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Topic: Need Help with Matrix
Posted By: Diego
Subject: Need Help with Matrix
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 12:33am
Hello,
 
We are currently working on an ecommerce for a retailer that sells linens and home fashions.
 
In our clients industry, we will need to have a matrix feature very similar to:
http://www.beddingsuperstore.com/i?store=cat&id=3311&sid=1B3C1S3WYU780N - http://www.beddingsuperstore.com/i?store=cat&id=3311&sid=1B3C1S3WYU780N  &
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/Product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=117500 - http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/Product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=117500  
 
Where the customer has the ability to buy a product based on the following fields:
Product Name, Size (Twin, Single, King, Queen), Sugg.Retail Price, Sales Price, Quantity and Add to Cart option.
So the matrix will enable the customer to choose the style of i.e. Duvet Covers, size king, 1.
 
Do you recommend we use the standard Product Cart solution...or do we have to add and customize the Apparel ADD on?
 
What do you recommend?
 
Please advise.
Thanks,
 
 



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Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 12:45am
So far it looks like you can do this with the standard version, unless you need to use the inventory feature on a size-by-size basis, and those sizes attributes are all to be on the same SKU.

The apparel mod is useful when selling products which have multiple attributes such a color and size, and where you need to be able to reflect stock levels for each of  those distinct breakdowns.  Apparel mod also lets you set independent weights and prices per combination of color and size (for example).

Either way, you will need to alter the category page a bit to achieve the layout you are demonstrating here.



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Posted By: Diego
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 12:47am
Thank you for your reply and help.
Diego


Posted By: katharina
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 11:09am
I used to do it without the apparel add-on, and it worked just fine.  The down side is that it does not handle the inventory count for each item with option like the size.  We did upgrade to the apparel add on and love it.  Now we have a count for each item.  It was worse the investment.  Early impact has a demo online.  Play with it.
Katharina


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Posted By: Hamish
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 11:19am
Hi Katharina,
   I hope that was a typo :-)  "It was worse the investment."

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Posted By: benpate
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 1:49pm
I dont know if this works for you, but what I did was create a category and then use the multiple add to cart display for the products. Here is a link where you can see what Im talking about

http://www.qtoner.us/Dell-3115cn-Toner-Cartridges - http://www.qtoner.us/Dell-3115cn-Toner-Cartridges


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 2:48pm
Hi Diego,
 
After looking at your examples and benpate's example, I think his solution is just what you are looking for and it's an option in the standard version. I don't think the Apparel add-on is what you want for this, and if you were to use that for this, it would require customizations to the layout to make it look like this.


Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 3:28pm
Diego - Sean has that right.
 
Here is a store with apparel and non-apparel products listed, and I have forced the page to display in the mode you are looking at using.
 
http://www.buygolfshirts.net/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=21&pageStyle=m - http://www.buygolfshirts.net/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=21&pageStyle=m
 
As you can see, the "multiple add to cart" version of this page does not allow apparel products to be placed in the cart directly - you need to click through to the product page to select such items.
 
So if you don't need to support distinct prices, weights and inventory levels for each individual pairing of color and size (for example), standard works.  If you need such support, it's mod time.
 
 


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 23-July-2009 at 3:46pm
Looking at the example stores Diego provided, the variation seems to only be size -- no combination of options. So, with only one variation, the number of Apparel product sub-products would be the same as creating a (non-apparel) product for each of these options (whereas a combo of 3 size and 3 color options would generate 9 sub-products).

And, in fact, on the example stores, each of the size variations is created as a separate product.

What's more there is the display of list price vs sale price -- no option for that in the apparel add-on without customization.

So, by setting up the products individually for each size, there would be no issue with weights, inventory, or pricing.

One small customization would be required here, though, to display the size in the matrix. This could be added as a custom field in the control panel, and then would just need a small customization to display it on category pages.


Posted By: intour
Date Posted: 27-July-2009 at 12:20pm
Thats really neat Greg - I like what you have done
with the golf shirt store.
 
Nigel


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Posted By: avalight
Date Posted: 27-July-2009 at 7:30pm
Yeah, nice work greg.  i like it too.

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Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 27-July-2009 at 7:46pm
Thanks guys.  It's just a store that seemed convenient to demonstrate the "format M" version of the category page.  Didn't post it to brag or promote our stuff, but I appreciate the compliments.  I'm glad you approve.

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Posted By: Diego
Date Posted: 17-August-2009 at 4:20pm
thanks



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