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4. Products Specifications 19 If Tabs are selected here the Admin will also show a tabbed interface for entering this data 4 1 6 Show Accessories Tab This will show a tab on the Product Info page if tabs are selected above showing accessories cross sell items for the current product This tab requires that the Xsell Addon be installed See http addons oscommerce com info 1415 4 1 7 Mouseover in Accessories Tab This will activate a styleable mousover effect on products in the Accessories tab when the tab 15 selected 4 1 8 Show Image in Accessories Tab Show the product image in the Accessories tab 4 1 9 Show Name in Accessories Tab Show the product name in the Accessories tab 4 1 10 Show Reviews Tab This will show a tab on the Product Info page if tabs are selected above showing reviews of the current product A form to add a review will be shown if there are no existing reviews 4 1 11 Max Reviews in Tab Set the maximum number of reviews that will show up in the Reviews tab 4 1 12 Show Question Tab This will show a tab on the Product Info page if tabs are selected above showing the Ask a Question form This form sends an email to the Store Owner with the customer s name email and text It also shows the current product name and model number 4 1 13 Show Friend Tab This will show a tab on the Product Info page if tabs are selected above showing the Tell a Friend form This form sends an email to an
5. For example you can have the price data used as a specification so that you can show it as a column on the Comparison page Similar existing data fields can also be useful as Filters Products Specifications 12 3 4 Specification Groups Specification groups are collections of specifications that are used in a related manner You may have one or many specifications in a group The group can be composed of specifications that you want to show on the Product Info page that you want to use in the Product Comparison table that you want to use as filters or any combination of the above Specification groups are linked to one or more product categories You can have a group linked to only one category so that the specifications in it show only in that category You can have your group linked to several related categories You can even have it linked to all categories so the specifications in it can be used throughout your store This allows you to limit the scope of specifications to the areas where they apply A Specification Group may contain one Specification or many This allows you to tailor your Specifications to work with the structure of your categories and products Keep in mind that multiple Specification Groups can apply to a single product or appear in a single page It s up to you to design the coverage of these groups to match your store s design and to make it easy to maintain The idea is to make each Group and it s include
6. Only one image can be selected The filter will execute as soon as an image is clicked unless Javascript is disabled in which case a button will be provided to submit the filter Multi image The filters will be presented a series of images Any number of images can be selected A button will be provided to submit the filter Enter Specification Values as This controls the way the Specification data 15 entered in the Admin Products page You can use this to limit the data to specific values and to eliminate typos that would ruin Filters and Comparisons NOTE Use of one of the multi select types here is the only way to enter multiple values for a single product The choices are Text Box This is the default text entry field Any value may be entered but only one value per Specification per Product Warning A Text Box will also be shown if any other type 15 selected but no Specification Values are entered Pulldown The Specification values will be presented in a standard pulldown box Radio Buttons The Specification values will be presented as a series of buttons Multi Pulldown Similar to a pulldown box but you can select multiple Specification values from the list for a single product Avoid this type unless the person entering data 15 well trained on how to use it Check Boxes The Specification values will be presented as a series of check boxes Any number of options can be selected for a single product Image Similar to
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8. 3 1 If you are running an older version please use version 1 0 2 of this package This version will not work with 2 2RC2a and older versions 1 3 Terminology 1 3 1 Definition of Terms This manual uses some terms that are not common to osCommerce The following definitions are important to understanding the rest of this document Products Specifications 3 Filter Filters are used to select products with a specification value that matches the filter The result of applying one or more Filters 15 shown on a new page Product This table shows the Product Specification values for each Product Comparison in the selected Category The table can be in a separate page or replacing the Product Listing module for the Category Product This is the data for a given specification for a given product Specification Specification A specification is a new data field that is added to a product Specifications may be displayed and used in a variety of ways Specifications are the core feature of this software package Specification An arbitrary group of specifications Groups are used to associate Group specifications with one or more product categories Tabs Your specifications can be displayed on your Product Info page in a tabbed content box This box allows a large amount of information to be displayed without making the page long or difficult to navigate 1 3 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations RTFM Read The Fine Manual Seriously Read the who
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13. Radio Buttons except there will be images instead of text Only one image can be selected Multi image Similar to Check Boxes except there will be images instead of text Any number of options can be selected Click the save button when you are finished Repeat these steps for as many specifications as you want 4 2 2 2 Edit a Specification If you need to make changes click on the name of the Specification to highlight it and click the edit button The editing process is the same as in 3 3 2 1 above Products Specifications 30 4 2 2 3 Delete a Specification Click on the name of the Specification to highlight it and click the delete button then click delete again Note that this permanently deletes the specification and any product data filters and specification values attached to this Specification Warning Backup your database before doing a large delete just in case you want some of that data back later 4 2 2 4 Copy a Specification Click on the name of the Specification to highlight it and click the copy button Select the new Specification Group that you want to copy to and click the copy button This will create an exact copy of this specification and any product data filters and specification values attached to it It would be a good idea to change the name of the Specification copy after doing this If you want an exact copy of a Specification you should probably change the scope of the Specification Group it belon
14. Table This shows a link to the Comparison page in a row of the Product Listing table The location of the link can be either the first row the last row both first and last or none Values are restricted to top bottom both or none 4 1 20 Show Comparison This will show the Comparison table on a separate page Values are restricted to True or False 4 1 21 Comparison in Index This will show the Comparison table in place of the Product Listing on the Category page Legal values are restricted to True or False 4 1 22 Comparison Suffix in Header This will show the suffix for each Specification if one 15 set in the header of the table If False the Suffix is shown after each Specification Value in the table Legal values are restricted to True or False 4 1 23 Comparison Box Style The Specification Box on the Products Info page can be shown in three different ways Products Specifications 21 4 1 23 1 Stock The standard osCommerce content box with a heading and title This has the same appearance as all of the rest of your store s boxes 4 1 23 2 Simple The stock osCommerce listing box This has the same appearance as the Product Listing box on a Category page 4 1 23 3 Plain This is an invisible box with no border 4 1 24 Spec Combo Manufacturer The Spec Combo settings apply to the Combination column if one is set in the Comparison table These settings allow you to have a column with multiple existing
