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Posted to dev@ofbiz.apache.org by Scott Gray <le...@gmail.com> on 2006/10/17 08:39:17 UTC

Custom UI for different Products

Hi All

I'm hoping for some input on the best way to implement custom 
screens/forms for different product types.  I'm thinking I can either:
1. Use ProductAttributes to define what screens should be used for 
various products
2. Create child ProductTypes and present screens based on that.  If I go 
this way I'm thinking I would need to change all the code that uses 
ProductTypes for processing so that they call something like:
    if (ProductServices.isParentProductType(productType, 
"FINISHED_GOOD")) { Then process as a finished good

Any thoughts or other options?

Thanks
Scott

Re: Custom UI for different Products

Posted by Scott Gray <le...@gmail.com>.
Sorry, I meant the catalog manager

Thanks
Scott

David E Jones wrote:
>
> Do you mean custom screens in the catalog manger, or in ecommerce? If 
> you're looking for it in ecommerce there is already a feature built-in 
> to allow you to override the default screen (which is 
> "productdetail"). See the EditProduct->Content tab for more info.
>
> -David
>
>
> On Oct 17, 2006, at 7:39 AM, Scott Gray wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> I'm hoping for some input on the best way to implement custom 
>> screens/forms for different product types.  I'm thinking I can either:
>> 1. Use ProductAttributes to define what screens should be used for 
>> various products
>> 2. Create child ProductTypes and present screens based on that.  If I 
>> go this way I'm thinking I would need to change all the code that 
>> uses ProductTypes for processing so that they call something like:
>>    if (ProductServices.isParentProductType(productType, 
>> "FINISHED_GOOD")) { Then process as a finished good
>>
>> Any thoughts or other options?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Scott
>
>

Re: Custom UI for different Products

Posted by David E Jones <jo...@undersunconsulting.com>.
Do you mean custom screens in the catalog manger, or in ecommerce? If  
you're looking for it in ecommerce there is already a feature built- 
in to allow you to override the default screen (which is  
"productdetail"). See the EditProduct->Content tab for more info.

-David


On Oct 17, 2006, at 7:39 AM, Scott Gray wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I'm hoping for some input on the best way to implement custom  
> screens/forms for different product types.  I'm thinking I can either:
> 1. Use ProductAttributes to define what screens should be used for  
> various products
> 2. Create child ProductTypes and present screens based on that.  If  
> I go this way I'm thinking I would need to change all the code that  
> uses ProductTypes for processing so that they call something like:
>    if (ProductServices.isParentProductType(productType,  
> "FINISHED_GOOD")) { Then process as a finished good
>
> Any thoughts or other options?
>
> Thanks
> Scott