Purpose

This document is a User Guide for Grouped Product Configuration module for Magento. It describes how work with the extension.

Magento provides the following functionality for grouped product - they can contain only simple or virtual products, and these products should not have any mandatory custom options, otherwise they cannot be part of a grouped product.

Grouped Product expands the functionality - with this module you can make any other type of product a part of grouped product - simple, virtual, configurable and/or bundle. You can add any custom options to the simple products as well; they all will be handled and shown as part of the grouped product.

Your customers will be able to select and configure these constituent products inside the groped one - select options and bundle items.

System Requirements

The extension works under Magento from 1.4.x and higher.

The extension works with Apache 1.3.x and higher, PHP 5, Linux or IIS.

The extension’s correct work is guaranteed with the following browsers:

• IE7+
• FireFox 4.x+
• Google Chrome 15.x+
• Safari 5.x+

The correct work with other Magento versions, other browsers and Apache/PHP versions is not guaranteed.

Installation

All our Magento extensions and templates are installed via IToris Installer.

Download IToris Installer and un-pack to the root of your website. It will then appear in menu System –>IToris extensions –> IToris Installer.

Open it and you will see all our Magento Extensions and Templates, both installed and available. You can install, update and un-install them with one click now.

Find Groped Product Configuration in the list of extensions and press Install button. It will ask for the license key that you will receive after the purchase. Enter the key and submit. The extension will be installed. It will be available in menu System –>IToris extensions –> Grouped Product Configuration

License

Magento modules developed by IToris are provided with 3 license types - regular, premium and multi-host.

Regulal license is partially encrypted. This license is website-dependent. By ‘website’ here we understand the website in Magento terms. Under one Magento installation one license key of the extension can activate all stores/storeviews. within one website. If your configuration has several Magento websites - a separate license will be required for each.

One license also supports a number of sub-domains for development/testing purposes in addition to the live website. Please see the full list of available sub-domains and additional information about the license in our Terms and Conditions

Premium license activates one Magento installation. All websites, stores and storeviews under one installation are covered with one license. Premium license is 100% open-source and is recommended for customizations. Premium license is installed via IToris Installer.

Multi-host license provides ability to install the module to an unlimited number of hosts. It is 100% and is installed as an archive.

You can switch the license from one domain to another – login to IToris website using the credentials you will receive after the purchase. Go to My Downloads area, find your key there and reset it from the current website. Then use it again to activate another website.

The license also includes free life-time updates for the extension.

Overview

Grouped Product Configuration modulehelps overcome the limitations of Magento with grouped products.

Magento has the following limitations:

• When we add associated products to form our grouped product - we can add only simple and virtual products.
• In case a simple product has mandatory custom options - it cannot be included into a grouped product. Magento excludes it from the list of available products and does not display on the front-end.

Grouped Product Configuration module solves both the issues, so now you can:

1. Add any types of products to be part of your grouped products - bundle, configurable as well as simple and virtual.
   All their bundle items and options will be available inside the grouped product now; customers can select them before adding the product to the cart.
2. Add any custom options to your simple products, both mandatory and optional. These products can now be part of grouped products as well. Custom options are selectable inside the grouped product.
3. As there can be plenty of constituent products within a grouped product, and each of them can have plenty of options, bundle items, custom options - a modern interface is provided. While products have quantity = 0, no options are displayed. And as soon as a customer sets quantity more than 0 - options/bundle items slide down.

Activation

To enable the module select System –>IToris extensions –> Grouped Product Configuration

Extension Enabled - this setting activates the module

There is ability to activate/deactivate the module for selected stores/storeviews (use Choose Store View drop-down).