Products Expected

[zip1]

One of the driving factors for this will be how inventory and products is shaping up in EOS.

Currently the inventory table  is the anchor for EOS.  The older product table are used to add additional information so they can be displayed on the product information page pages.

Although the expected date is still located in the products table it will get moved to the inventory tables.
Also the status information has changed. its now a table and not hard coded .

Item Is Disabled
Item Is Enabled
Item Is Backordered
Item Is Discontinued
Pre-Order Enabled


So by using the date expected and the inventory status you can convey a lot more information to a customer. 

[Ivar]

Hey Ivar, are you signed up at EOS Feature & Bug Tracker ? I've submitted your issue, expected re-stock date for EOS Online Merchant

Hello
Yes.. I have signed up on the tracker.. I just prefer discussing these suggestions in the forum before I start filling up the tracker

//Ivar

[inetbiz]

Another suggestion.. If the expected goods do not arrive at the given date, it could be some work setting a new arrival date for all the products.
A (simple?) fix to this could be that the date just increased by a customizable (in config?) number of days if the products has not been marked arrived.

I would suggest keeping the product detail page alone. Keep the back ordered and expected due date alone. Maybe add a link that allows them to sign up for product update notification so they know when it's back in stock.

[inetbiz]

Hey Ivar, are you signed up at EOS Feature & Bug Tracker ? I've submitted your issue, expected re-stock date for EOS Online Merchant

[Ivar]

Another suggestion..
If the expected goods do not arrive at the given date, it could be some work setting a new arrival date for all the products.

A (simple?) fix to this could be that the date just increased by a customizable (in config?) number of days if the products has not been marked arrived.

//Ivar

[Ivar]

Ok. What I see that would be useful is a way to say it's back ordered and insert the expected re-stock date as you edit products and complete a purchase order from the supplier. I'll ask the dev team to respond back, soon.

Exactly what I was looking for..

//Ivar

[David M. Graham]

This is very much along the lines of extended functionality we are wanting to add to the cart.

The "Upcoming Products" or "Expected Products" block could be implemented quickly.  What has delayed it thus far is the implementation of the inventory management systems.  This is a major focus of current development.  While we have a rapid need for completing the product  kit and package systems, the infrastructure necessary to manage expected products using this system rather than the product system alone is coming along nicely.

At this point, relationships between inventory items and product objects are not completely fixed, but as soon as they are you can expect generation of display systems to meet this need.

David

[inetbiz]

Ok. What I see that would be useful is a way to say it's back ordered and insert the expected re-stock date as you edit products and complete a purchase order from the supplier. I'll ask the dev team to respond back, soon.

[Ivar]

Hello

Well.. this is a feature I would like to see in EOS.

I use this in my CRE Loaded Store today to prepare the customers for both new products and products that will be back in stock.

I solve this today with using the products "Date Available" field.
If the date is set in the future, its added to the "Ventes Inn" (Products Expected) mainpage module.
See rcnet.no

I also use this to set status in the product listing page.

Best regards
Ivar