Add additional field data within the product narrative
description. This data will appear on the screen as if
it is in a separate field, but is really just part of
the narrative memo field. This module handles the
parsing so that the customer only sees the data in the
appropriate places.
No modification to the products database structure is
required. No additional databases are required to support
this additional data. The additional data is added
into product records just as any other product data, through
admin or via flat file import. This provides easier
code maintainability and faster data access. Since the
data is stored within the product narrative description
field, that data is immediately available to the standard
Merchant search function with no code modification. This is the simplest way to display
additional data in the product and category screens as if
it is in separate fields instead of just narrative data. By
doing this, the data stands out as name - value pairs, eg
Author: Hemmingway.
An added benefit is that you can have within your store products with different
types of additional field data. Some products might need
additional fields such as author, publisher, and date while other
products might need fields such as composer, vocalist, and
country of origin.
New in the compiled version is compatibility interface with the OpenUI Tokens and Viking
Coders product template module. Place the additional field data
on the product page so that they better fit your desired look.
