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On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 10:43 +0530, Mridul Pathak wrote:
> Hi All,
> For this I did suggested a way when this topic was discussed on
> the user mailing list. The way I suggested was that, we can add the
> field with name virtualVariantMethod either in Product of Product
> store and for this field we can define the enumerations like
> VARIANT_TREE and FEATURE_TREE. If it is defined on Product than it
> will give us a way to select one of the two methods for that product.
> On the other hand, if this field is defined for a ProductStore, than
> the selected method will apply to all the products that comes under
> that ProductStore.
> This way it won't seem odd like it is when using Old and New
> keywords.
>
> Does it seems a suitable approach?
>
> Regards,
> Mridul Pathak
>
> On Apr 1, 2008, at 9:43 AM, Hans Bakker wrote:
>
> > Hi David,
> >
> > sure, i have investigated first to improve the current method. That is
> > not possible because the dependencies are stored with the available
> > variants. If a variant is not available the feature cannot be
> > selected.
> >
> > This means however that always all variants need to be checked for all
> > options. If you have 6 feature types with each of them 6 options the
> > total number of possibilities is about 6*6*6*6*6*6 is about 46000
> > which
> > need to be retrieved and kept in the html form.....
> >
> > The basic difference between the old method and the new method is that
> > the dependencies are now stored at the feature level and that in the
> > above case only 6*6 features need to be retrieved. Incompatibilities
> > will be checked after the selection. It will now also be possible to
> > check dependencies which is not possible in the old method.
> >
> > On the other hand both methods are compatible and one can switch from
> > the old method to the new method, add the dependencies at the feature
> > level and ready you are....One can also go back afterwards.
> >
> > So to answer your question, i think with not so many variants the old
> > method is better and with many variants the new one is. Integration is
> > pretty difficult because the data retrieved and the html used is
> > completely different although the display is very similar
> >
> > Hope this answers your question?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Hans
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 20:57 -0600, David E Jones wrote:
> >> My first thought is that a field on the Product entity is not the
> >> best
> >> way to set this up... aside from the possibility that maybe we don't
> >> want an "old" way and a "new" way, maybe we just want one way.
> >>
> >> Has any effort been put into combining the two methods, or are they
> >> totally incompatible? If someone with old data used the new code
> >> would
> >> it work as it used to, as is expected?
> >>
> >> -David
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 31, 2008, at 4:19 AM, Hans Bakker wrote:
> >>> By Accident the new field on the product has also slipped in to
> >>> indicate
> >>> the new virtual/variant implementation
> >>>
> >>> Please let me know if this is acceptable, or we should do it
> >>> differently.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Hans
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 10:13 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>>> Author: hansbak
> >>>> Date: Mon Mar 31 03:13:05 2008
> >>>> New Revision: 642949
> >>>>
> >>>> URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=642949&view=rev
> >>>> Log:
> >>>> add feature interactions to a product
> >>>>
> >>>> Modified:
> >>>> ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/config/ProductUiLabels.xml
> >>>> ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/entitydef/entitymodel.xml
> >>>> ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/WEB-INF/
> >>>> controller.xml
> >>>> ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/product/
> >>>> ProductForms.xml
> >>>> ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/widget/catalog/
