Modifying Product List Page

I'd like to modify the Product List Page to enable "quick-ordering" for
our customers who already know exactly what they want and in what
quantity. What I'm thinking is to have the Product List similar to what
it is now, but delete the "Buy one now" and "Add one to Basket" buttons.
In their place, I'd like to have a "Quantity" text field for each
product, with the default set at "0". The customer would be able to
change the quantities of the products wanted, then click one button to
add all of them to the Basket, then go directly to Checkout.

I'm unsure as to whether this is too ambitious. I decided that the best
place to start would be to see if anyone has implemented anything
similar to this, or if anyone has any thoughts on the matter.

Thanks,

Steve Wood
Cowles Legal Systems, Inc. (<A HREF ="http://www.cowleslegal.com)">http://www.cowleslegal.com)</A>
mailto:[email protected]

Modifying Product List Page



Steve,

See following post from Kevin White. Don't know about adding all of them at
one time and clicking add to basket though?



begin in mmui.mv looking for
<MvFUNCTION NAME = "MMUI_ProductDisplay">


Then look for
<FORM METHOD = "post" ACTION = "&[ g.sessionurl ]">
<INPUT TYPE = "hidden" NAME = "Action" VALUE = "ADPR">
<mid-region deleted for space>
<INPUT TYPE = "submit" VALUE = "Add To Basket">

Copy everything between the above two lines
Search for
<MvFUNCTION NAME = "MMUI_Category">

Look down until you find the references to add one and buy one now buttons.
Replace the buttons with the text now on your clipboard. Actually, I
comment everything out then delete ONLY after I have fully tested.


Carroll Watkins SEA Server, Inc.
[email protected] 843-249-0638
<A HREF ="http://www.seaserver.com">http://www.seaserver.com</A>


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Wood [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 10:48 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mrc] Modifying Product List Page

I'd like to modify the Product List Page to enable "quick-ordering" for
our customers who already know exactly what they want and in what
quantity. What I'm thinking is to have the Product List similar to what
it is now, but delete the "Buy one now" and "Add one to Basket" buttons.
In their place, I'd like to have a "Quantity" text field for each
product, with the default set at "0". The customer would be able to
change the quantities of the products wanted, then click one button to
add all of them to the Basket, then go directly to Checkout.

I'm unsure as to whether this is too ambitious. I decided that the best
place to start would be to see if anyone has implemented anything
similar to this, or if anyone has any thoughts on the matter.

Thanks,

Steve Wood
Cowles Legal Systems, Inc. (<A HREF ="http://www.cowleslegal.com)">http://www.cowleslegal.com)</A>
mailto:[email protected]

Modifying Product List Page



FWIW, we have been considering the same thing Steve, but with a different perspective. Seemed that your solution would still require the customer to browse whole categories to see their items, unless there was some way to pre-group them together, you know? Our regular customers know exactly what they want -- but it is usually spread across a few categories.

So we were thinking of one additional order form, much like the stock basket contents display. It would have 5-10 lines and let them enter the item number & quantity directly, then submit it to display the results, then submit it again to put it in their basket.

Would that address the same issue for you?


At 09:47 AM 7/1/99, Steve Wood wrote:
>
>I'd like to modify the Product List Page to enable "quick-ordering" for
>our customers who already know exactly what they want and in what
>quantity. What I'm thinking is to have the Product List similar to what
>it is now, but delete the "Buy one now" and "Add one to Basket" buttons.
>In their place, I'd like to have a "Quantity" text field for each
>product, with the default set at "0". The customer would be able to
>change the quantities of the products wanted, then click one button to
>add all of them to the Basket, then go directly to Checkout.
>
>I'm unsure as to whether this is too ambitious. I decided that the best
>place to start would be to see if anyone has implemented anything
>similar to this, or if anyone has any thoughts on the matter.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve Wood

Re: Modifying Product List Page



Jonathan, I need EXACTLY what you described. I need an order form so telephone operators can enter phone orders directly into Merchant. Have you found (or done) this yet? PLEASE let me know. I've been searching. Thx --Ken


Jonathan Wray [email protected] Wrote:
>
>FWIW, we have been considering the same thing Steve, but with a different perspective. Seemed that your solution would still require the customer to browse whole categories to see their items, unless there was some way to pre-group them together, you know? Our regular customers know exactly what they want -- but it is usually spread across a few categories.
>
>So we were thinking of one additional order form, much like the stock basket contents display. It would have 5-10 lines and let them enter the item number quantity directly, then submit it to display the results, then submit it again to put it in their basket.
>
>Would that address the same issue for you?
>
>
>At 09:47 AM 7/1/99, Steve Wood wrote:
>>
>>I'd like to modify the Product List Page to enable "quick-ordering" for
>>our customers who already know exactly what they want and in what
>>quantity. What I'm thinking is to have the Product List similar to what
>>it is now, but delete the "Buy one now" and "Add one to Basket" buttons.
>>In their place, I'd like to have a "Quantity" text field for each
>>product, with the default set at "0". The customer would be able to
>>change the quantities of the products wanted, then click one button to
>>add all of them to the Basket, then go directly to Checkout.
>>
>>I'm unsure as to whether this is too ambitious. I decided that the best
>>place to start would be to see if anyone has implemented anything
>>similar to this, or if anyone has any thoughts on the matter.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Steve Wood
>
>
>
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