Updating All Products

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Submitted on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 21:02

Joined: 09/14/2007

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OK, so I've got Ubercart 2 installed and working on a freshly updated Drupal 6 site featuring photos that I'm hoping to sell prints of.

Each photo is a node and I've successfully converted the "photo" type nodes into products by creating a class of the same name. I've also created the attribute "Print Size," with options like 8x10, 11x14, etc., and I've added that attribute to the class "photo."

As I've discovered, this does not automatically attach the attribute and its options to the existing nodes, which is disconcerting since I've already got dozens of nodes that need to have these options. It's also disconcerting to think that if I ever change the prices of those options in the future, I can't simply change them in one place and have them automatically reflected in all products of the same class, which, in my opinion, is how a system like this should logically work. (No offense to the creators intended; it's a great system and I know what a monumental effort it is to create something like this.)

I've done some searching and this is a concern that appears not uncommon. However, I haven't come across a workaround short of manually manipulating the database. Neither have I been able to dig up a project issue that clearly addresses this concern so I can monitor any progress.

Can anyone point me to something I've missed in either case?

#1 Submitted on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 23:26 Top View page

harrisben

Joined: 04/17/2009

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The way the system is designed seems to be that when you define the attribute and its options these are on defaults that will be available when you first attach them to a product, so you're correct in saying that updating attribute option defaults will have no effect on the attribute options you've already attached to products.

The only way I know to do a mass product update like what you're talking about is via sql. It is a pain, but if you're familiar with databases at all it isn't too hard.

Edit: I take that back, I've just looked at the database and see that product attributes and options are stored in different tables (?!), thus making it quite difficult to update via the database. I have no idea why product attributes and options would need to be in seperate tables, options cannot exist without an attribute and attributes have no purpose without options after all.

If they were in the same table it would have been incredibly straight forward. Sorry I can't be of more help.

#2 Submitted on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 16:06 Top View page

WesleyTx

Joined: 09/14/2007

Juice: 78

Thanks for taking a look. Unfortunately, I don't think I have the proper SQL skills to safely change things in this case.

Anyone know if there's some workaround I haven't come across?

And would it be a good idea to submit this as a feature request?

#3 Submitted on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 01:18 Top View page

WesleyTx

Joined: 09/14/2007

Juice: 78

OK, I decided to take matters into my own hands and actually see if I could solve this problem for myself.

The result: a module I call Product Retrospect. Here's a summary:

Quote:

Unfortunately, updating the attributes for a particular product class only changes the default attributes that are applied to newly created products. In other words, making changes to a class's attributes will not affect already existing product nodes. Moreover, you cannot by default make changes to the pricing, weight or other information for multiple products at once, as these settings are stored separately for each product.

The Product Retrospect module, however, offers the following functions:

Update attributes & options
Select any class and apply its current settings retroactively to all existing products that share that class.

Update product information
Select one or more settings from any product node (e.g. price, weight, shipping) and copy them to all products of a particular class at once.

Drop it into the uc_ubercart/contrib/ directory, enable it and proceed to Store Administration > Products.

This module is currently in beta. It is the first module I've ever put together that I've dared release to the public and I do not warrant that it uses proper methods or even conforms to Drupal coding standards. Do not use this module on a production site.

I appreciate anyone trying it out or taking a look at the code and offering feedback.

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#4 Submitted on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 02:05 Top View page

torgosPizza

Joined: 08/14/2007

Juice: 3867

Cool concept! I haven't looked at your code yet but in the Drupal User Group meetup tonight (San Diego) the module Views Bulk Operations was mentioned. I imagine that, once Ubercart has more exposure to Views, that this module would come in handy for doing this same kind of thing, but it'd be handled through the usual Drupal means (like Views).

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#5 Submitted on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 23:42 Top View page

WesleyTx

Joined: 09/14/2007

Juice: 78

Just noticed a horrible bug. Here's an update for anyone who's interested.

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#6 Submitted on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 00:46 Top View page

livewire1337

Joined: 06/04/2009

Juice: 31

I was looking for a module to do exactly this!! Thank you for making it!

#7 Submitted on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 01:56 Top View page

livewire1337

Joined: 06/04/2009

Juice: 31

This is not updating the attribute prices for me. It always sets all prices to 0 for any of the product attributes. How can I fix this?

I am using a drop-down box with about 18 different options, each with a different price. The price of each option gets set to 0 and the order of the options are all mixed up.

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