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Title: adding extra fields to product information
Post by: ultimamedia on January 05, 2015, 13:20:41 PM
Hi All, using Virtuemart 3 now - is it possible to add extra fields to product information that will display frontend and connect to csv improved - even if it is an extension?

Many thanks,
Chris
Title: Re: adding extra fields to product information
Post by: balai on January 05, 2015, 13:30:54 PM
Hi

The best way to do that is to use custom fields
http://docs.virtuemart.net/tutorials/product-creation/81-product-custom-fields-without-stock-control.html
Title: Re: adding extra fields to product information
Post by: ultimamedia on January 05, 2015, 13:53:31 PM
hi, but custom fields need adding info manually - if i want to use csv improved its not possible.
Title: Re: adding extra fields to product information
Post by: GJC Web Design on January 05, 2015, 14:29:24 PM
you need to ask Roland at csvi - unless someone else knows
Title: Re: adding extra fields to product information
Post by: ultimamedia on January 05, 2015, 14:45:00 PM
its a big flaw of VM because custom fields post badly to SQL and this is the reason why you cant get a clean export/import of CSV data.
it just posts all of it in a big text file, you also cant add anything new so i want to change and add core product info fields.
Title: Re: adding extra fields to product information
Post by: balai on January 05, 2015, 16:32:16 PM
I think that CSVI supports custom fields.

If you want cleaner and lighter db records, you can use this plugin
http://breakdesigns.net/extensions/customfields-for-all

It is supported by CSVI as well