Multiple products using same stock as variations

[alexandregoes]

Hi all,

I have a very specific need about controlling the stock and product variations.  I don´t know exactly if the best forum for my question would be the Product or Variations/Child Products, so please, feel free to move my question to the proper forum.

I´m trying to set up a store that will sells sport themed t-shirts.  Each product would be the images the user wants in the t-shirt.  The categories need to be the sports, like Basketball, Football, etc.  I could have sub categories like NBA (for Basketball), etc.

When the user chooses the image he wants, I need to show him the options for that imagem, ie, the t-shirt models, the sizes, the colors, etc.  But my stock is not printed t-shirts, but clean non printed ones, where the images would be print after the selling.  And the stock is made from a mixed combination of variations.  Let´s say I have these variations:

Sex:  Male/Female
Size: Large/Medium/Small
Color: Black/White

The stock would be something like:

21 Male Large White
23 Male Large Black
12 Male Medium White
12 Male Medium Black
51 Male Small White
10 Male Small Black
0 Female Large White (there is no female large t-shirts)
0 Female Large Black (there is no female large t-shirts)
34 Female Medium White
21 Female Medium Black
11 Female Small White
10 Female Small Black

All non printed t-shirts.

I also have some restrictions based on the "product" (ie, image), as some images are like "male only" or "white t-shirt only".

What´s the best way to setup the VirtueMart?  I´m also a programmer, so I can change some code to fit my needs, but I´m trying to find the easiest way.

Any advices would be greatly appreciated.

And sorry about my poor english.  I´m from Brazil so I´m a native portuguese speaker.

[jenkinhill]

Do you intend using the old version of Virtuemart, VM1.1 or the current version, VM2.0?

We no longer have any developers working with VM1.1 - and in any case security support for Joomla 1.5 finishes in September (http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=432&t=726763#p2834821), and the last version, 1.1.9 will not work with Joomla 2.5

[alexandregoes]

Hi Jenkin,

Thank you very much for your reply.  I was using an old version of Joomla and also VM 1.1.9, but after your reply I upgraded Joomla and VM to the latest versions.  So, I would appreciate a lot if you can help me with any advice to my problem.

Also, could you please move my topic to a more suitable forum, on VM 2.0 group?

[alexandregoes]

Hi all,

I also need a way to export/import the products from the old version to the new one. Any suggestions?

TIA.

[jenkinhill]

http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/wiki/Upgrading_VM1_to_VM2_with_provided_packages
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=95236.0
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=102783.0
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=95513.0

[alexandregoes]

Hi jenkin,

Thants for all the info about the data migration to V2!  It was very usefull!

Do you have any advice for me about my initial problem, the Variations/Child Products one?