Hi,

We would like to create product bundles with Commerce Server 2002 and give a
customer to select and purchase a bundle.
A bundle is a Product that can be checked out and order but this product
contains a set of different existing products with a specified quantity.
For Example:
Product 1: 256KB Memory
Product 2: 40MB HDD

Bundle 1: Notebook Upgrade
256KB Memory        Qty. 2
40MB HDD               Qty. 1

We would like a customer to select Bundle1 - the Notebook Upgrade, see its
items, but can not change them and just check out or purchase it as a signle
product.
Bill of materials is a main financial term for a set of products which is
used in many places, especially in a hardware setup. Another example is HP
BL20p Server. You may have it with 2x1GB or 2x Pentium IV CPU.
Is this possible and what is the best way of achieving this?


Thanks,
C.Dimitrov

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Hi C.Dimitrov,
Commerce Server provides two methods of associating products for bundling
purposes.
1,- those products that form a bundle could be placed into a category that
represents the bundle. Custom coding could be used to allow customers to
select the "bundle" category; this would add each of the products within the
category to the customer's basket.
2,- the catalog system allows products to be associated with other products
using the related products functionality. This functionality could be used t
o
allow a customer to select "add a product;" this would add the related
products to the customer's basket.
Generally, handling product bundles requires further control, such as
preventing a customer from removing one or more of the constituent products
from their basket without removing the entire bundle, or ensuring that a
customer does not already have one of the constituent products in their
basket. Custom coding is required to handle such scenarios.

"C.Dimitrov" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We would like to create product bundles with Commerce Server 2002 and give
 a
> customer to select and purchase a bundle.
> A bundle is a Product that can be checked out and order but this product
> contains a set of different existing products with a specified quantity.
> For Example:
> Product 1: 256KB Memory
> Product 2: 40MB HDD
>
> Bundle 1: Notebook Upgrade
>               256KB Memory        Qty. 2
>               40MB HDD               Qty. 1
>
> We would like a customer to select Bundle1 - the Notebook Upgrade, see its
> items, but can not change them and just check out or purchase it as a sign
le
> product.
> Bill of materials is a main financial term for a set of products which is
> used in many places, especially in a hardware setup. Another example is HP
> BL20p Server. You may have it with 2x1GB or 2x Pentium IV CPU.
> Is this possible and what is the best way of achieving this?
>
>
> Thanks,
> C.Dimitrov

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C.Dimitrov escribió:
> Hi,
>
> We would like to create product bundles with Commerce Server 2002 and give
 a
> customer to select and purchase a bundle.
> A bundle is a Product that can be checked out and order but this product
> contains a set of different existing products with a specified quantity.
> For Example:
> Product 1: 256KB Memory
> Product 2: 40MB HDD
>
> Bundle 1: Notebook Upgrade
>               256KB Memory        Qty. 2
>               40MB HDD               Qty. 1
>
> We would like a customer to select Bundle1 - the Notebook Upgrade, see its
> items, but can not change them and just check out or purchase it as a sign
le
> product.
> Bill of materials is a main financial term for a set of products which is
> used in many places, especially in a hardware setup. Another example is HP
> BL20p Server. You may have it with 2x1GB or 2x Pentium IV CPU.
> Is this possible and what is the best way of achieving this?
>
>
> Thanks,
> C.Dimitrov
Hi C.Dimitrov,
Commerce Server provides two methods of associating products for bundling
purposes.
1,- those products that form a bundle could be placed into a category that
represents the bundle. Custom coding could be used to allow customers to
select the "bundle" category; this would add each of the products within
the
category to the customer's basket.
2,- the catalog system allows products to be associated with other products
using the related products functionality. This functionality could be
used to
allow a customer to select "add a product;" this would add the related
products to the customer's basket.
Generally, handling product bundles requires further control, such as
preventing a customer from removing one or more of the constituent products
from their basket without removing the entire bundle, or ensuring that a
customer does not already have one of the constituent products in their
basket. Custom coding is required to handle such scenarios.

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