Setting defaults for new products

I have a couple of questions - regarding v2.1.0.1. First, I would like to change some of the default entries when putting in new products. I assume that they are kept in a file somewhere.

The second item is regarding the drop down menu items under the LINKS tab when entering new products. The Manufacturer and Catagories items defaults to only showing 5 items. I would like to either show all, or at least have the ability to scroll down to see all the choices to choose from.

Any help would be appreciated!

-Wes-

There are no defaults when enterin a product, everything is empty.

In those brands and category fields you must type in the name of the category/brand and it will appear in the dropdown.

Thank you for responding. When I enter a new product, some of the fields are already checked or have something in them. A few are empty. For example, after clicking on PRODUCTS, and the plus sign to ADD NEW, under the Data tab, there is a field called "Out Of Stock Status". Normally, when I run out of an item and the stock count is "0", it should say that it is "Out Of Stock". But it is defaulted to say "In Stock". Why it would say "In Stock" when the product has a zero quantity has me baffled. Therefore I have to change it for every product I enter. Another example would be "Tax Class" under the same tab. It is defaulted to "None". I would prefer to have it default to "Taxable Goods" since all I sell is comic books. Then I wouldn't have to change it every time I enter a new product.

As for the category and manufacturer fields, if I know the manufacturer or the category, it would be easy. I don't always know the category. I have 6 top level categories. All of my top level categories will have many subcategories. This is why I would like to be able to scroll down the list to find the correct subcategory.

Thanks!

Those appear selected because they are the firs options in the selects. You can change the order of the tax classes from admin > local > tax classes, the order of the statuses from admin > local > stock statuses.

Thank you, florinsith. That worked for that issue.

Now, if I could find a way to extend the drop-down menus for the "category" and "manufacturer" fields. They only show the first 5.

1.5.6.4 is set to show you 20. You can change the settings by going to you FTP
admin>controller>catalog>manufacture.php an category.php

and change the 5 to the number you want
I have taken this code from the category.php similar in the manufacturer.php

5 is more than enough, just type in the name of the brand/cat.

jrfcomputing - thanks! That makes it so much easier! I really appreciate getting the solution!

florinsith, 5 may be enough for you, but it isn't enough for what I'm doing. I have subcategories under the main categories. I may know that a 1967 comic falls under the Silver Age category, but when I start typing in "Sil", it only lists the main category "Silver Age". The subcategories don't show. Because there are so many different comics, it would take me way too long to keep guessing at what it should be listed under. I have over 8,000 comics to list on my site. I need it to go faster, not slower.

Yes, it makes sense, I just though you didnt know about autocomplete, lots of people get confused about that.