15. Use Existing Database Field Any Specification that has this set won t show up as a new Product Specification field There s already a place on this page to enter that information Products Specifications 33 4 3 2 Product Specification Field Most of your new Product Specifications will show up as a new data field in your Products panel They may be simple text boxes or any other data entry field type depending on how you set them up in your Specifications The new fields are grouped together just after the Product Description fields If you have Spec Box Frame Style set to Tabs these fields will be shown when you click the Specifications tab NOTE Since the Product Specifications are generic you will need to enter a value for each language in your store even if your data 15 numeric 4 4 Filters Box The filters box setup 15 in the box modules area with the rest of your boxes Go to your store Admin under Modules gt Boxes click on the Install button then set the following fields to suit your needs Note There is also a filters module that appears in the center part of the page if you want your filters to show there instead of in a column 4 4 1 Enable Filter Box Module Turns the box on and off Note that the box will not show even if it is turned on here if there is not at least one valid filter to show Values are restricted to True or False 4 4 2 Content Placement Show the box in the left or right column Values are
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17. do this at the individual specification level if you prefer Show on Products Info Page Show this group on the Product Info page Show Filter Show this group in the Filters box Products Specifications 25 Use in Feeder Use this group to output a feeder file Click the save button when you are finished Repeat these steps for as many specification groups as you want 4 2 1 2 Edit a Specification Group If you need to make changes click on the name of the Specification group to highlight it and click the edit button The editing process is the same as in 3 3 1 above If you only need to change the Show Comparison Page Show on Products Info Page or Show Filter settings you can do that by clicking on the red or green light under the appropriate heading 4 2 1 3 Delete a Specification Group Click on the name of the Specification group to highlight it and click the delete button then click delete again Note that this permanently deletes the group and any specifications product data filters and specification values attached to this group Warning Backup your database before doing a large delete just in case you want some of that data back later 4 2 1 4 Copy a Specification Group Click on the name of the Specification group to highlight it and click the copy button You have the choice of copying any specifications product data filters and specification values attached to this group by checking the appropriate b
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23. values in it The selected values appear one above another in the order specified by the number entered here To show the Manufacturer in this column set this to a number from one to nine To not show the manufacturer in this column set the value to zero 4 1 25 Spec Combo Weight Similar to the Spec Combo Manufacturer setting above except this one shows the Product s Weight 4 1 26 Spec Combo Price Similar to the Spec Combo Manufacturer setting above except this one shows the Product s Price 4 1 27 Spec Combo Model Similar to the Spec Combo Manufacturer setting above except this one shows the Product s Model The default value is 2 so the Model shows below the Image in this column 4 1 28 Spec Combo Image Similar to the Spec Combo Manufacturer setting above except this one shows the Product s Image The default value is 1 so the Image is shown first followed by the Model in this column 4 1 29 Spec Combo Name Similar to the Spec Combo Manufacturer setting above except this one shows the Product s Name Products Specifications 22 4 1 30 Spec Combo Buy Now Similar to the Spec Combo Manufacturer setting above except this one shows the Buy Now button 4 1 31 Products Filters This is just a subheading to identify the settings that apply to the Products Filters Subheadings contain no useful settings and cannot be modified 4 1 32 Show Filters Module This shows the Filters in a box above the Product Lis
24. 2 2 Specifications To see a list of Specifications in this Specification Group click on the yellow file icon to the left of the name of your Specification Group This brings you to the Specifications window 4 2 2 1 Create a New Specification The first step is to create your first Specification in this Group Click on the new specification button to get started This brings up a form that allows you to set the following Specification Name Give your specification a name This name is used throughout the catalog side of your store to identify this specification You will need to enter this name for each of the languages in your store Specification Description Give your specification some descriptive text This is currently used only on the Products admin page as instructions or hints on entering the data there You need only enter this text in the box for your store s admin language unless your admin needs more than one language Specification Prefix This allows you to specify text that will appear just before your specification data Specification Suffix This allows you to specify text that will appear just after your specification data and optionally in the header of the Comparison Table This should always be used for units of measure Hint It s a good idea to keep your data as clean as possible If there is any part of a specification that is repeated every time the specification is seen that text should be stored in a Pre
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26. Box Title This will show a title above the Specification Box on the Products Info page The title is set in the Products Info language file catalog includes languages lt language gt product_info php Legal values are restricted to True or False 4 1 5 Spec Box Frame Style The Specification Box on the Products Info page can be shown in four different ways 4 1 5 1 Stock The standard osCommerce content box with a heading and title This has the same appearance as all of the rest of your store s boxes 4 1 5 2 Simple The stock osCommerce listing box This has the same appearance as the Product Listing box on a Category page 4 1 5 3 Plain This is an invisible box with no border 4 1 5 4 Tabs This is a tabbed box with content selected by clicking on the tabs Tabs are Description This contains the normal Products Description data Specifications This contains the Product Specifications This tab will not be shown if there are no Specifications to show Ask a Question This contains a basic Contact Us form Six generic fields containing your selection of data These tabs will not be shown if there is no data to show The defaults are Manuals Video Accessories Reviews Warranty Shipping The name of any of these generic tabs can be changed by editing the language files catalog includes languages language product info php and catalog admin includes languages language categories php
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28. RRKKUNSuEQFREEERFESECERESEMEKFENEENRRER 46 C DATA FEEDS A ei 48 D GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE u 00 00 20000 anna naar 50 CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE zz2ununnunnnnnnnnnununnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 62 1 0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 1 System Overview This addon allows the addition of an unlimited number of specifications to your site s products Specifications can be any information about the product that your customers might be interested in These Specifications can be used for e A list of specifications on the Product Info page for every product that you want to have them comparison table showing the specifications of a group of products This allows your customers to compare the important features of a group of products A set of filters to allow the customer to show only products that meet certain criteria This could be all AGP video cards with 256MB of memory the parts for a 1992 Yugo or anything else you might want to set up Filters are a very powerful tool for your customers to find products that they want to buy All specifications can be grouped to any product category or even several categories This allows the store to deliver information tailored to the products the customer is looking for The software is designed to be flexible so you can design your store for maximum conversion 1 2 Software Compatibility This software package was tested using osCommerce Version 2
