Apparel Add-on - Need to import subproducts with quantity discounts

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Need to import subproducts with quantity discounts

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Topic: Need to import subproducts with quantity discounts

Posted By: Captain Video
Subject: Need to import subproducts with quantity discounts
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 1:46pm

I need to be able to import quantity discounts at the sub-product level. I am using v3.51a with the apparel add-on. We just changed all of our prices and I see how you can use (Marketing/Quantity Discount by Product/Manage Sub-products) to set quantity discounts at only the sub level and not the parent SKU. With in that area you can you can apply these discount levels to other sub-products, but the problem is the software only allows you to change sub-products with in the parent product. Not any other sub-products which I have thousands of. I have imported products as well as apparel products with little problem, but not sure how to handle this quantity discount dilemma. Can anyone please help?

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Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 3:21pm

We have created an import export module for volume discounts. We also created an Excel macro that takes data from a couple formats that conflicted with the format that we designed this tool to read, thus enabling the merchant to convert data from a couple other sources to their main format. We could look at what format your data is in and discuss what might need to change so that it would be compatible with this tool.

However, I don't believe PC can facilitate the discounts at the subproduct level - only the parent level. If you can work around that requirement, I think I have a solution for you.

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Posted By: Captain Video
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 4:32pm

We have changed our prices so that the discount is per product number and not group or Parent product. We don't want to allow our wholesale customers to mix and match to achieve a discount.
For instance we have a main part number of PC-AG. It is available in 4 sizes and available in three different colors. If I stick the quantity discount at Parent level, then they can mix any color or size to come up with the discount. We are trying to minimize data entry in our sales/inventory system to promote multiplies of the same exact part.

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 4:46pm

Fair enough, but are you using QDbP (Quantity Discount by Product) in stock form, or did you change something. If it is stock, our import module should work for you.

If you don't know if the stock QDbP feature will work for you, and if you have not altered it, I'd suggest preparing a couple test products for evaluation. If you have altered that code, I would need to see what changes you made to determine if our import tool can be adapted to your needs.

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Posted By: Captain Video
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 4:50pm

As far as I know, no code has been changed. Is the QDbP an add on? All we have added is the Apparel add-on.

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 5:02pm

Not an add on. Standard feature. To the best of my knowledge, this feature

is designed to be applied to parent products. I do not believe there is any difference in how this works with standard code, APP or BTO. (EI please confirm.)

http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/productcart/marketing-quantity_discounts - http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/productcart/marketing-quantity_discounts

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Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 5:10pm

You can apply QD to sub-product in v4. You can try it on the demo store.

Posted By: Captain Video
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 5:12pm

The QD at sub-product would that be able to be imported?

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 16-July-2010 at 5:34pm

Matt - thank you. Had not come across that new development. I've looked at a dev store admin and do not see it, but I will look again.

CV - our tool could be revised to support this new functionality, but you would need to upgrade your store to v4.

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Posted By: Captain Video
Date Posted: 17-July-2010 at 7:39am

Greg-I'll upgrade if this means I can do this. One of my other websites is running v4.0a so I can test it there as well. Will I still need your tool and how much does it cost?

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 17-July-2010 at 9:00am

To the best of my knowledge, neither EI nor any other developer has undertaken building an import for volume discount data. So yes, you will need it. It's just that it will have to be upgraded to match v4 levels so that it knows how to hit the subproducts. Our client for whom we created this only required updating parent products.

Please contact me at mailto:greg@greybearddesign.com - greg@greybearddesign.com (or telephone) to discuss pricing and plan the project.

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