Hi, Sorry it's been a crazy couple of weeks over here. I got a hard coded version working(will rewrite to be more dynamic once it works) but the admin side is very messy. Also once the product gets build and checked out I need to come up with a custom order view so the store owner can see all the parts. Labor day weekend coming up so I should(hopefully) have more time to work on it.
lzantal On Sep 2, 3:24 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > Any updates on this, Izantal? > > On Aug 13, 5:16 am, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks! > > > On Aug 12, 1:19 am, lzantal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Quick update. I am working on coding up a "very" rough prototype for > > > this. > > > Sorry for the delay I got a deadline to meet this week. > > > > lzantal > > > > On Aug 9, 5:44 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks, Izantal. I appreciate it. > > > > > On Aug 9, 7:17 pm, lzantal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Albert, > > > > > > I think you are going down the right path. Let me look at more closely > > > > > your code and get back to you. > > > > > I don't want to just throw ideas around:) > > > > > On number 2, that could be handled many ways, set active to false, > > > > > don't put the product under any category, or put it under a hidden > > > > > category etc.. > > > > > > lzantal > > > > > > On Aug 8, 6:59 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I'm having hard times trying to interact with satchmo products in my > > > > > > dynamic form to allow users to customize their bikes. This is a > > > > > > stripped down version of my app:http://dpaste.com/hold/226356/ > > > > > > > I'm following your idea of creating a new CustomBike Product with > > > > > > its > > > > > > price being calculated as the sum of each selected part price. > > > > > > > Problems: > > > > > > 1. I need a nested ChoiceField for options in each selectable Bike > > > > > > part, with price change, etc, in case those parts were CustomProduct > > > > > > or ConfigurableProduct. I find it really hard, digging in satchmo > > > > > > code > > > > > > to learn how it works, to figure out how can I do this easily. There > > > > > > isn't a clear API, to get this kind of things. Everything is spread > > > > > > all over different parts. For example, in product.forms there are > > > > > > only > > > > > > VariationManagerForm, ProductImportForm, ProductExportForm, and > > > > > > InventoryForm. What about CustomProductForm, > > > > > > ConfigurableProductForm? > > > > > > There are some views in __init__.py inside Product.views. For > > > > > > example, > > > > > > get_product, get_configurable_product_options, get_price with > > > > > > references to ConfigurableProduct but none to CustomProduct. Why? > > > > > > Then > > > > > > there are the model methods. I find it really hard to get what I > > > > > > want, > > > > > > if it wasn't enough to use dynamic forms in Django itself (nested > > > > > > choicefields have poor > > > > > > documentation:http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/4412). > > > > > > > 2. If I succeed building that form, a new CustomBike is created, > > > > > > but. > > > > > > I only want this, for example to enable customers to upload pictures > > > > > > of their bikes. I don't want this product to appear in the catalog, > > > > > > nor to exist if the customer doesn't finally complete the checkout. > > > > > > It > > > > > > looks pretty complicated. > > > > > > > I'd like to build this ASAP and I think my options, right now are > > > > > > these: 1. Use magento, which has this out of the box 2. hire > > > > > > someone > > > > > > more familiar with satchmo 3. Keep trying > > > > > > > Thanks for helping, Izantal, really. > > > > > > > On Aug 5, 6:56 pm, lzantal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > That sounds good to me. > > > > > > > Yes since CustomBike extends Product the checkout process would > > > > > > > work > > > > > > > fine. > > > > > > > Please keep us posted:) > > > > > > > > lzantal > > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 9:24 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks again Izantal, I think I'm taking your route. CustomBike > > > > > > > > model > > > > > > > > class, CustomBikePart model class (part_name (Saddle...), fk to > > > > > > > > CustomBike, m2m to Product). Then just presenting a form > > > > > > > > depending on > > > > > > > > CustomBikeParts (for each custombikepart, one fieldset), adding > > > > > > > > each > > > > > > > > selected part to the cart and creating a CustomBike (or adding > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > CustomBike to the cart right away, with a list of its parts, I > > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > prefer this option). > > > > > > > > > >The complication I can see is with the checkout process. Since > > > > > > > > > orderitem has a foreignkey to product. > > > > > > > > > if CustomBike is extending Product, fine, right? > > > > > > > > > On Jul 29, 6:15 pm, lzantal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 28, 7:56 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, Izantal. Very responsive. > > > > > > > > > > > I've been wondering what's the best way to do this > > > > > > > > > > properly. Just > > > > > > > > > > adding an m2m field to the Product itself, extending it, is > > > > > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > > enough. It becomes hardly usable. > > > > > > > > > > You are right it's not the perfect solution. But it would be > > > > > > > > > a good > > > > > > > > > start since you would have a custom product(bike) > > > > > > > > > and you could attach other products to it(saddle etc). > > > > > > > > > > > My conclusion being that I need to extend