Hi, That sounds good to me. Yes since CustomBike extends Product the checkout process would work fine. Please keep us posted:)
lzantal On Aug 3, 9:24 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks again Izantal, I think I'm taking your route. CustomBike model > class, CustomBikePart model class (part_name (Saddle...), fk to > CustomBike, m2m to Product). Then just presenting a form depending on > CustomBikeParts (for each custombikepart, one fieldset), adding each > selected part to the cart and creating a CustomBike (or adding the > CustomBike to the cart right away, with a list of its parts, I would > prefer this option). > > >The complication I can see is with the checkout process. Since > > orderitem has a foreignkey to product. > > if CustomBike is extending Product, fine, right? > > On Jul 29, 6:15 pm, lzantal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > On Jul 28, 7:56 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you, Izantal. Very responsive. > > > > I've been wondering what's the best way to do this properly. Just > > > adding an m2m field to the Product itself, extending it, is not > > > enough. It becomes hardly usable. > > > You are right it's not the perfect solution. But it would be a good > > start since you would have a custom product(bike) > > and you could attach other products to it(saddle etc). > > > > My conclusion being that I need to extend Option, or to make a new > > > OptionProduct class tailored to this scenario. Option with fk to > > > Product > > > I have not used the Option feature much, so I don't have too much > > experience with it. > > Yes it's definetly have to be custom to this scenario. > > > > For example: > > > (CustomProduct) ... > > > OptionProduct (Option) ... product = models.ForeignKey(Product) ... > > > > CustomBike1 > > > -OptionGroup1: saddle > > > OptionProduct A: Saddle Product X > > > OptionProduct B: Saddle Product Y > > > OptionProduct C: Saddle Product Z > > > -OptionGroup2: wheels > > > ... > > > In that case CustomOptionGroup should have a manytomany field to > > product and > > make it an inline for CustomProduct. > > > > How hard would it be to do this with satchmo? Which are the > > > implications of this, regarding other parts of satchmo code? I guess > > > it requires a lot of work, but I'm new to satchmo, so I don't know. > > > Again since this will be very unique it would not be that difficult. > > You need > > to write the views and templates for it so it would not affect the > > rest of the satchmo store. > > The complication I can see is with the checkout process. Since > > orderitem has a foreignkey to product. > > One way I can think of it(as usual the quick hack way) is that when > > your customer finished building the bike your view > > creates a new product > > with the total calculated from the parts he/she picked and all the > > products attached to this > > product through the manytomany field. Then it would just become an > > other product for the > > checkout system and it would go through without any issue. > > Again I am just brainstorming here so take it with a grain of salt. > > > > PS: And by the way, why aren't Option and OptionGroup, let's say in > > > apps/product/modules/product_options/models.py with product_options/ > > > custom/, product_options/configurable/ ... It feels it doesn't belong, > > > right now, with "regular" products. Just saying. > > > No idea on this, may be one of the core devs could comment on this. > > > > Thanks again for your interest and congrats for your hard work, you, > > > satchmo devs. > > > Congrats goes to the core devs and everyone who contributes:) > > Satchmo is a breath of fresh air for me compare to the other > > frameworks > > I have worked with.:):) > > I hope you'll find satchmo the right fit for your needs and even if > > there is something > > that's missing satchmo is just django... :-D > > > lzantal > > > > On Jul 28, 3:47 am, lzantal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > That sounds very interesting. This would be my first prototype for > > > > this:: > > > > Create a custom product by inheriting product, add a manytomany field > > > > to product. > > > > I would also add an automatic discount for this product, so the price > > > > drops since they buy a lot > > > > of parts. Create a custom view to handle the product customization. > > > > This is where you would display > > > > the different parts and they could pick which one to add to their > > > > product. > > > > Have a link like "Build your own Bike". > > > > It sounds like fun, and I don''t think it would that complicated to > > > > implement it. > > > > And you will be Much happier with satchmo:) > > > > I have done my fair share of coding/theming with osCommerce. > > > > > Hope it helps > > > > > lzantal > > > > > On Jul 27, 1:59 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I meant something like this:http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/6328 > > > > > > On Jul 27, 9:54 pm, Albert Pi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I'd like to sell a Product made of parts which are also sold > > > > > > separately. So I need an Option class with something more than a key > > > > > > value pairs (2 CharFields), say maybe an OptionProduct class with fk > > > > > > to Product and to OptionGroup (besides price_change, and so on). > > > > > > > This is the scenario, to make this clear: I want to sell custom > > > > > > bikes > > > > > > made of parts which are also sold separately. Customers have to > > > > > > choose > > > > > > what saddle, frame, wheels, etc, do they want, but they also can buy > > > > > > them separately. If they decide to buy the custom bike, 1 single > > > > > > Product goes to the cart (Custom bike), with all the selected > > > > > > options > > > > > > and price changes due to each one of them. > > > > > > > OptionGroup (Options) seems a bit limited to simpler cases (size/ > > > > > > color). I think this is a pretty common scenario for example, for > > > > > > selling, let's say, a customized computer or its graphic card. > > > > > > > Questions: > > > > > > > 1. Can Satchmo do this out of the box? I guess not. > > > > > > 2. If not, what's the direction to follow, extending CustomProduct, > > > > > > Option, OptionGroup... > > > > > > 3. Do you think it'll require a lot of work? (stock control, cart, > > > > > > etc.) > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, I'm still considering Satchmo as my option, it > > > > > > seems great, and I've been using django lately. > > > > > > > And thanks for you hard work. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Satchmo users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en.
