Virtual and Variant Products

[Paul Robinson-15]

Hi,

I am chasing some guidance on the best approach to the following problem.

Background:
- client manufactures custom built office furniture
- I have set up virtual products with features and subsequently variant
products
    e.g. Bookcase
             1200mm high
             600 wide
             3 shelves
    this is just one of the possible combinations i.e. a bookcase could
be 1800mm high

Each combination has a distinct price.

My scenario is as follows:
 - I want to create a production run in the manufacturing sub-system so
the cabinet making team can build the product.
 - I have created a basic configuration (one option) that I have
assigned to each variant product and subsequently assigned that
configuration item to a product (CUST_BOOKCASE) so it ends up getting a
production run but I am not sure this best or right way.

I can't use configurable products as its the combination of attributes
that make up the entire price of the product i.e. adding shelves does
not necessarily increase the price, but adding height alone or height
and width combined will.

For another day but Ideally, I would be able to configure a variant
product but after recent posts from me, it was determined that it could
not be done but there has been some interest from the community to
develop this. The main requirement from me for this is for example, a
bookcase could have "red shelves with white edging" or "white shelves
with red edging"

btw - I have been extremely grateful for the support this community has
already provided me and as my knowledge grows I look forward to helping
out more!

Regards,
Paul

[Bilgin Ibryam]

On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 19:47 +0800, Paul Robinson wrote:

Comments inline:

> Hi,
>
> I am chasing some guidance on the best approach to the following problem.
>
> Background:
> - client manufactures custom built office furniture
> - I have set up virtual products with features and subsequently variant
> products
>     e.g. Bookcase
>              1200mm high
>              600 wide
>              3 shelves
>     this is just one of the possible combinations i.e. a bookcase could
> be 1800mm high
>
> Each combination has a distinct price.
>
> My scenario is as follows:
>  - I want to create a production run in the manufacturing sub-system so
> the cabinet making team can build the product.
>  - I have created a basic configuration (one option) that I have
> assigned to each variant product and subsequently assigned that
> configuration item to a product (CUST_BOOKCASE) so it ends up getting a
> production run but I am not sure this best or right way.

I think this is the only way to achieve it.
>
> I can't use configurable products as its the combination of attributes
> that make up the entire price of the product i.e. adding shelves does
> not necessarily increase the price, but adding height alone or height
> and width combined will.

Then why not add 0 price for variant product which represent the
shelves?

>
> For another day but Ideally, I would be able to configure a variant
> product but after recent posts from me, it was determined that it could
> not be done but there has been some interest from the community to
> develop this. The main requirement from me for this is for example, a
> bookcase could have "red shelves with white edging" or "white shelves
> with red edging"
>
> btw - I have been extremely grateful for the support this community has
> already provided me and as my knowledge grows I look forward to helping
> out more!
>
> Regards,
> Paul
>
>

Bilgin

[Bilgin Ibryam]

Paul,

you can try the patch from
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-1912
This enhancement should help you.

Bilgin

[Jack McKinney-2]

Paul:

I have been working for the past few months to build a custom solution
for this type of product.  I have it working but not yet in production.

If you would like to discuss this solution please contact me at
[hidden email].

--
Jack D. McKinney
Walnut Glenn Systems
5001 Jennie Kate Lane
Lexington, KY 40510
Phone: [phone]
Cell:    859.433.4299

Paul Robinson wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am chasing some guidance on the best approach to the following problem.
>
> Background:
> - client manufactures custom built office furniture
> - I have set up virtual products with features and subsequently
> variant products
>    e.g. Bookcase
>             1200mm high
>             600 wide
>             3 shelves
>    this is just one of the possible combinations i.e. a bookcase could
> be 1800mm high
>
> Each combination has a distinct price.
>
> My scenario is as follows:
> - I want to create a production run in the manufacturing sub-system so
> the cabinet making team can build the product.
> - I have created a basic configuration (one option) that I have
> assigned to each variant product and subsequently assigned that
> configuration item to a product (CUST_BOOKCASE) so it ends up getting
> a production run but I am not sure this best or right way.
>
> I can't use configurable products as its the combination of attributes
> that make up the entire price of the product i.e. adding shelves does
> not necessarily increase the price, but adding height alone or height
> and width combined will.
>
> For another day but Ideally, I would be able to configure a variant
> product but after recent posts from me, it was determined that it
> could not be done but there has been some interest from the community
> to develop this. The main requirement from me for this is for example,
> a bookcase could have "red shelves with white edging" or "white
> shelves with red edging"
>
> btw - I have been extremely grateful for the support this community
> has already provided me and as my knowledge grows I look forward to
> helping out more!
>
> Regards,
> Paul
>
>
>