Multi Dimensional? BTO

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Currently working with PC BTO 3.5 and testing with 4.0. We have a particular product line that needs to have at least two levels of configuration. In other words, we have product "C" that is comprised of configurable part A  and configurable part B (which mounts into configurable part A). Neither A nor B is particularly useful alone, so they need to be sold together. However you could have up to 10 pieces of part B installed in one piece of part A.

The dilemma is that, BTO product A has 3 configurable items in addition to accommodating up to 10 of BTO product B which also has 3 [totally different] configurable items. So one A + up to 10 B to make one product "C." 

So far the only way I have figured out to do accomplish this with either PC 3.5 or 4.0 is to sell product A and product B as independent BTO products and not actually offer a product C as a configurable item. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to configure a tiered BTO like this?

Thanks for taking a look,
Greg C
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GCC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14-October-2009 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote GCC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Multi Dimensional? BTO Posted: 04-June-2010 at 4:49pm
	Currently working with PC BTO 3.5 and testing with 4.0. We have a particular product line that needs to have at least two levels of configuration. In other words, we have product "C" that is comprised of configurable part A and configurable part B (which mounts into configurable part A). Neither A nor B is particularly useful alone, so they need to be sold together. However you could have up to 10 pieces of part B installed in one piece of part A. The dilemma is that, BTO product A has 3 configurable items in addition to accommodating up to 10 of BTO product B which also has 3 [totally different] configurable items. So one A + up to 10 B to make one product "C." So far the only way I have figured out to do accomplish this with either PC 3.5 or 4.0 is to sell product A and product B as independent BTO products and not actually offer a product C as a configurable item. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to configure a tiered BTO like this? Thanks for taking a look, Greg C < id="gwProxy" ="">< ="jsCall;" id="jsProxy" ="">

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04-June-2010 at 7:04pm
	Some customers have been able to accommodate this kind of complex behavior by using the Apparel Add-on together with the Build To Order system. Specifically: You can assign an Apparel product to a BTO configuration. As you know, "apparel" is just a name that identifies a set of features (product with options where the combination of options define individual inventory items). The product can be anything. When you assign an Apparel product to a BTO product, the interface allows you to "Choose Options" for the Apparel product within the BTO configuration. This allows for a two-tier configuration (at least partially). Example: Load this product configuration page (this is an internal test store) The "ProductCart Deluxe Mouse Pad" is an "Apparel" product When you "Select Options", you can pick the selections available for that product in the pop-up window, then return to the configuration page. The combination of ProductCart Build To Order and the ProductCart Apparel Add-on allows for a great amount of flexibility. Hopefully this covers your scenario too! Cheers!
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GCC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14-October-2009 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote GCC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07-June-2010 at 2:25pm
	Thanks for the response. I will check the apparel option. However, on first look at your example, it doesn't seem to offer any way to change the price as options are chosen. If it cannot accommodate configurable items that affect the price, it will not do what I need. Again, my top level product is built out of two configurable sub-products, where the first sub product has probably 3 configurable items and the second configurable product has 3 totally different configurable items, and there can be as many as 10 of the second sub-product installed in 1 of the first sub-product, which might be configured exactly the same or all of them might be configured differently. Any of the configuration choices would affect the price of the top level product. Regards, Greg < id="gwProxy" ="">< ="jsCall;" id="jsProxy" ="">

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07-June-2010 at 2:57pm
	The price is the price of the "sub-product". It can certainly be different depending on the item that is selected, and therefore affect the BTO configuration (and total price) differently depending on which sub-product is selected. For more information on setting product properties at the sub-product level, please see: http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/apparel_add-on/subproducts_edit Here is an example of a "Manage Sub-Products" page, so you can get a visual idea of which product properties can be set at the sub-product level.
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