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David E. Jones wrote:
>Si, Jean-Luc,
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>The original intent of the quantity in the ShoppingCart and the OrderItem was to use a decimal number and allow for non-integral quantities. Over time we ran into a few issues and found this to not be the best idea. Some of the code has been updated to only allow for integer values for the quantity field, but it is still a decimal value in the database.
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>For things that need an amount like this specified we are using the "amount" field. There is a flag on the Product entity to specify whether or not the product should ask for an amount in addition to the quantity (for example: 8 2x4s, 8.5ft each, quantity=8, amount=8.5). The field on the OrderItem where the amount goes is called "selectedAmount".
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>-David
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>Si Chen wrote:
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>>What happens when you try to do this? The field is a decimal, so it
>>should be OK. Si
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>>mjeanluc wrote:
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>>>Hi,
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>>>For the moment, we can't make an order item entry with decimal quantity.
>>>Is there a reason of that ? and is there another solution to manage
>>>decmal quantity on orders ?
>>>
>>>Thanks for your answers.
>>>
>>>Jean-Luc.
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