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31. are explained in the comments in the stylesheet Products Specifications 35 4 5 1 8 specs box This is used to style the table surrounding the Specification box or Tabs on the Product Info page The main use is to set the width of the box 4 5 1 9 variantsBlock This is used to style the box containing the Product Options in the alternate product info php in the Extras folder The default is not used 4 5 1 10 variantsBlockTitle This is used to style the title of the Product Options in the alternate product info php the Extras folder The default sets the font and size 4 5 1 11 variantsBlockData This is used to style the data in the Product Options in the alternate product info php in the Extras folder The default only sets the alignment 4 5 1 12 productinfoKey This is used to style the Price label in the alternate product info php in the Extras folder The default sets the font and size 4 5 1 13 productinfoValue This is used to style the Price text in the alternate product info php the Extras folder The default sets the font and alignment 4 5 1 14 productinfoPrice This is used to style the Price in the alternate product info php in the Extras folder The default sets the font and alignment 4 5 2 Admin Stylesheet The catalog side stylesheet is at catalog admin includes stylesheet css If you are using the Tabs interface in your Product Info page there are additional stylesheet selection
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34. correspond to any Product Specification value See Table 1 for the acceptable combinations of Filter Class and Display and 4 2 2 1 for more detailed information on how each Filter Class works Table 1 Filter Setup Matrix Display the Filter as List of Multi Check Multi Filter Class Pulldown Radio Links Box pulldown Boxes lmages image Exact a m Multiple es he Range Reverse Start oe Partial Yes Yes Ss Like Yes e Yes I 1 T This can be done but it s probably a bad idea Products Specifications 4 REFERENCE MANUAL 16 4 REFERENCE MANUAL This section provides a detailed reference for every option and selection added by this software 4 1 Configuration Panel The configuration panel is in your store s Admin area under Configuration Products Specifications lt should look like the example in Figure 2 The use of each item in the configuration will be covered in this section Configuration items are broadly assigned to four categories based on what part of the code they affect Specification Box These modify the behavior of the Specification list on the Product Info page Comparison Table These modify the behavior of the Comparison table and its location Filters These modify the appearance and location of the Filters Module The Filters Box is set up separately in the Modules section See section 4 3 for in
35. cts tabs php catalog comparison php catalog products filter php catalog includes boxes products filter php catalog includes classes specifications php catalog includes functions products specifications php catalog includes languages english comparison php catalog includes languages english products filter php catalog includes modules ask a question php catalog includes modules comparison php catalog includes modules comparison horiz php catalog includes modules product attributes php catalog includes modules product info process php catalog includes modules product reviews php catalog includes modules products accessories php catalog includes modules products filter php catalog includes modules products specifications php catalog includes modules products tabs php catalog includes modules boxes bm products filter php 2 2 5 Modified Files catalog admin categories php catalog admin includes database tables php catalog admin includes filenames php catalog admin includes boxes catalog php catalog admin includes functions general php catalog admin includes languages english php catalog admin includes languages english categories php catalog index php info php catalog stylesheet css catalog ext jquery star rating jquery rating css catalog ext jquery star rating jquery rating pack js catalog includes application top php php catalog includes database tables php catalog includes filenames php catalog includes clas
36. d Specification s cover as many products as possible If you find yourself duplicating a Group or a Specification in that group you should probably change the scope of the Group instead or move the Specification to a new different Group When you set up your Specification Groups think of the Specifications you plan to put in them and where they will be used For example you may want to have a group that includes only a Price specification that will be used as a filter throughout your site Will one set of filter values work for all of your product categories or will you need different price ranges for categories that have product of lesser or greater than average price You may want to set up more than one group for this filter You should also consider one Group to contain most of the specifications that apply to each group of products Grouping all of the Specifications that apply to a specific category of products will make them easier to manage This is probably the hardest part of setting up Product Specifications Once you ve got your Groups and the Specifications they contain figured out everything else will start to fall into place 3 5 Specification Values You can set up a limited set of values that you can select from when entering the data for each Product Specification This eliminates data entry errors that will ruin your filter results and mess up the display of your Product Specification data and serves as a reminder of wha
37. e 2 3 1 Possible Conflict This software package creates a new configuration group The group number used is 1610 If another modification to your software has already used this number you will get an error message when trying to update your database Just edit the products specifications sql file and change this number in the configuration group and configuration tables See the Troubleshooting section for more information 2 3 2 Database Update the database SQL statements in the products specifications sql file using a database manager such as phpMyAdmin or the MySQL command line If you are using a hosting service you will find a database management tool in your host s control panel Please ask your host for help using their tool If you are using your own server or a test server phpMyAdmin is provided by most server packages or it can be easily installed Products Specifications 3 0 CONFIGURATION 10 3 CONFIGURATION This section covers the capabilities of the software For the details of what the various settings mean see Section 4 3 1 Overview If you haven t already done so now is the time to think about the details of how you plan to use Products Specifications There are a large number of options that you can use to customize Products Specifications to your exact needs recommend that you read this section through before starting to use these features A bit of thought up front will save a great deal of
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39. eading Show Filters Show the Filters module in the center column main part of True Module the page Filters Module Show the Filters module on the page in a standard box Stock Frame Style Stock a simple outline box Simple or no box Plain Filter Include subcategories in the filter results True Subcategories Filter Show Count Show a count of the number of products that the filter would return Filter No Result What to show for a filter that would return no result normal Table 5 continued Products Specifications 44 Title Definition pea Filter Show Show currently applied filters in the Breadcrumb trail with True Breadcrumb option to remove Filter Image Width Set the width of the images displayed as filters in the filter 20 box in pixels Filter Image Height Set the height of the images displayed as filters in the filter 120 box in pixels Get All Image The image to show for the Get All filter when using images get all gif Products Feeders Subheading 2 Products Specifications Appendix DATABASE DIAGRAM 46 Products Specifications Database gt A Table Table Table Table languages categories categories_description products Y 2 language id categories id categories id products id Table specification groups to categories specification group id Table specification groups specification group id ificati
