Sub-Products

[extragear]

Hello: We are new to Shopsite. After reading the manual and the forum I think we have figured out how to use most of it.

One area that is not 100% clear concerns products with size and or color choices.

For example we sell saddlebags that come in different colors. Its the same saddlebag but has seven color options. In our backend data base, (We use Mail Order Manager) this saddlebags is in what we call a matrix. Each saddlebag has its own part number. For example, 123 RED is for color red, 123 BLUE is for color blue, etc.. These are grouped together in the matrix.

Over on the Shopsite side it looks like we should set this item up using subproducts. That being a master (which wont be bought, for example part number 123. Note, our back end doesnt have a 123 in it as a part number) and then all the actual products that represent this product color choices as subproducts. Set the master up with the description, image, assign to pages, etc.. Then setup the subproducts. Then assign and arrange the order of the sub-products.

The next step would be to write a custom template to for example, NOT have the subproducts appear on the product page. Rather they should only appear on the more information page of the master product. Then write the more information page template to display the subproducts as a drop down.

Note that using the ordering options doesn't appear right for this situation as each color needs its own SKU.

Is this a correct understanding of how to handle products with color and or size choices?

Also, is there a exclude statement that would tell a template to not display the subproducts on a product template and display the subproducts as a dropdown on the more information page?

Thanks

[Swine]

I'm wondering the same thing. I've got separate SKUs for each size of a t-shirt. Is there any way this can be done?

[Jim]

See this post for an example of how to create subproducts in a pulldown list.
http://support.shopsite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1801

To not have the subproducts on the product template just leave the [-- Loop Subproducts --] tag out of the template. You can include it in the moreinfo section of the template so the subproducts will display on that page.

[extragear]

Your solution to not having the subproducts appear on the product page and only on the more information page worked well. Thanks

I'll try the formating of the sub products on the more information in a day or so.