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How to apply options to multiple products

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:09 pm
by publicbar
HI,

I just upgraded to the latest version. I noticed that now you need to create options for each product?
If I have 20 products all have 10 sizes certainly I dont have to add the the 10 options for every product setup ?
I must be missing something as the old version allowed for this.

thanks,
Chris

Re: How to apply options to multiple products

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:17 pm
by Qphoria
by "old" version I assume you mean the old OpenCart 0.x (now known as ChromiumCart)
That version used a "pool" system for options
OpenCart 1.x uses a per-product option system
So yes, you will need to create them one by one for each product or use the import/export util.

Re: How to apply options to multiple products

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:21 am
by snakelab
Hi everyone,

just a short question: Why is there no "Pool" of options for the products? What is the advantage of having no "pool"?!?!?!

Thanks

Hartmut

Re: How to apply options to multiple products

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:05 am
by Qphoria
I guess to make the cool ajax smooth slider. :D

Re: How to apply options to multiple products

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:53 am
by snakelab
what is that?

Hartmut

Re: How to apply options to multiple products

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:06 pm
by JJJaved
I am afraid, I am encountering this issue. I am to transfer the site to OC and have many products with same options, for each item about 6x2=12 same options. Could somebody please help me to avoid this unnecessary time consuming exercise for each item to setup. :(

Is it possible to keep the needed options and change the images, descriptions, prices and others variable options and save as a different file? ???

At the moment I am using options template and can discard which are not needed or can make a minor change instead of adding same lengthy options again and again.

Thanking you for your kind time & effort! Any help or suggestion which does not involve PHP on my part (because I do not know the language) shall be much appreciated.