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Submitted by coyote on Mon, 2008-03-10 19:30 in

Dear David

I first thank you for your mail today, it works perfectly ;)

I was wondering : if lets say two merchants have the product named this way:

Panasonic J560
Panasonic J560 24pi

actually it is the same product

Will Tapestry consider it is the same product or product names have to match totally ?

if so, what to do ? use filters ?

Cheers,

Coyote

Submitted by support on Mon, 2008-03-10 19:33

Hi,

You want to use "Product Mapping" for this.

Go to Admin > Product Mapping, and then create a new mapping for "Panasonic J560". Then, on the next page enter the alternative name "Panasonic J560 24pi" (plus any other alternative names from other feeds).

When the feeds are next imported, any product name of "Panasonic J560 24pi" will then be imported as "Panasonic J560" so that they will match up on the product comparison page.

Cheers!
David.

Submitted by coyote on Mon, 2008-03-10 19:42

Hi,

Thank you for your (very) quick answer ;)

I don't have "Product Mapping" in my admin

do you mean "Category mapping" ?

i only have :

Site Home Admin Home | Category Mapping Featured Products Moderate Reviews

Submitted by support on Mon, 2008-03-10 20:27

Ah...!

Product Mapping was added recently, sorry for the confusion.

It is in the latest version of the script (this is the only new feature for a long time). It is quite easy to add this feature to your site.

Firstly, as you have been using the script for some time; have you made any modifications that would have changed includes/admin.php?

If not, here's how to update:

Extract from the latest distribution the following files:


includes/admin.php
setup.sql
admin/* (all files)

After uploading these to your site, browse to:

http://www.yoursite.com/setup.php?installDB=1

This will add the new Products Mapping table without deleting your existing tables.

Drop me an email if you want any help adding this feature or merging it with your existing changes...

Cheers
David.

Submitted by coyote on Mon, 2008-03-10 20:46

ok ;)

Thank you for your answer

one question : where can i find the last distribution ?

Submitted by support on Mon, 2008-03-10 20:57

Hi,

Just download from here:

http://www.pricetapestry.com/download

If you've lost your registration code drop me an email and i'll resend if for you!

Cheers,
David.

Submitted by coyote on Mon, 2008-03-10 21:05

ok thank you !

i looked for it on google today without success :

i would like to put a link on my product pages :

"send this page to a friend"

which i think is a very good feature and is used by main shopping websites

it is an easy way to find new customers ;)

how could i do that ?