Controling stock qty on option

It sounds like your problem is similar to mine Joeb - only a bit more complicated. Also sounds like it might make use of the conflict management add-on?

I have not used conflict management much at all, there is a demo here.

Godaddy is having a major problem and has not been able to solve it yet.  The database has not been connecting at all and then come back. I am considering moving to a new host but still not sure who yet.

I am confused.  I started this thread and it appears that you have answered someone Else's concern. I guess you call this hijacking my thread.

I looked at the link to the store but that is not at all what I need.

Here is a link to my xcart store..
http://drumwerx.com

On the left I have a configurator set up under the link custom drum set builder.
I had to make all of the combinations under the link.
I would like the customer to create the set he wants and not have to make up new combinations.
So if they want a 10 pc set they pick the 10 pc configurator and then pick whatever shells they want.
But now based on what they picked I force them to only get certain parts. On some shell sizes there are 2 options on lugs so they must pick between the 2(say 12 lugs on a 16" shell or 16 lugs) but then every other part is affected by there choice. (tension rods have to be 12 if they picked 12) and (hoops need to have 12 holes in them if they picked 12)
I am making all of the combinations up before they come to the store and it is crazy how many options there are. Every drummer has there own idea on what they want, sizes and how many of each they want the shells in.

For instance. You can have a set with 1 or 2 bass drums. They can be the same size or different sizes. They can have 1 or 2 or 3 6" shells in different depths. They can have a snare or not have a snare becasue they have one they like. The sizes range from 6,8,10,12,13,14,15,16,18 on rack toms and 16,18,20,22,24,26 on bass shells.

As you can see there could be any number of combinations available to the customer. So if I have to come up with all of them I am sure I will miss a lot and I have. I would like them to be able to do whatever they want.

Greg Dinger wrote: To customize the system for Nathan's 2nd example (the 1st one seems potentially impractical), one would have to make an alteration that allows us to declare the quantity of units that MUST be purchased.

Thanks for popping in Greg.
Do you know if it can be customised so the customer can enter any quantity they wish, but it can't be higher than n?

No idea I am not using the software yet.  I am using Xcart and there configuration but it has some issues as well. The problem I am having with xcart is I have to come up with several configurations and force them to use one. So now they have to see many possibilities instead of being able to make there own. I sell drum sets. So I have 100's of combinations of shell sizes and have to create each one and then they can configure what they want on my creation. I would rather have it so they create the drum set with what they want and then based on what they created give them only the possibilities that can only happen.

So in your case it would be the customer picks a motherboard for his computer and it can only have 4 possibilities of memory and the configuration only allows the possibilities you want and will not allow 80 sticks of ram.

Same with my drum sets. Customer picks a 5 shell set and can have any 5 shells he wants and after they are picked he can only have the items that go along with those shells so he can't have any more. 

I wish the administrator or owner of this software would really look at what we are wanting. Or if it were possible to program something let us know what language or if it were possible.