Alternative to Emporium Plus Miscellaneous Fee Module for Heavy Shipping Surcharge

[William Davis]

We currently use Emporium Plus Miscellaneous Fee module for "Heavy Shipping Surcharge" on certain products, is there a native solution?

If so, please advise how to implement.

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Miva has many shipping rules that can be applied. Either by basket totals (i.e., weight) or on a product by product basis.

[William Davis]

Miva has many shipping rules that can be applied. Either by basket totals (i.e., weight) or on a product by product basis.

Thanks Bruce, but I have not been able to figure out if it was possible, and if so how.

We typically offer free US shipping over X, along with other popular shipping options. However we have about two dozen or so products that are very heavy and we use old man Weiland's Miscellaneous Fee module to add a Heavy Shipping Surcharge in addition to applicable shipping option.

That is where my confusion is lies. If this is possible, can you please give me an example, the last time I spoke with Technical Support they advise it was not possible.

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Well, its true you can't use 'shipping' methods to ADD a 'shipping' charge, but there are many ways to configure merchant to do this. personally, if this is a flat rate, I'd just add it as a required checkbox 'option'. You'll less sales showing the "Actual" price rather then surprising them on shipping. IMO.

[William Davis]

Well, its true you can't use 'shipping' methods to ADD a 'shipping' charge, but there are many ways to configure merchant to do this. personally, if this is a flat rate, I'd just add it as a required checkbox 'option'. You'll less sales showing the "Actual" price rather then surprising them on shipping. IMO.

Interesting idea, we already have that information in the product description (example), but I was looking for a solution that would eventually list the information on the product page is enabled/applicable (conditional).

How would I accomplish your suggestion?

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Simple add a checkbox option called Heavy Shipping Surcharge, add the additional cost to it and make it required.

[William Davis]

Simple add a checkbox option called Heavy Shipping Surcharge, add the additional cost to it and make it required.

Bruce, I am relatively new to M5 & 9, is that an existing feature in Miva? Please keep in mind that there are different Heavy Shipping Surcharges option based on delivery location (example).

You mean as an additional attribute? How would system validate customers selects the correct country?

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

well, in that case, no...the attribute wouldn't work. You'd probably need to have someone custom code this.

[William Davis]

well, in that case, no...the attribute wouldn't work. You'd probably need to have someone custom code this.

I guess I will continue using old man Weiland's Miscellaneous Fee module. It's not a native solution, but its better than having to develop a module.

[lesliekirk]

I guess I will continue using old man Weiland's Miscellaneous Fee module. It's not a native solution, but its better than having to develop a module.

I still give a thumbs up for Bill's module to do this. I have a number of sites still using it to do just this very thing.

[wajake41]

Hello Leslie:
Maybe you cn help me?
I'm attempting to accumulate basket charges that originate from the Emporium Plus Misc Fee module. This is my code to do that but I cannot make it work:
<!-- display misc fees -->
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="sassign|sum|0" />
<mvt:foreach iterator="charge" array="basket:charges">
<tr>
<td class="baskettext_left" colspan=4> &nbsp; &nbsp;<i>&mvt:charge:descrip;</i> </td>
<mvt:if expr="l.settings:charge:formatted_disp_amt NE '$0.00'">
<td class="baskettext_right"> &mvt:charge:formatted_disp_amt; </td>
<td class="baskettext_right"> &mvt:charge:formatted_disp_amt; </td>
</mvt:if>
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="math_add|sum|l.settings:basket:charges:amou nt;|sum" />
</tr>
</mvt:foreach>
<!-- show result -->
(&mvt:global:sum;)

My issue is with this statement:
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="math_add|sum|l.settings:basket:charges:amou nt;|sum" />

Does Miva template code have any add capability that might accomplish this?
Any ideas?

Thanks,
Larry

[wajake41]

Hello forum:
The atached BASK page illustrates our issue. The item and fee amounts don't total down because the basket total does not incclude misc fees. I need to add the misc fees and add them to the basket total and then show that amount on our BASK page.
Hope someone can help!! Screenshot (277).png

[Kent Multer]

basket:charges:amount is not a correct variable name. basket:charges is an array, and each element of the array has its own :amount member. I think that if you replace basket:charges:amount with charge:amount, this will work correctly. But I didn't study it closely, just a quick skim.

But if I was working on this, I'd start by removing the obsolete and cumbersome Toolkit tags like "math" and "sassign." They were useful at one time; but now these things can be done with the mvt:assign tags that are built into the template language..

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

yea, what kent said

[William Davis]

We've been using this module since MM 4.24c OpenUI, please be advise this module sometimes fails to work, it's rare but it does happen.