Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

[lesliekirk]

I have searched and searched trying to find all the pieces for this puzzle. Trying to implement the Inventory Message for the Inventory Variants on the SRCH screen.

I have enabled the Attribute Machine
I have added <mvt:item name="attributemachine" param="head" /> to the head tag
I have added <mvt:item name="attributemachine" param="body" /> in the body, below the <mvt:item name="search_results" />
In the Search Results Layout tab, I have added

<div id="inventory-message">
        <mvt:if expr="l.settings:product:inv_active">
        &mvt:product:inv_long;
        </mvt:if>
</div>

but I think it might be wrong and this is why I've been searching through the forums to try and figure out this and the next part.

I have added inventory-message in the Inventory Element field.

I have made sure the variants have levels set.

I am still getting the "out of stock" message that would display for the Master Product level.

What is missing here?

Leslie

[Brennan]

Re: Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

Any time you have multiple instances of attribute machine on a page such as CTGY or SRCH you need to add the product id as a unique identifier to each of the attribute machine required elements.

main_image_%product_id%
thumbnails_%product_id%
closeup_div_%product_id%
closeup_image_%product_id%
closeup_close_%product_id%

The in the page template make sure you do the same when when defining the divs on the page.

[lesliekirk]

Re: Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

Okie dokie - I have inventory-message_%product_id% in the Inventory Element

What do I put in the div tag?

[Brennan]

Re: Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

They would look like this:

<div id="thumbnails_&mvte:product:id;" ></div>

[lesliekirk]

Re: Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

Thanks, I added the _&mvte:product:id; but I'm still getting an out of stock message. I'm wondering it it's because only one product ID is shown (in the div tag)? How does it "know" to check the product ID's of the other variants?

[Brennan]

Re: Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

It should only need the product id of the master product. That should allow attribute machine to initialize for that product.

It will only show the variant inventory message when a variant is selected. You actually have the attributes on the category/search page for the customer to select or Miva will never know what variant to get the inventory message for.

Here is an example with swatches (not inventory). Attribute Machine is being used to change the images based on which swatches you select.

http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/subindex_mens.shtml

Actually... now that I think about it further, the inventory message is always pulled from the master product. You won't be able to pull the variant inventory message, but you should be able to display the In Stock or Out of Stock and the quantity on hand of each variant.

[lesliekirk]

Re: Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

Actually... now that I think about it further, the inventory message is always pulled from the master product. You won't be able to pull the variant inventory message, but you should be able to display the In Stock or Out of Stock and the quantity on hand of each variant.

But to do so - it would still need to have the attributes actually on the SRCH page?

[Brennan]

Re: Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

how else would you display the variant inventory? Do you want to list all attributes and inventory levels on CTGY/SRCH?

[lesliekirk]

Re: Inventory Element Inventory Level on SRCH screen

Nope