> >>>> ProductScreens.xml
> >>>>
> >>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/config/
> >>>> ProductUiLabels.xml
> >>>> URL:
> >>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/config/ProductUiLabels.xml?rev=642949&r1=642948&r2=642949&view=diff
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
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> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> ===================================================================
> >>>> --- ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/config/ProductUiLabels.xml
> >>>> (original)
> >>>> +++ ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/config/ProductUiLabels.xml Mon
> >>>> Mar 31 03:13:05 2008
> >>>> @@ -4082,7 +4082,16 @@
> >>>> <value xml:lang="ru">Изменить
> >>>> кÐ
> >>>> °Ñ‚егории оÑоÐ
> >>>> ±ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾Ñтей</value>
> >>>> <value xml:lang="th">à¹à¸à¹
> >>>> ‰à¹„ขประเภท
> >>>> à¸à¸²à¸£à¸—ำงาน</value>
> >>>> <value xml:lang="zh">编辑特å¾ç
> >>>> ±»åž‹</value>
> >>>> - </property>
> >>>> + </property>
> >>>> + <property key="AddFeatureInteraction">
> >>>> + <value xml:lang="en">Add Feature Interaction</value>
> >>>> + </property>
> >>>> + <property key="ListFeatureInteractions">
> >>>> + <value xml:lang="en">List Feature Interactions</value>
> >>>> + </property>
> >>>> + <property key="PageTitleEditProductFeatureInteractions">
> >>>> + <value xml:lang="en">Edit Product Feature Interactions</
> >>>> value>
> >>>> + </property>
> >>>> <property key="PageTitleAddFeatureInterAction">
> >>>> <value xml:lang="en">Add Feature InterAction</value>
> >>>> </property>
> >>>> @@ -11466,6 +11475,9 @@
> >>>> <value xml:lang="ru">Ðовый поÐ
> >>>> ´Ð¿Ð¸Ñной реÑурÑ</value>
> >>>> <value xml:lang="th">à¹à¸«à¸
> >>>> ¥à¹ˆà¸‡à¸‚้ภมูà¸
> >>>> ¥à¸à¸²à¸
> >>>> £à¸ªà¸±à¹ˆà¸‡à¸‹à¸·à¹‰à¸
> >>>> ใหม่</value>
> >>>> <value xml:lang="zh">新建订阅
> >>>> 资æº</value>
> >>>> + </property>
> >>>> + <property key="ProductNewVirtualVariantMethod">
> >>>> + <value xml:lang="en">New Method</value>
> >>>> </property>
> >>>> <property key="ProductNewVirtualProduct">
> >>>> <value xml:lang="en">New Virtual Product</value>
> >>>>
> >>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/entitydef/
> >>>> entitymodel.xml
> >>>> URL:
> >>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/entitydef/entitymodel.xml?rev=642949&r1=642948&r2=642949&view=diff
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> ===================================================================
> >>>> --- ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/entitydef/entitymodel.xml
> >>>> (original)
> >>>> +++ ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/entitydef/entitymodel.xml Mon
> >>>> Mar 31 03:13:05 2008
> >>>> @@ -2387,6 +2387,7 @@
> >>>> <field name="includeInPromotions" type="indicator"></field>
> >>>> <field name="isVirtual" type="indicator"></field>
> >>>> <field name="isVariant" type="indicator"></field>
> >>>> + <field name="newVirtualVariantMethod"
> >>>> type="indicator"><description>If this field is set to 'Y', the new
> >>>> feature variant selection method will be used, other values will
> >>>> use the old method</description></field>
> >>>> <field name="originGeoId" type="id"></field>
> >>>> <field name="requirementMethodEnumId" type="id"></field>
> >>>> <field name="billOfMaterialLevel" type="numeric"></field>
> >>>>
> >>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/WEB-INF/
> >>>> controller.xml
> >>>> URL:
> >>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/WEB-INF/controller.xml?rev=642949&r1=642948&r2=642949&view=diff
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> ===================================================================
> >>>> --- ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/WEB-INF/
> >>>> controller.xml (original)
> >>>> +++ ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/WEB-INF/
> >>>> controller.xml Mon Mar 31 03:13:05 2008
> >>>> @@ -1174,6 +1174,18 @@
> >>>> <response name="success" type="request-redirect-noparam"
> >>>> value="EditFeatureInterActions"/>
