Product Configurator – Setup and Demo Data

Setup

Once Product Configurator is purchased and turned on, you will need to enable the following features:

  • Under Workspace Settings
    • Enable Product Configurator System for Workers
    • Screenshot [A] below
  • Under Application Settings > Product Catalog
    • Enable Product Configurator
    • Screenshot [B] below

With both the above enabled, you should now see:

  • “Configuration Questions” section on the Product Add-Edit page
  • “Product Configurations” navigation link in the worker portal to the new management interface
  • Product Configurations displayed on the sitefront, when products have “Use Configuration Questions” enabled on the Product Add-Edit page
    • You can also set use_config_sections = ‘1’ through spreadsheet import on the products table

Demo Data for Testing

Download the attached “Configurator – Test and Demo Data” zip file, which contains five CSVs of test/demo data to import to your site.

Please note that you may need to modify data based on features that are enabled on your site:

  • Configurator – Test_Demo Data – import-products.csv
    • Import CSV to “products” table on the Imports/Exports worker portal link
  • Configurator – Test_Demo Data – import-questions.csv
    • Import CSV to “questions” table on the Imports/Exports worker portal link
  • Configurator – Test_Demo Data – import-products_questions_map.csv
    • Import CSV to “products_questions_map” table on the Imports/Exports worker portal link
  • Configurator – Test_Demo Data – import-answers.csv
    • Import CSV to “answers” table on the Imports/Exports worker portal link
  • Configurator – Test_Demo Data – import-products_form_elements_map.csv
    • Import CSV to “products_form_elements_map” table on the Imports/Exports worker portal link

Once the spreadsheets have imported, you can review the demo configurator product capp-configurator in reference screenshot [C] below.

Or you can modify the data on the “Product Configurations” management link in the worker portal, screenshot [D] below.

Screenshots

[A]

Product Configurator Product Configurator - Setup and Demo Data Product Configurator Workspace Settings

[B]

Product Configurator Product Configurator - Setup and Demo Data Product Configurator Application Settings

[C]

Product Configurator Product Configurator - Setup and Demo Data Product Configurator Demo Data

[D]

Product Configurator Product Configurator - Setup and Demo Data Product Configurator Cappuccino Management Page

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