[TYPO3-commerce] improve usability of category/product-tree

[Ingo Schmitt]

Hi,
[..]

> 
> 
> Articlenumber is the uid or ordernumber/eancode? I think there are 2 
> usecases:
> 
> 1) You want that the same products/articles appear in different 
> categories -> just make a link and do not copy them, so no problem?

Yes, but you have to ask the user. I remember TV was making Revernces in 
the first releases, but somtimes the user needed real copies.

> 
> 2) Really copy them: Ok here we have your problems. But is this the 
> important usecase? Isn't it a general problem with inserting 
> attributes/products/articles? What do you think about a API which can be 
> used also by import extensions?
> 
API is in the Core already.

> To do the JS stuff would be cool. Should I insert a feature request to 
> collect sponsoring? A request was already made in 
> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=5008
> (Additional Information).
> 

Yea, please add a new feature request. I'll ask franz how much time is 
needed..

ingo

> Andreas
> 
>>
>> So I like to split it into two jobs:
>> Build a System that allows to copy commerce elements, including the 
>> handling of recursive copies and regeneration of article numbers.
>> And the drag and drop stuff.
>>
>> The JS stuff could be 2-3 days, the copy stuff will be more than 5 
>> days. So, quite a huge work.
>>
>> ingo
>>
>>
>>
>>> See also:
>>> http://bugs.typo3-commerce.org/view.php?id=278
>>>
>>> I have tried to understand how it works with the graytree, but no 
>>> chance ;( I'am willing to sponsor the development if others join me. 
>>> In my eyes this is the hardest problem in usability. The other is the 
>>> handling of attributes/articles...
>>>
>>
>>
>>> Curious about what you think
>>> Andreas
>>
>>
>>
>> Mit freundlichen Gruessen


Mit freundlichen Gruessen
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