Hi,
Firstly I hope this is the correct forum for my post?
I have a web store running on another well known platform, it works but it is very slow. I've also got an e-store using Open Cart which is very responsive even when busy. It makes perfect sense to move the "slow" store over to O.C, but there are a number of things I need the new store to do to match the functionality of the original slow site.
I'll give some background functionality needed and maybe someone could point me in the direction of a theme or some extensions that'll help me out. I have done some searches and googling but all to no avail. I should also say that the project in question is not a commercial endevour, it's for a charitable not for profit organisation.
The system is primarily used to track items on loan to various teams within the organisation. Ordered items when finished with are then returned into stock.
Is there an extension that will allow for the refund of orders and at the same time automatically return the ordered/processed items back into stock. There will be no actual cash payments taking place, so refunds are purely notional and remain within the system.
Invited or pre-created users are required to login before they can place any orders, this bit I've sorted with a login extension.
Any help or suggestions you could offer would be great.
Many thanks!
Andy
I think you can accomplish this using the normal OpenCart order status system. You set up Processing/Complete order statuses in System > Settings > Option tab. When you set an order to one of those statuses, it will decrement stock. When you set it back to one of the non-Processing/Complete statuses, it will restock the item(s).
In your case, I think you'd just need two order statuses: Checked-In and Checked-Out. You can create those in System > Localisation > Order Statuses. Set the Checked-Out status to be your Processing/Complete status, and set your payment method to assign that order status when an order is placed. If you only have 1 of the product in stock, that will automatically make the item out of stock when it is purchased. Then, when it is returned, changed the order status to Checked-In. That should return the quantity to 1 so it is purchasable.
In your case, I think you'd just need two order statuses: Checked-In and Checked-Out. You can create those in System > Localisation > Order Statuses. Set the Checked-Out status to be your Processing/Complete status, and set your payment method to assign that order status when an order is placed. If you only have 1 of the product in stock, that will automatically make the item out of stock when it is purchased. Then, when it is returned, changed the order status to Checked-In. That should return the quantity to 1 so it is purchasable.
Is it Magento by any chance?
Good to hear!
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It was WordPress. Initially offered great user tools and UI, but it was so slow ppl really didn't want to use it.
This must be the slowest reply ever, so a very belated thank you for your response. I did get it working.
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