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42. existing files You can now skip to the Database section of these instructions For the rest of you read on 2 2 2 Modify Files You can start by uploading all of the new files listed in 2 2 3 below Then replace or modify all of the file in 2 2 4 Of course you should only replace a file if your existing copy is unmodified and it is the same revision as the file you are replacing it with For modifying your previously modified files recommend a good file comparison utility such as Beyond Compare WinMerge or Meld The changes to the existing files in this distribution are marked with Products Specifications for single line changes and Start Products Specifications lt code gt End Products Specifications for multiline changes 2 2 3 Possible Conflicts There are no known conflicts with other Addons that cannot be resolved by proper installation However the Product Extra Fields Addon duplicates part of this one so you should only try to install one or the other 2 2 4 New files catalog admin products_specifications php catalog admin images icons blank png catalog admin images icons folder_blue png catalog admin includes functions products_specifications php catalog admin includes languages english products_specifications php Products Specifications catalog admin includes modules products_specifications php catalog admin includes modules products_specifications_input php catalog admin includes modules produ
43. f you are having problems with your installation check this section first If you don t find your problem here search the osCommerce support forum thread If you still can t find a solution post a question in that thread 5 1 Database Errors There is very little that can go wrong with applying the SQL changes to your database If you don t know how to do this ask your hosting service for instructions or search the osCommerce help forum if you are self hosted This question has been answered many times 5 1 1 41062 Duplicate entry 1610 for key PRIMARY This is caused by a previous addon to osCommerce using the same configuration group id as Products Specifications You will need to edit the products specifications sql file Change all instances of the value 1610 in the configuration group and configuration tables in the SQL file then apply the changed lines again Use a value that has not already been used in your database Look at the configuration group id column in your configuration group table to find out which values have already been used Be careful to use the same new value throughout Products Specifications A ADMIN CONFIGURATION PANEL 42 ADMIN CONFIGURATION PANEL These settings can be found in your Admin panel under Configuration gt Products Specifications See Section 4 1 for more detailed information on the use of these settings Table 5 Definition Pr
44. fix or Suffix This makes your data easier to enter and manage and it makes filters work properly on the real data Sort Order It s usually important to present your specifications in a specific order and it s essential for most filter types Use numbers here to arrange your Specifications prefer to skip a few numbers between each entry just in case I need to add a new value in between later Also see the Sort button under the Edit Specifications section below Products Specifications 27 Justification This is used to present your data correctly The standard is for text to be Left justified images to be Centered and numbers to be Right justified Use whatever looks good to you in your application Use Existing Database Field This allows you to use the data entered in other Product data fields This is useful for columns in the Comparison table and for Filters The choices are pulled from your store s products and products description database tables plus a couple of special options The normal values are None You will be prompted to enter the data for each product that this Specification applies to Combination This is a special field that is set up in the Configuration panel See 4 1 11 through 4 1 17 for setup details This should only be used in the Comparison table Buy Now Show the Buy Now button Products Quantity Show the Quantity for this product Products Model Show the model Products I
45. for those styles 4 5 1 1 ul specification box The ul specification box class styles the list of Specifications on the Product Info page and on the Admin side for the Product Preview The default just increases the line spacing a bit You can add your own styles to modify this list Changes should be made to both stylesheets to keep the Preview looking like the real Product page 4 5 1 2 option optgroup The option optgroup Settings style the options for the pulldown radio and checkbox selections optgroup is used for disabled selections to prevent the customer from selecting them 4 5 1 3 img image filter The img image filter class sets the appearance of images used as filters Each property is described in the stylesheet file Changes should be made to both stylesheets to keep the Admin images looking like the Filter images 4 5 1 4 filter count This styles the product count numbers after the filter if these are enabled The default simply turns off the font styling of the selects 4 5 1 5 no results This styles the greyed out selections that are disabled if that option is selected The default is set to well grey 4 5 1 6 close This styles the X used as a close box for Filters in the Breadcrumbs if that option is selected The default is 7596 of the Breadcrumb height and raised four pixels above the baseline 4 5 1 7 img image filter This is used to style the images used as filters The properties
46. gle item but the products have a range of values so any products that include the customer s selection in their range would show up Example select the model year 1996 for my truck and get a part that fits 1995 2000 models Start This performs a partial match on the first part of the Specification data The customer selects a single string and gets all products that start with that string Example The customer selects A and gets all books whose title starts with A Partial This performs a partial match on any part of the data It s the same as Start except the string can be anywhere in the data Example The customer enters part of an author s name and gets all authors whose name contains that string Note that this is similar to a search except we are limiting it to a single specification and not the general product description Like This uses Soundex filter to match words that sound similar This could be used in place of the Partial class for better results for searches where customers can t spell From looking at my search logs that s most of them Filter Show All This adds an All option to the set of filters It allows your customer to back up when this filter doesn t return the results that they want Display the Filter as This controls the way that your filters are displayed to your customer To avoid confusing your customers use only one or two of these for any group of filters that will be seen together The c
47. gs to instead or move it to a different Group 4 2 2 5 Move a Specification Click on the name of the Specification to highlight it and click the move button Select the new Specification Group that you want to move this Specification to and click the move button This will move this specification and any product data filters and specification values attached to it 4 2 2 6 Working with Another Specification Group Once you have added all of the Specifications that you want in this group click on the back button to go back to the Specification Group page 4 2 3 Filters Filters are used to create a custom selection of products based on the filter criteria To start click on the yellow file icon to the left of the name of your Specification This brings you to the Filters window NOTE You will only be able to see the icon if the Specification and the Specification Group it is in have Show in Filter set to True Green and Filter Class and Display the Filter as in the Specification are set to something other than None 4 2 3 1 Create a New Filter The first step is to create your first Filter in this Group Click on the new filter button to get started This brings up a form that allows you to set the following Filter Give your Filter a name This name is used throughout the catalog side of your store to identify this Filter You will need to enter this name for each of the languages in your store Filter Sort Order Most fil
