Why a Shopware product
The catalogue has stock. On ordering, the item becomes a real product line, and the stock goes down as with any other product.
A mandatory product for retailers, once per customer
Retailers get the printed catalogue with their first order. It is a real product in the shop, with stock. The plugin adds it free of charge and checks whether the retailer has had it already.
- Type
- Shopware product
- Price
- Free of charge
- Limit
- 1 per customer
- Removable
- No
The rule and the item.
On the left the rule in the Rule Builder, on the right the item's fields that matter. Everything else stays as it is when you create the item.
RuleRule Builder
- Customer groupIs one of Retailer
Retailer catalogue free of charge
- Pseudo productsCatalogues
- Basic DataProduct typeShopware product
- Basic DataRemovableoff
- Basic DataMaximum purchase per customeron
- Basic DataMaximum purchase quantity1
- Basic DataRuleCustomer group retailer
- Shopware ProductProductRetailer catalogue
- Shopware ProductProduct free of chargeon
- Shopware ProductProduct name{{ product.translated.name }}
- Rule Builder › Customer group
Is one of: Retailer
- Basic Data tab › Product type
Shopware product
- Basic Data tab › Removable
off
- Basic Data tab › Maximum purchase per customer
on
- Basic Data tab › Maximum purchase quantity
1
- Basic Data tab › Rule
Customer group retailer
- Shopware Product tab › Product
Retailer catalogue
- Shopware Product tab › Product free of charge
on
- Shopware Product tab › Product name
{{ product.translated.name }}
What the customer sees.
In the first order the catalogue is in the cart free of charge. In the second one it is not: the plugin finds the earlier order and cuts the quantity to zero.
CartFirst order
- Main product1 piece €495.95
- Retailer catalogueProduct number: SW10042 €0.00
Subtotal€495.95
Why it is set up this way.
Why maximum purchase 1
The plugin looks up the customer's previous orders by the product number. If they already had the catalogue, it is no longer added. Cancelled orders do not count.
Why retailers are logged in
The customer group belongs to the customer account, and only a logged-in customer has a history. For guests the limit only applies to the current cart.
What to watch out for: A Shopware product counts as goods. If another rule depends on a value threshold, it counts there, with its price. Free of charge, it contributes €0.00.
All examples.
Transport insurance
If product A, B or C is in the cart, the delivery goes to Austria or Switzerland and the customer is a retailer.
Shipping subsidy
For deliveries to certain countries the shop pays part of the shipping costs.
Payment method
A discount for payment in advance, a fee for cash on delivery: one item per payment method.
Bulky goods
A surcharge per bulky product when delivery is by freight.
Mandatory product for retailers
A real product from the catalogue that retailers get once, with their first order.
Free gift
Once the goods total reaches €50.00, a catalogue product is added free of charge.
Free insert
A magazine or a sample that the customer can see and remove.
Catalogue as an invisible insert
The catalogue is in the parcel with the first order. The customer sees it neither in the cart nor in the order confirmation.
Gift wrapping
In Advent, one gift wrap per product in the cart, which the customer can remove.
Small order fee
Below €50.00 of goods, €5.00 is added; from €50.00 the fee disappears on its own.
Bottle deposit
A deposit per bottle and per crate as lines of their own, the quantity follows the drinks in the cart.
Island surcharge
If the delivery address is on an island, a surcharge is added, recognised by the postcode.