Option, or to > > > > > > > > > > make a new > > > > > > > > > > OptionProduct class tailored to this scenario. Option with > > > > > > > > > > fk to > > > > > > > > > > Product > > > > > > > > > > I have not used the Option feature much, so I don't have too > > > > > > > > > much > > > > > > > > > experience with it. > > > > > > > > > Yes it's definetly have to be custom to this scenario. > > > > > > > > > > > For example: > > > > > > > > > > (CustomProduct) ... > > > > > > > > > > OptionProduct (Option) ... product = > > > > > > > > > > models.ForeignKey(Product) ... > > > > > > > > > > > CustomBike1 > > > > > > > > > > -OptionGroup1: saddle > > > > > > > > > > OptionProduct A: Saddle Product X > > > > > > > > > > OptionProduct B: Saddle Product Y > > > > > > > > > > OptionProduct C: Saddle Product Z > > > > > > > > > > -OptionGroup2: wheels > > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > In that case CustomOptionGroup should have a manytomany field > > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > product and > > > > > > > > > make it an inline for CustomProduct. > > > > > > > > > > > How hard would it be to do this with satchmo? Which are the > > > > > > > > > > implications of this, regarding other parts of satchmo > > > > > > > > > > code? I guess > > > > > > > > > > it requires a lot of work, but I'm new to satchmo, so I > > > > > > > > > > don't know. > > > > > > > > > > Again since this will be very unique it would not be that > > > > > > > > > difficult. > > > > > > > > > You need > > > > > > > > > to write the views and templates for it so it would not > > > > > > > > > affect the > > > > > > > > > rest of the satchmo store. > > > > > > > > > The complication I can see is with the checkout process. Since > > > > > > > > > orderitem has a foreignkey to product. > > > > > > > > > One way I can think of it(as usual the quick hack way) is > > > > > > > > > that when > > > > > > > > > your customer finished building the bike your view > > > > > > > > > creates a new product > > > > > > > > > with the total calculated from the parts he/she picked and > > > > > > > > > all the > > > > > > > > > products attached to this > > > > > > > > > product through the manytomany field. Then it would just > > > > > > > > > become an > > > > > > > > > other product for the > > > > > > > > > checkout system and it would go through without any issue. > > > > > > > > > Again I am just brainstorming here so take it with a grain of > > > > > > > > > salt. > > > > > > > > > > > PS: And by the way, why aren't Option and OptionGroup, > > > > > > > > > > let's say in > > > > > > > > > > apps/product/modules/product_options/models.py with > > > > > > > > > > product_options/ > > > > > > > > > > custom/, product_options/configurable/ ... It feels it > > > > > > > > > > doesn't belong, > > > > > > > > > > right now, with "regular" products. Just saying. > > > > > > > > > > No idea on this, may be one of the core devs could comment on > > > > > > > > > this. > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again for your interest and congrats for your hard > > > > > > > > > > work, you, > > > > > > > > > > satchmo devs. > > > > > > > > > > Congrats goes to the core devs and everyone who contributes:) > > > > > > > > > Satchmo is a breath of fresh air for me compare to the other > > > > > > > > > frameworks > > > > > > > > > I have worked with.:):) > > > > > > > > > I hope you'll find satchmo the right fit for your needs and > > > > > > > > > even if > > > > > > > > > there is something > > > > > > > > > that's missing satchmo is just django... :-D > > > > > > > > > > lzantal > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 28, 3:47 am, lzantal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > That sounds very interesting. This would be my first > > > > > > > > > > > prototype for > > > > > > > > > > > this:: > > > > > > > > > > > Create a custom product by inheriting product, add a > > > > > > > > > > > manytomany field > > > > > > > > > > > to product. > > > > > > > > > > > I would also add an automatic discount for this product, > > > > > > > > > > > so the price > > > > > > > > > > > drops since they buy a lot > > > > > > > > > > > of parts. Create a custom view to handle the product > > > > > > > > > > > customization. > > > > > > > > > > > This is where you would display > > > > > > > > > > > the different parts and they could pick which one to add > > > > > > > > > > > to their > > > > > > > > > > > product. > > > > > > > > > > > Have a link like "Build your own Bike". > > > > > > > > > > > It sounds like fun, and I don''t think it would that > > > > > > > > > > > complicated to > > > > > > > > > > > implement it. > > > > > > > > > > > And you will be Much happier with satchmo:) > > > > > > > > > > > I have done my fair share of coding/theming with > > > > > > > > > > > osCommerce. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope it helps > > > > > > > > > > > > lzantal > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 27, 1:59 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I meant something like > > > > > > > > > > > > this:http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/6328 > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 27, 9:54 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to sell a Product made of parts which are > > > > > > > > > > > > > also sold > > > > > > > > > > > > > separately. So I need an Option class with something > > > > > > > > > > > > > more than a key > > > > > > > > > > > > > value pairs (2 CharFields), say maybe an > > > > > > > > > > > > > OptionProduct class with fk > > > > > > > > > > > > > to Product and to > > ... > > read more » -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Satchmo users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en.