48. hoices are None This Specification will not be used as a filter Pulldown The filter values will be presented in a standard pulldown box Only one option can be selected The filter will execute as soon as an option is selected unless Javascript is disabled in which case a button will be provided to submit the filter Radio Buttons The filters will be presented as a series of buttons Only one option can be selected The filter will execute as soon as a button is clicked unless Javascript is disabled in which case a button will be provided to submit the filter List of Links The filters will be presented as standard links Only one option can be selected The filter will submit as soon as a link is clicked Text box The customer can enter any valid text The entered text is scrubbed to remove any control characters or special characters that would interfere with the results This should be used only with filter classes that can tolerate incorrect filter data A button will be provided to submit the filter Products Specifications 29 Multi Pulldown Similar to a pulldown box but the customer can select multiple filters from the list This type should generally be avoided as it is confusing to customers Check Boxes The filters will be presented as a series of check boxes Any number of options can be selected A button will be provided to submit the filter Images The filters will be presented as a series of images
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50. id specifications i Table Table specification description specifications products specifications specifications id Table specification filters id Table specification filters description specifications filters Table specification values id Table specification values description specification values Boxes with round corners are existing osCommerce tables All others are new Figure B1 Products Specifications Appendix Data Feeds 5 Data feeds supply data from your store to third parties e g Google Base These feeds require very specific data in a specific format This is a work in progress Feeds will be completed in a future edition Products Specifications 48 Appendix GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE 50 GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3 29 June 2007 Copyright O 2007 Free Software Foundation Inc lt http fsf org gt Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed Preamble The GNU General Public License is a free copyleft license for software and other kinds of works The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to take away your freedom to share and change the works By contrast the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program to make sure it remains free software for all its use
51. iption Are the correct specifications showing with the correct values If not correct your settings until this looks right If you are having problems use the troubleshooting guide in Section 5 to find the problem Also look at some products that should not have specifications if any to verify that an empty box doesn t show up 4 7 2 Product Comparison Check the product comparison table for all Product Categories that should have one Also check that the link to the table doesn t show where it shouldn t Again correct your settings until this looks right If you are having problems use the troubleshooting guide in Section 5 to find the problem 4 7 3 Filters Check that the filters box or module shows on the pages that it should and that each Filter shows up when it should Test each filter to verify that it s delivering the correct results Again correct your settings until this looks right If you are having problems use the troubleshooting guide in Section 5 to find the problem Products Specifications 37 4 7 4 Feeders Check that the filters box or module shows on the pages that it should and that each Feeder shows up when it should Test each feeder to verify that it s delivering the correct results Again correct your settings until this looks right If you are having problems use the troubleshooting guide in Section 5 to find the problem Products Specifications 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 40 5 TROUBLESHOOTING I
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53. le thing Now 1 4 Support Read this manual first Read the Troubleshooting section if you are seeing error messages or if the code isn t working the way this manual says it should If you can t find it here check the support thread in the osCommerce forum at http forums oscommerce com index php showtopic 344692 1 5 Bug Reports Bug reports and requests for new features can be made at the osCommerce Forum development thread http forums oscommerce com index php showtopic 336920 Please note that this is open source software You are free to create any modifications of this software that you wish provided that you adhere to the terms of the software license This does not mean that we are required to create such modifications for you We might if you ask nicely and we feel there is a sufficient demand for your change If you re the only person who wants this you re still free to make those changes yourself Products Specifications 2 0 INSTALLATION 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 Backup Backup your database and your files Backup to a different computer than your store runs on Do it now Continue doing this throughout the life of your store Yes it s that critically important 2 2 Files 2 2 1 Replace Files Update your store using the files below If you are starting with an unmodified copy of osCommerce 2 2RC2a you can simply upload all of the files in the Catalog directory of this Distribution to your site copying over any
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55. mage Show the image Small image size Products Price Show the price Products Weight Show the weight Manufacturer Show the manufacturer s name Products Name Show the name of the product Show Comparison Page Show this Specification on the Product Comparison page This allows you to turn the specification off if it s not something you want to see in the Product Comparison You can also do this at the specification group level if you prefer Show on Products Info Page Show this Specification on the Product Info page Show Filter Show this Specification in the Filters box Filter Class This determines how the filter data is applied The options should allow you to tailor a filter to just about any need The classes are No Filter This specification will not be used with a filter You will not be able to add filter data to this specification Exact This filter performs an exact match between the filter and the product specification Probably the most common use Examples Manufacturer Model Multiple This is an exact match but the customer may select more than one item to match This can be implemented as a multiselect pulldown or a set of checkboxes Examples Colors Styles Products Specifications 28 Range This matches all values in the selected range Examples Price 5100 200 Processor Speed 2 4GHz Reverse This is the Range class in reverse The customer would select a sin
56. mages Customer Details Shipping Packaging Product Listing Stock Logging Cache E Mail Options Download GZip Compression Sessions Products Specifications Catalog Modules Customers Locations Taxes Localization Reports Tools 24 IS http localhost web sites contribution development products specifications ca gh S p Figure 2 Mozilla Firefox Products Specifications Products Info Page Minimum Spec Products Show Specification Name Show Spec Box Title Show Reviews Tab Max Reviews in Tab Show Question Tab Spec Box Frame Style Products Comparison Page Minimum Spec Comparison Comparison Link in Index Comparison Row in Table Show Comparison Comparison in Index Comparison Suffix in Header Comparison Box Style Spec Combo Manufacturer Spec Combo Weight Spec Combo Price Spec Combo Model Spec Combo Image Spec Combo Name Spec Combo Buy Now Products Filters Show Filters Module Show Filters Box Minimum Spec Filter Filter Subcategories Filter Show Count Filter No Result Filter Show Breadcrumb Filter Image width Filter Image Height Get All Image Subhead m False True True 3 True Tabs Subhead True both True False True Simple oo m Subhead True True True True grey True 20 20 get_all gif Products Specifications a Products Filters Date Added 06 18 2009 Last Modified 08 25 2009 18 4 1 4 Show Spec
57. n 4 2 3 6 Working with Another Specification Once you have added all of the Filters that you want in this Specification click on the back button to go back to the Specification page 4 2 4 Specification Values Specification Values are used to set the values that a Specification may have They will appear in a selection menu on the Admin Products page To start click on the blue file icon amp to the left of the name of your Specification This brings you to the Specification Values window NOTE You will only be able to see the icon if the Specification has Enter Specification Values as set to something other than Text Box 4 2 4 1 Create a New Specification Value The first step is to create your first Specification Value for this Specification Click on the new value button to get started This brings up a form that allows you to set the following Products Specifications 32 Specification Value Give your Specification Value a value This value is only used in the Admin Products menu as a value to be selected for this Specification Specification Value Sort Order It will be easier to enter product data if your Specification Values are in the proper order Hint Skip a few numbers between each Value to allow room for future Values to be added Warning Giving two or more Values the same number or failing to give them a number will cause some of your values to disappear Repeat this process as many times as you need
