How to Create Inventory for Date/Time Reservation Products

Create Inventory for Date/Time Reservation Products

1. Log into the store’s admin site.
2. Click Catalog / Products / Manage Products to bring up the Product List page.
   
   
   
   
3. Enter a filter criteria to narrow the list of products and click the Search button.
   
   
   
   
4. Click the Edit link next to the Product.
   
   
   
   
5. Click the Product Attributes tab.
   
   
   
   
   Add Reservation Date Product Attribute
   
   
6. Click the Product Attributes tab, Attributes sub tab, Add New Record button.
   
   
   
   
7. Set the Attribute to Reservation Date.
   
   
   
   
8. Set Is Required to True.  Set the Control Type to Drop Down List.  Click the Insert button.
   
   
   
   Add Reservation Date Values
   
   
9. Click the View/Edit Value link in the Values column for the newly created Product Attribute.
   
   
   
   
10. Click the Add a New Value button.
    
    
    
    
11. Set the following field.  Click the Save button.
    
    Name = Select Date
    
    
12. Click the Add a New Value button.
    
    
    
    
13. Set the following fields.  Click the Save button.
    
    Name = [Day of Week], [Month Name] [2 Digit Day], [4 Digit Year]
    DisplayOrder = [4 Digit Year][2 Digit Month][2 Digit Day]
    
    
14. Repeat steps 10 through 13 for each Reservation Date to offer the Product for sale.
15. Click the Back to Product Details link.
    
    
    
    
    Add Reservation Time Product Attribute
    
    
16. Click the Product Attributes tab, Attributes sub tab, Add New Record button.
    
    
    
    
17. Click the Attribute drop down and set it to Reservation Time.
    
    
    
    
18. Enter the following field values.  Click the Insert button.
    
    Is Required = True.
    Control Type = Drop-down list.
    Display Order = 20.
    
    
    
    Add Reservation Time Value
    
    
19. Select Values link for Reservation Time (View/Edit Value Total: 0).
    
    
    
    
20. Click the Add a New Value button.
    
    
    
    
21. Enter Name in time format below. Check Is Pre-Selected if there is only one time each day.  Enter Display Order in HHMM military time format (displays in numeric format).  Click Save.
    
    
    
    
22. Repeat Step 21 for all product reservation times by clicking the Add a New Value button again. Note: Do not check the Is Pre-Selected box if entering more than one time.
    
    
    
    
23. When done entering times, click Back to Product Details.
    
    
    
    Create Inventory
    
    
24. Click Product Attributes.
    
    
    
    
    
25. Click the Attribute Combinations tab.
    
    
    
26. Click the Generate All Possible Combinations button.
    
    
    
27. Click OK. 
    
    
    
    
28. You have now automatically created all possible reservation times for the Inventory Product.
    
    
    
    
29. To add Pictures, click here for help.