Related Items & Inventory Quantities...

• After entering the options for each product, you can enter related products and instock quantities
  
• Use the search pop-up to select any product from the drop-down box to set as a related item.
  
• You can select up to 5 related items.
  
• To remove related items, uncheck the box.
  
• Inventory quantities can be set either for the main item or for the first option, if that option is a drop-down box or radio button.
  
• Any item with an instock quantity of zero will be considered "out of stock", and will either appear on your catalog as "out of stock" or not appear at all, depending on the value you set in your system variables.
  
• Any option with a quantity of zero will be considered "inactive" and will not appear on your catalog page.
  
• IMPORTANT: To use the inventory control feature, you must set up your finish page through Mals. To do this:
  • Log in to your Mals-E account.
  • Select Cart Set-Up.
  • Select Remote Calls.
  • Add the page www.yoursite/ckfinish.php, where you replace "yoursite" with your actual site name. ie.) If your site is windywillows.com, use www.windywillows.com/ckfinish.php.
  • Do NOT add the http:// part.
  • Do NOT select "Debug mode".
  • Save your configuration and you're set!
  • Create a test order, ordering a product that has inventory quantities, to check the system. You should receive an email that gives you information about the quantities that were sold, how many are left, etc.

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