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60. nce you have your Specifications set up Product Specifications are entered from the New Edit Product page in your Admin You will find new entry fields for each applicable Specification right after the Product Description field 3 3 Specifications Specifications define the data that can be used to describe your product Think of them as generic versions of the data that osCommerce already associates with your product such as Price Weight or Description The difference here is that Product Specifications are not already defined by osCommerce you need to define what these data fields mean The Specification is what defines this data and determines how and where it is used Consider what specifications you would like to display or use with your products You will probably need to create Specifications that are relevant to each Category or group of products in your store For example you would need a different set of specifications for keyboards than you would need for printers You may also need a group of Specifications to display on the Product Info page a subset of these Specifications to show in a Product Comparison page and a different subset to use as Filters If your site is complex or you have a large number of products start making lists of Specifications and where you want to use them Most Specifications will contain new data that you enter but there is also a capability to use the existing data from your products as Specifications
61. oducts Info Subheading Page Minimum Spec The minimum number of specifications needed to have the 2 Products Specifications box show up on the Product Info page Show Show the name of the specification in the box on the Product True Specification Info page Name Show Spec Box Show the title above the Specifications box on the Product Info True Title page Spec Box Frame Show the Specifications a standard box Stock a simple Simple Style outline box Simple or no box Plain on the Product Info page Show Accessories Show the Accessories Cross sell tab Requires the cross sell False Tab Addon Mouseover in Change the border color on mouseover in the Accessories True Accessories Tab Cross sell tab Show Image in Show the products image in the Accessories Cross sell tab True Accessories Tab Show Name in Show the name of the product in the Accessories Cross sell True Accessories Tab tab Tab Max Reviews in The maxmum number of reviews that can show in the 3 Tab Reviews tab Show Question Show the Ask a Question tab Tab Show Friend Tab Show the Tell a Friend tab T Show Documents Show the More Info Documents download tab Tab Product Subheading Comparison Page Minimum Spec The minimum number of products having specifications Comparison needed to have the Comparison page show up for a Category Show Empty Show products that have no specification data Products Specifications 43 Tie Definiti
62. on Pale 2 Comparison Link Show a link to the Comparison page on the Index page True in Index Comparison Row Show a link to the Comparison page in the Products list on the both in Table Index page At the top of the page at the bottom or both Show Comparison Show the Comparison table in a separate page Set this and True the following to False to turn off the Comparison Comparison in Show the Comparison table instead of the Products list in the False Index Index page Comparison Show the Suffix in the Comparison table header True True Suffix in Header Otherwise in each field False Comparison Box Show the Specifications in a standard box Stock a simple Simple Style outline box Simple or no box Plain Spec Combo Show the Manufacturer in a special combo box 0 No 1 9 Manufacturer Sort Order Show the Weight in a special combo box 0 No 1 9 Sort Order Show the Price in a special combo box 0 No 1 9 Sort Order Spec Combo Weight Spec Combo Price Spec Combo Show the Model number in a special combo box 0 No 1 9 2 Model Sort Order Spec Combo Show the Image in a special combo box 0 No 1 9 Sort Image Order Spec Combo Show the Products Name in a special combo box in the Name Comparison table 0 No 1 9 Sort Order Spec Combo Buy Show the Buy Now button in a special combo box in the Now Comparison table 0 No 1 9 Sort Order Products Filters Subh
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64. ools Help 9 E osCommerce Online Merchant Admi Commerce 1j E http i localhost web sites contribution development products specifications Gr Search for Group oups Go To zl Configuration Total Groups 0 Please create one or more Total Specifications 0 new specification group Specification Groups Total Filters 0 Catalog Modules Customers Locations Taxes Localization Reports Tools osCommerce Online Merchant Copyright 2008 osCommerce osCommerce provides no warranty and is redistributable under the GNU General Public License Powered by osCommerce ino 4 8 15 103 S http localhost web sites contribution development products specifications catalog admin configuration php gID 1610 Figure 3 4 2 1Specification Groups Specification Groups contain one or more Specifications and are linked to one or more Categories 4 2 1 1 Create a Specification Group Click on the new specification group button to create a new group The form fields are Group Name Give your specification group a name This name is only used to identify this group in your admin so make the name whatever will remind you of what is in this group Show Comparison Page Show this group on the Product Comparison page This allows you to turn the entire group off if it s not something you want to see in the Product Comparison You can also
65. oscommerce USER S MANUAL Products Specifications for osCommerce Online Merchant v2 3 1 Version 1 1 11 September 2011 REVISION HISTORY Release Revision Description No 0 1 05 23 09 Original release Alpha code posted to comply with the forum requirements for discussing code Otherwise mostly broken 05 26 09 05 26 09 0 Database some Admin code now working Added Admin functions except filters and the Product Info table 0 2 table 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 3 3 0 3 4 0 4 1 0 4 2 0 4 3 0 5 07 27 09 Added Specification Values code Added code to allow multiple values per specification per product Fixed more bugs Sort functions to Filters known bugs 0 9 1 08 25 09 Added Filter Counts option to disable remove Filters that would return no result tabbed display on the Product Info page and alternate Product Info page Fixed all known bugs 1 0 2 11 01 10 Fixed bugs added Accessories and Documents tabs updated manual 15 Release Revision Description No 8 15 11 Still more bugfixes 8 24 11 Yet more bugfixes 1 1 11 9 4 11 Son of bugfixes oscommerce osCommerce Online Merchant Copyrig ht Notice Software With the exception of the modules listed below this software is Copyright C 2010 osCommerce Online Merchant This program is free software can redistribute it and or modify it under the terms of the GNU
66. ox es It would be a good idea to change the name of the group if nothing else If you want to make this exact Specification Group apply to another Category use Link to a Product Category below instead 4 2 1 5 Link to a Product Category This allows you to link your specification group to one or more product categories Highlight your group click the link button and select the product category that you want to link it to You can repeat this operation for as many product categories as you want to link to 4 2 1 6 Link to all Product Categories This allows you to link your specification group to all of the product categories in your store Highlight your group and click the link all button This will not duplicate links if you already have categories linked from this group Hint If you want to link to most of your categories but not all of them it may be quicker to use link all and then unlink the ones you don t want Products Specifications 26 4 2 1 7 Unlink a Product Category This is the delete function for links Highlight your group click the unlink button and select the product category that you want to remove the link to You can repeat this operation for as many product categories as you want to remove 4 2 1 8 Unlink all Product Categories This allows you to delete the link from your specification group to all product categories that it is currently linked to Highlight your group and click the unlink all button 4
