Magento – How to allow configurable product on Grouped product

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I am trying to add grouped product(s) with configurable product(s) and using the AITOC extensions "Custom Options for Grouped Product", however it only allows simple product(s) with or without custom options only but not a configurable product(s) that I need. I already modified app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/etc/config.xml, and added <configurable/> under

<config>
    <global>
        <catalog>
            <product>
                <type>
                    <grouped>
                        <allow_product_types>

so that it will allow configurable product(s).But, when I checked on the product view page, the configurable product I added on that grouped product was showing though but not its option(s).

I hope anyone can help me to solve this. A big Thanks!

Best Answer

There is a reason the <allow_product_types> does not contain the <configurable /> product type. Magento does not have support for configurable products inside the grouped products. If you modified this, any configurable product listed in the grouped product will be treated as a simple product.
Honestly I share your interest in this, it would be a nice feature to have but it involves a lot of coding.
I haven't seen any extensions that allow this. Maybe the code 'amount' is the reason no one does this.
Maybe a good work around would be to include in the grouped product all the simple products that compose the configurable products (you may need to change the visibility of these products but I'm not sure.) Then the customer can choose what he/she needs.
Here is an example. Let's say you have 2 configurable products:

A couch that can be sold in black or white. (so color is the configurable attribute).
A coffee table sold in yellow and blue (again color is the configurable attribute)

Then you make the grouped product called Minimalist Living room that should contain your 2 configurable products, but instead it will contain 4 simple products:

White Couch
Black Couch
Yellow coffee table
Blue coffee table

Then the customer can choose a couch and a coffee table (or more) and you get the desired result.

_{I know that noone in their right mind will buy a combination like that (or would they?) but I think you get the point of what I'm saying.}

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Magento Grouped Products – Simple Products with Custom Options

I managed to allow custom options on bundle products by using the following code (it does edit some core files and there are a few paid extensions that achieve similar functionality):

Edit for file app/code/core/Mage/Bundle/Model/Observer.php, namely just comment some code out as follows:

/*
        if ($product->getPriceType() == '0' && !$product->getOptionsReadonly()) {
            $product->setCanSaveCustomOptions(true);
            if ($customOptions = $product->getProductOptions()) {
                foreach (array_keys($customOptions) as $key) {
                    $customOptions[$key]['is_delete'] = 1;
                }
                $product->setProductOptions($customOptions);
            }
        }
*/

To get rid of “Bundle with dynamic pricing cannot include custom defined options. Options will not be saved.” message you should hack app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/catalog/product/edit/options.phtml template:

//show error message
/*
if ($('price_type')) {
    if ($('price_type').value == '0' && $('dynamic-price-warrning')) {
        $('dynamic-price-warrning').show();
    }
}
*/

I found this in the following thread on Magento's forums: http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/14910/P15/#t208213

I then required defaults to be set for the custom option on bundle products (and other products that used listed options) and used this extension to implement the functionality: https://github.com/magebuzz/Magebuzz_Customoption

Grouped Products – Link from Associated Product Name to Detailed Product Page

You can make the associated product names clickable by editing the template file : /app/design/frontend/{package}/{theme}/template/catalog/product/view/type/grouped.phtml and replace

<td><?php echo $this->escapeHtml($_item->getName()) ?></td>

with

<td>
   <?php if ($_item->getVisibility() != Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_NOT_VISIBLE)) : //if simple product is visible?>
        <a href="<?php echo $_item->getProductUrl()?>"><?php echo $this->escapeHtml($_item->getName()) ?></a>
   <?php else :?>
       <?php echo $this->escapeHtml($_item->getName()) ?>
   <?php endif;?>
</td>

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