >> > >> The data model supports what you are trying to do if YOU think about it. > >> There is no need to connect a fixed asset to a product category. > >> > >> -Adrian > >> > >> On 9/23/2011 6:44 AM, Hans Bakker wrote: > >>> sure can do that, but i want a specific instance showing in one category > >>> and another instance showing in a different category...... > >>> > >>> Adrian, before you answer can you please think about it a bit? > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Hans > >>> > >>> On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 06:42 +0100, Adrian Crum wrote: > >>>> Use FixedAssetProduct. > >>>> > >>>> -Adrian > >>>> > >>>> On 9/23/2011 6:37 AM, Hans Bakker wrote: > >>>>> but if you want a particular instance of a product? > >>>>> > >>>>> I have products (as i described): > >>>>>> In this product type the product is a group of video rentals of the > >>>>>> same rental price referring to many video assets. > >>>>> Hans > >>>>> > >>>>> On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 06:32 +0100, Adrian Crum wrote: > >>>>>> A fixed asset is an instance of a product, much like an inventory item > >>>>>> is an instance of a product. So, no - you do not want to connect a > >>>>>> fixed > >>>>>> asset to a product category. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Product: Die Hard DVD > >>>>>> Product Categories: DVD, Action, Drama, Bruce Willis > >>>>>> Fixed Assets: 10010, 10011, 1012 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -Adrian > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 9/23/2011 6:20 AM, Hans Bakker wrote: > >>>>>>> Now we can have rental products where the asset can be rented.... > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> In this product type the product is a group of video rentals of the > >>>>>>> same > >>>>>>> rental price referring to many video assets. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> However now we also want to categorize these assets in order to > >>>>>>> display > >>>>>>> them on the e-commerce website. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Is adding a fixedAssetid field to the ProductCategoryMember entity a > >>>>>>> solution? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- Ofbiz on twitter: http://twitter.com/apache_ofbiz Alternative ofbiz website: http://www.ofbiz.info http://www.antwebsystems.com : Quality services for competitive rates.
