[SOLVED] Help me understand the Pricing models

Hello!
Opencart Version 3.0.3.8
I'm would like to understand the logic applied for PRICE < DISCOUNT > SPECIAL PRICE
I noticed the following
Excluding available dates for simplicity on the test cases below
If we have:

• Price (only) that is the only price availble

• Price > Special Price = the special price will be the elegible

• Price >Discount Price (QTY) = the Discount price will be the elegible IF added >= (QTY)

• Price > Special Price :Priority=1> Discount Price >=(QTY) :Priority=2 = the special price will be the elegible and shown IF added >=(QTY) the Discount price will be applied

In this last case I noticed that's not true... The only Available price will be Special Price

I have read the documentation

• http://docs.opencart.com/en-gb/catalog/ ... /discount/
  http://docs.opencart.com/en-gb/catalog/product/special/

on the special section mentions the quantity also but such field doesn't exist in the special price tab, only Customer Group - priority - Price and dates

I played around with the priority field settings:
both to 0 = Same Results
Special 1 / Discount 2 = Same Results
Special 2 / Discount 1 = Same Results

It appears to me the only way arount if decided to use Discount & Special is to set Different dates to both in order to have it applied and compare the (SP/DC-prices) against the Price ?

Please let me know if this is correct or am I missunderstading the logic by design

Thanks again,

If a special price is set it will override any other price regardless of quantity.

You can see the code below.
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/bl ... #L174-L194

ADD Creative wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:05 pm

If a special price is set it will override any other price regardless of quantity.

You can see the code below.
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/bl ... #L174-L194

Thanks,
But wouldn't this logic defeat the pourpose of a Discount Price per quantity?
If we look at any Ecommerce Provider/Distributor the logic will be as expected on my example above
Price = Highest Cost, normally what would you pay in Retail
Special Price = Promotional Price, Seasonal, 10 %OFF Etc For limited time or Online Only
Discount Price = Quantity > 1 a %OFF the Special Price due to higher quantity of purchase

Yes, I agree it doesn't make sense to work that way. It would make more sense to always use the lowest price.

Issues have been raised over more than a decade, they always get rejected.
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/237
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/pull/4346
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/9748

ADD Creative wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:54 pm

Yes, I agree it doesn't make sense to work that way. It would make more sense to always use the lowest price.

Issues have been raised over more than a decade, they always get rejected.
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/237
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/pull/4346
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/9748

WOW

I'm amazed that this project still being called "OpenSource" after all the Answers from the Core developers, gladly we can still made modifications to the code.
Thank You!