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70. restricted to Left Column or Right Column 4 4 3 Sort Order Sets the position of the box in whichever column was selected above Leaving this set to zero may cause problems with the column display 4 4 4 Minimum Spec Filter Sets the minimum number of filters needed for the box to show up This means valid filters that would select products in the current category so just having this many filters will not necessarily cause the box to show 4 4 5 Filter Show Count Show the number of products that the filter would return Like the product counts in the categories box this uses a lot of database resources It may not be practical to show counts in a large store 4 4 6 Filter No Result What to show for a filter that would return no result Normal looks like a standard filter but cannot be clicked Grey leaves the filter greyed out so that it can still be seen but cannot be clicked The appearance of the greyed out filters can be changed in the stylesheet see 4 5 1 5 None removes the filter from the list Products Specifications 34 4 5 Stylesheets There are additions to the stylesheets in both the Catalog and Admin sides These allow formatting of some of the new elements added by this software 4 5 1 Catalog Stylesheet The catalog side stylesheet is at catalog stylesheet css If you are using the Tabs interface in your Product Info page there are additional stylesheet selections in catalog style tabs css See 4 4 2 below
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72. s in catalog admin includes style tabs css See 4 4 4 below for those styles 4 5 2 1 iul specification_box This is the same as 4 4 1 1 above It should be kept the same to keep the Preview looking the same as the Product Info page 4 5 2 2 img image filter This is the same as 4 4 1 3 above It should be kept the same to keep the Preview looking the same as the Product Info page Products Specifications 36 4 5 2 3 image box This is used in the Admin only to provide formatting for the Image select box Each property is described in the stylesheet file Note This styles the box outside the img image filter shown above 4 6 Additional Options Not all options can be controlled from the Admin This section covers some additional options that are provided with this package 4 6 1 Alternate Product Info Page There is an alternate to catalog product info php in the Extras folder This page was designed to look like the osCommerce 3 0a5 page You can make any changes that you like to this page but keep in mind that the tabbed content box needs to stay by itself inside its nested DIVs 4 7 Testing Once you have your data entered or at least a representative sample you should test all of the appropriate pages to see if everything is working correctly 4 7 1 Product Info Pages Look at your Product pages that should have Specifications attached if you are using this feature Does the Specifications box show up under the descr
73. ses boxes php catalog includes classes breadcrumb php catalog includes functions general php catalog includes functions html output php catalog includes languages english php Products Specifications catalog includes languages english index php catalog includes languages english product_info php catalog includes modules product_listing php catalog includes modules product_reviews php catalog includes modules tell_a_friend php catalog includes modules products_tabs php 2 2 6 Other Languages IF you have languages other than English installed you will need to make some translations of the languages files in the Distribution First copy all of the Following files to the directory for your new language catalog admin includes languages english products_specifications php catalog includes languages english comparison php catalog includes languages english products filter php Next compare the following files from this Distribution to the corresponding files provided with your new language and copy any defines found in these files to your new language s files catalog admin includes languages english php catalog admin includes languages english categories php catalog includes languages english php catalog includes languages english index php Finally translate all of the defines in the files that you copied to your language Translate only the part between the last pair of single quotes Do not translate the part in all caps 2 3 Databas
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76. structions Feeds These specify how Feed values will be output currently in development There is also a table of each of these items with the default value and a brief definition of what each one does in Appendix A 4 1 1 Products Info Page This is just a subheading to identify the settings that apply to the Product Info Page Subheadings contain no useful settings and cannot be modified 4 1 2 Minimum Spec Products This sets the minimum number of Specifications that must appear in the Specification Box on the Products Info page If there are fewer Specifications than this having values for this product the box will not show up This also prevents an empty box from showing on the page if there are no values entered for any of the applicable Product Specifications Legal values are integers from O up 4 1 3 Show Specification Name This will show the name of each Specifications before the Specification data in the Specification Box on the Products Info page The name is set in the Specification setup menu for each Specification See 4 2 2 1 for more information on the name Legal values are restricted to True or False Products Specifications osCommerce Online Merchant Administration Tool Edit View History o Cc X A E Y E http localhost 77 Bookmarks Tools Help oscommerce e Merchant v Administration Online RRA Configuration Administrators My Store Minimum Values Maximum Values I
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78. t needs to be entered for that Specification It is also the Products Specifications 13 only way for multiple values to be set for a given Product Specification This is best used where the possible values that a Specification can take are limited and known in advance 3 6 Filters Specifications can also have Filters attached Filters allows your customers to view a list of your products that matches the filters that they select This gives much finer control than a search so your customers see better results Filters have the scope of the Specification that they are compared against so setting up the Specification Groups and the Specifications they contain is the first step to using Filters The key to setting up Filters is to select the correct Filter Class and Display Method Don t use more than one or two Display Methods in your store to avoid confusing your customers Choose the type to match the data and the way you think your customers will want to look for products For example colors can be selected by name through a menu but color samples as images might be more appealing to your customers You should have exactly the same Filter values as you have in your Product Specification if you are doing an Exact match between the Specification and the Filter For other Filter Classes the values should probably be different For example the Filter values for the Range class need to be the maximum value for each Range which may not
79. ters must be presented in the proper order to work correctly or so that customers can easily find the correct filter Hint Skip a few numbers between each Filter to allow room for future Filters to be added Products Specifications 31 Warning Giving two more Filters the same number or failing to give them a number will cause some of your filters to disappear Repeat this process as many times as you need to add all of the filters for this Specification 4 2 3 2 Edit a Filter If you need to make changes click on the name of the Filter to highlight it and click the edit button The editing process is the same as in 3 3 3 1 above with one exception the Sort button The Sort button will sort all of the filters in this Specification in alphanumeric order Note This won t work well for things like colors that are not inherently alphanumeric in order It s mostly useful for long imported lists 4 2 3 3 Delete a Filter Click on the name of the Filter to highlight it and click the delete button then click delete again This permanently deletes the Filter 4 2 3 4 Copy a Filter Click on the name of the Filter to highlight it and click the copy button Select the new Specification that you want to copy this Filter to and click the copy button 4 2 3 5 Move a Filter Click on the name of the Filter to highlight it and click the move button Select the new Specification that you want to move this Filter to and click the move butto