> >>>> <response name="error" type="view"
> >>>> value="EditFeatureInterAction"/>
> >>>> </request-map>
> >>>> + <request-map uri="AddProductFeatureIactn">
> >>>> + <security https="true" auth="true"/>
> >>>> + <event type="service" path=""
> >>>> invoke="createProductFeatureIactn"/>
> >>>> + <response name="success" type="view"
> >>>> value="EditProductFeatures"/>
> >>>> + <response name="error" type="view"
> >>>> value="EditProductFeatures"/>
> >>>> + </request-map>
> >>>> + <request-map uri="removeFeatureIactn">
> >>>> + <security https="true" auth="true"/>
> >>>> + <event type="service" path=""
> >>>> invoke="removeProductFeatureIactn"/>
> >>>> + <response name="success" type="view"
> >>>> value="EditProductFeatures"/>
> >>>> + <response name="error" type="view"
> >>>> value="EditProductFeatures"/>
> >>>> + </request-map>
> >>>> <request-map uri="createProductFeatureType">
> >>>> <security https="true" auth="true"/>
> >>>> <event type="service" path=""
> >>>> invoke="createProductFeatureType"/>
> >>>>
> >>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/product/
> >>>> ProductForms.xml
> >>>> URL:
> >>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/product/ProductForms.xml?rev=642949&r1=642948&r2=642949&view=diff
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> ===================================================================
> >>>> --- ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/product/
> >>>> ProductForms.xml (original)
> >>>> +++ ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/webapp/catalog/product/
> >>>> ProductForms.xml Mon Mar 31 03:13:05 2008
> >>>> @@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
> >>>> <field position="2" name="isVariant" title="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.ProductVariantProduct}">
> >>>> <drop-down><option key="N" description="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.CommonN}"/><option key="Y" description="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.CommonY}"/></drop-down>
> >>>> </field>
> >>>> + <field position="3" name="newVirtualVariantMethod"
> >>>> title="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.ProductNewVirtualVariantMethod}">
> >>>> + <drop-down><option key="N" description="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.CommonN}"/><option key="Y" description="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.CommonY}"/></drop-down>
> >>>> + </field>
> >>>> <field name="productTypeId" title="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.ProductProductType}">
> >>>> <drop-down no-current-selected-key="FINISHED_GOOD">
> >>>> <entity-options entity-name="ProductType"
> >>>> description="${description}"> <!-- [${productTypeId}] -->
> >>>> @@ -1219,7 +1222,50 @@
> >>>> </field>
> >>>> <field name="submitButton" title="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.CommonUpdate}"><submit button-type="button"/></field>
> >>>> </form>
> >>>> -
> >>>> + <form name="ListFeatureInteractions" list-
> >>>> name="featureInteractions" type="list"
> >>>> + odd-row-style="alternate-row" default-table-style="basic-
> >>>> table">
> >>>> + <field name="productFeatureId">
> >>>> + <display-entity entity-name="ProductFeature"
> >>>> description="${description}">
> >>>> + <sub-hyperlink target="EditFeature?
> >>>> productFeatureId=${productFeatureId}" description="[$
> >>>> {productFeatureId}]"/>
> >>>> + </display-entity>
> >>>> + </field>
> >>>> + <field name="productFeatureIdTo">
> >>>> + <display-entity entity-name="ProductFeature"
> >>>> description="${description}" key-field-name="productFeatureId">
> >>>> + <sub-hyperlink target="EditFeature?
> >>>> productFeatureId=${productFeatureIdTo}" description="[$
> >>>> {productFeatureIdTo}]"/>
> >>>> + </display-entity>
> >>>> + </field>
> >>>> + <field name="productFeatureIactnTypeId"><display-entity
> >>>> entity-name="ProductFeatureIactnType"/></field>
> >>>> +
> >>>> + <field name="removeFeatureInterAction" title="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.CommonDelete}" widget-style="buttontext">
> >>>> + <hyperlink target="removeFeatureIactn?
> >>>> productFeatureId=
> >>>> ${productFeatureId}&productFeatureIdTo=$
> >>>> {productFeatureIdTo}&productId=${productId}" description="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.CommonDelete}"/>
> >>>> + </field>
> >>>> + </form>
> >>>> + <form name="AddFeatureInteraction" type="single"
> >>>> target="AddProductFeatureIactn" title="" default-map-
> >>>> name="productFeatureIactn"
> >>>> + header-row-style="header-row" default-table-style="basic-
> >>>> table">
> >>>> + <field name="productId"><hidden/></field>
> >>>> + <field name="productFeatureId" position="1">
> >>>> + <drop-down allow-empty="true">
> >>>> + <entity-options description="${description} [$
> >>>> {productFeatureId}]" entity-name="ProductFeature">
> >>>> + <entity-order-by field-name="description"/>
> >>>> + </entity-options>
> >>>> + </drop-down>
> >>>> + </field>
> >>>> + <field name="productFeatureIdTo" position="2">
> >>>> + <drop-down allow-empty="true">
> >>>> + <entity-options description="${description} [$
> >>>> {productFeatureId}]" entity-name="ProductFeature" key-field-
> >>>> name="productFeatureId">
> >>>> + <entity-order-by field-name="description"/>
> >>>> + </entity-options>
> >>>> + </drop-down>
> >>>> + </field>
> >>>> + <field name="productFeatureIactnTypeId">
> >>>> + <drop-down allow-empty="false">
> >>>> + <entity-options description="${description}"
> >>>> entity-name="ProductFeatureIactnType">
> >>>> + <entity-order-by field-name="description"/>
> >>>> + </entity-options>
> >>>> + </drop-down>
> >>>> + </field>
> >>>> + <field name="submitButton" title="${uiLabelMap.CommonAdd}"
> >>>> widget-style="smallSubmit"><submit button-type="button"/></field>
> >>>> + </form>
> >>>> <form name="AddProductFeatureApplAttr" type="single"
> >>>> target="createProductFeatureApplAttr" title=""
> >>>> header-row-style="header-row" default-table-style="basic-
> >>>> table">
> >>>> <auto-fields-service service-
> >>>> name="createProductFeatureApplAttr" />
> >>>>
> >>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/widget/catalog/
> >>>> ProductScreens.xml
> >>>> URL:
> >>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/widget/catalog/ProductScreens.xml?rev=642949&r1=642948&r2=642949&view=diff
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> =
> >>>> ===================================================================
> >>>> --- ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/widget/catalog/
> >>>> ProductScreens.xml (original)
> >>>> +++ ofbiz/trunk/applications/product/widget/catalog/
> >>>> ProductScreens.xml Mon Mar 31 03:13:05 2008
> >>>> @@ -1067,10 +1067,13 @@
> >>>> <set field="headerItem" value="product"/>
> >>>> <set field="tabButtonItem"
> >>>> value="EditProductFeatures"/>
> >>>> <set field="labelTitleProperty"
> >>>> value="ProductFeatures"/>
> >>>> -
> >>>> +
> >>>> <set field="productId" from-
> >>>> field="parameters.productId"/>
> >>>> <entity-one entity-name="Product" value-
> >>>> name="product"/>
> >>>> <script location="component://product/webapp/
> >>>> catalog/WEB-INF/actions/product/EditProductFeatures.bsh"/>
> >>>> + <entity-and entity-name="ProductFeatureIactn"
> >>>> list-
> >>>> name="featureInteractions">
> >>>> + <field-map field-name="productId" env-
> >>>> name="parameters.productId"/>
> >>>> + </entity-and>
> >>>> </actions>
> >>>> <widgets>
> >>>> <decorator-screen name="CommonProductDecorator"
> >>>> location="${parameters.mainDecoratorLocation}">
> >>>> @@ -1083,6 +1086,26 @@
> >>>> </platform-specific>
> >>>> </widgets>
> >>>> </section>
> >>>> + </container>
> >>>> + <container style="screenlet">
> >>>> + <container style="screenlet-title-
> >>>> bar">
> >>>> + <container style="h3">
> >>>> + <label text="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.ListFeatureInteractions}"/>
> >>>> + </container>
> >>>> + </container>
> >>>> + <container style="screenlet-body">
> >>>> + <include-form
> >>>> name="ListFeatureInteractions" location="component://product/
> >>>> webapp/
> >>>> catalog/product/ProductForms.xml"/>
> >>>> + </container>
> >>>> + </container>
> >>>> + <container style="screenlet">
> >>>> + <container style="screenlet-title-
> >>>> bar">
> >>>> + <container style="h3">
> >>>> + <label text="$
> >>>> {uiLabelMap.AddFeatureInteraction}"/>
> >>>> + </container>
> >>>> + </container>
> >>>> + <container style="screenlet-body">
> >>>> + <include-form
> >>>> name="AddFeatureInteraction" location="component://product/webapp/
> >>>> catalog/product/ProductForms.xml"/>
> >>>> + </container>
> >>>> </container>
> >>>> <container style="screenlet">
> >>>> <container style="screenlet-title-bar">
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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