80. time changing things around after you have them all set up The relationship between the Specifications and the rest of this software is shown in Figure 1 These relationships are described in the following sections Categories Specification Groups Products Specifications Products Specifications Specification Values Figure 1 Products Specifications 11 3 2 Product Specifications Product Specifications are the key to this software Think of them as similar to existing parameters of your products like Price and Weight but much more flexible The key to setting up and using this software is the correct selection of the Specifications What data concerning your products can be easily summarized in a list on the Product Info page If your product data normally includes a list of specifications these would be ideal to use here What data would be useful to your customers in a Product Comparison This is usually a subset of the specifications associated with your product Which of these are customers likely to consider important Which specifications distinguish one product from another product in the same category What data might your customers be looking for a specific value or range of values This can be specific values that your customer might be interested in a range of values values beginning with a letter or number and much more See the Filters section for a list of ways these values can be used O
81. ting on a Category page and also above the Filter results on the Filters page Legal values are restricted to True or False 4 1 33 Filters Module Frame Style The Filters Module can be shown in three different ways 4 1 33 1 Stock The standard osCommerce content box with a heading and title This has the same appearance as all of the rest of your store s boxes 4 1 33 2 Simple The stock osCommerce listing box This has the same appearance as the Product Listing box on a Category page 4 1 33 3 Plain This is an invisible box with no border 4 1 34 Filter Subcategories This will return results from subcategories if any exist for every filter 4 1 35 Filter No Result This controls how a filter is displayed when the filter would result in zero products being displayed Values are 4 1 35 1 The filter is shown the same as a filter that will return results If a customer selects this filter they will see an error message This message can be changed in catalog includes languages lt language gt products filter php 4 1 35 2 Grey The filter is shown out and is disabled A customer can see the filter value but cannot select it Products Specifications 23 4 1 35 3 None The filter is not displayed at all This may leave gaps in your filter list if you are using a continuous set of values as filters If all filters would return no results no filters would be shown 4 1 36 Filter Show Breadcr
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83. to add all of the Specification Values for this Specification 4 2 4 2 Edit a Specification Value If you need to make changes click on the name of the Specification Values to highlight it and click the edit button The editing process is the same as the New Specification Value process above 4 2 4 3 Delete a Specification Value Click on the name of the Specification Value to highlight it and click the delete button then click delete again Note that this permanently deletes the Specification Value 4 2 4 4 Copy a Specification Value Click on the name of the Specification Value to highlight it and click the copy button Select the new Specification that you want to copy this Specification Value to and click the copy button 4 2 4 5 Move a Specification Value Click on the name of the Specification Value to highlight it and click the move button Select the new Specification that you want to move this Specification Value to and click the move button 4 2 4 6 Working with Another Specification Once you have added all of the Specification Values that you want in this Specification click on the back button to go back to the Specification page 4 3 Products Panel The Products panel is located in your store Admin under Catalog gt Categories Products This is your normal page for entering Products and Categories There will now be some new fields in the Product pages depending on how you have set up your Specifications 4 3 1
84. umb This shows the name of every filter that has been selected in the Breadcrumb trail with an X that can be clicked to remove that filter Values are restricted to True or False 4 1 37 Filter Image Width The width of an image used as a filter in pixels Default is 20 but this could be smaller to fit more in or larger to show more detail See the Stylesheet settings in 4 4 for more settings that affect Filter images 4 1 38 Filter Image Height The height of an image used as a filter in pixels Default is 20 but this could be smaller to fit more in See the Stylesheet settings in 4 4 for more settings that affect Filter images 4 1 39 Get All Image The name of an image that will be displayed as the Show All selection when the Filter is displayed as images This image must be manually uploaded to the catalog images directory of your store 4 1 40 Products Feeders This is just a subheading to identify the settings that apply to the Products Feeders Subheadings contain no useful settings and cannot be modified Note This feature is under development and is not usable at this time 4 2 Catalog Panel The catalog panel is located in your store Admin under Catalog gt Products Specifications This is where most of the setup is done The initial page is shown in Figure 3 Products Specifications 2 osCommerce Online Merchant Administration Tool Mozilla Firefox 10 xl Eile Edit View History Bookmarks T
85. visible feature that 1 displays an appropriate copyright notice and 2 tells the user that there is no warranty for the work except to the extent that warranties are provided that licensees may convey Products Specifications 52 the work under this License and how to view a copy of this License If the interface presents a list of user commands or options such as a menu a prominent tem in the list meets this criterion 1 Source Code The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it Object code means any non source form of a work A Standard Interface means an interface that either 15 an official standard defined by a recognized standards body or in the case of interfaces specified for a particular programming language one that is widely used among developers working in that language The System Libraries of an executable work include anything other than the work as a whole that a is included in the normal form of packaging a Major Component but which is not part of that Major Component and b serves only to enable use of the work with that Major Component or to implement a Standard Interface for which an implementation 15 available to the public in source code form A Major Component in this context means a major essential component kernel window system and so on of the specific operating system if any on which the executable work runs
86. yone the customer wishes to send to with the customer s name email and text It also shows the current product name and model number 4 1 14 Show Documents Tab This will show a tab on the Product Info page if tabs are selected above showing a list of links to documents user s manuals parts diagrams etc that pertain to the current product The tab 15 only shown if documents exist This option requires that Products Specifications 20 the Document Manager addon be installed See http addons oscommerce com info 7005 4 1 15 Products Comparison Page This is just a subheading to identify the settings that apply to the Products Comparison Page Subheadings contain no useful settings and cannot be modified 4 1 16 Minimum Spec Comparison The minimum number of Products having Specifications in a category needed for the links to the Comparison page to show up The default is two but you can set this higher if you want Less than two products makes a comparison rather silly so you probably don t want to do that 4 1 17 Show Empty Products Show products in the Comparison table even if they have no Specifications to show This should usually be set to True only for debugging 4 1 18 Comparison Link in Index This shows a link to the Comparison page above the Product Listing table The location of the link can be changed by editing catalog product info php Values are restricted to True or False 4 1 19 Comparison Row in

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