I tried overwriting system.xml file by creating new module in local.But it is not overwriting it.Any Solution?
app/etc/modules/JR_CustomCatalog.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
<JR_CustomCatalog>
<codePool>local</codePool>
<active>true</active>
</JR_CustomCatalog>
</modules>
</config>
app/code/local/JR/CustomCatalog/etc/system.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<tabs>
<catalog translate="label" module="catalog">
<label>Catalog</label>
<sort_order>200</sort_order>
</catalog>
</tabs>
<sections>
<catalog translate="label" module="catalog">
<class>separator-top</class>
<label>Catalog</label>
<tab>catalog</tab>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>40</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<groups>
<frontend translate="label">
<label>Frontend</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>100</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<fields>
<list_mode translate="label">
<label>List Mode</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_catalog_listMode</source_model>
<sort_order>1</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</list_mode>
<grid_per_page_values translate="label comment">
<label>Products per Page on Grid Allowed Values</label>
<comment>Comma-separated.</comment>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<validate>validate-per-page-value-list</validate>
<!--<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_catalog_gridPerPage</source_model>-->
<sort_order>2</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</grid_per_page_values>
<grid_per_page translate="label comment">
<label>Products per Page on Grid Default Value</label>
<comment>Must be in the allowed values list.</comment>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<validate>validate-per-page-value</validate>
<!--<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_catalog_gridPerPage</source_model>-->
<sort_order>3</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</grid_per_page>
<list_per_page_values translate="label comment">
<label>Products per Page on List Allowed Values</label>
<comment>Comma-separated.</comment>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<validate>validate-per-page-value-list</validate>
<!--<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_catalog_gridPerPage</source_model>-->
<sort_order>4</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</list_per_page_values>
<list_per_page translate="label comment">
<label>Products per Page on List Default Value</label>
<comment>Must be in the allowed values list.</comment>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<validate>validate-per-page-value</validate>
<!--<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_catalog_listPerPage</source_model>-->
<sort_order>5</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</list_per_page>
<flat_catalog_category translate="label">
<label>Use Flat Catalog Category</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<frontend_model>adminhtml/system_config_form_field_select_flatcatalog</frontend_model>
<backend_model>catalog/system_config_backend_catalog_category_flat</backend_model>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>100</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
</flat_catalog_category>
<flat_catalog_product translate="label comment">
<label>Use Flat Catalog Product</label>
<comment><![CDATA[Enable for reindexing a big number of SKUs]]>.</comment>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<frontend_model>adminhtml/system_config_form_field_select_flatproduct</frontend_model>
<backend_model>catalog/system_config_backend_catalog_product_flat</backend_model>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>100</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
</flat_catalog_product>
<default_sort_by translate="label comment">
<label>Product Listing Sort by</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_catalog_listSort</source_model>
<sort_order>6</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</default_sort_by>
<list_allow_all translate="label comment">
<label>Allow All Products per Page</label>
<comment>Whether to show "All" option in the "Show X Per Page" dropdown.</comment>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>6</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</list_allow_all>
<parse_url_directives translate="label comment">
<label>Allow Dynamic Media URLs in Products and Categories</label>
<comment>E.g. {{media url="path/to/image.jpg"}} {{skin url="path/to/picture.gif"}}. Dynamic directives parsing impacts catalog performance.</comment>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>200</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</parse_url_directives>
</fields>
</frontend>
<sitemap translate="label">
<label>Sitemap</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>100</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<fields>
<tree_mode translate="label">
<label>Use Tree Like Category Sitemap</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>1</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</tree_mode>
<lines_perpage translate="label">
<label>Minimum Lines per Page</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>5</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</lines_perpage>
</fields>
</sitemap>
<product_image translate="label">
<label>Product Image</label>
<sort_order>200</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<fields>
<base_width translate="label comment">
<label>Base Image Width</label>
<comment>Maximum width base product image will be scaled down to in pixels</comment>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>10</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</base_width>
<small_width translate="label comment">
<label>Small Image Width</label>
<comment>Maximum width small product image will be scaled down to in pixels</comment>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>20</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</small_width>
</fields>
</product_image>
<placeholder translate="label">
<label>Product Image Placeholders</label>
<clone_fields>1</clone_fields>
<clone_model>adminhtml/system_config_clone_media_image</clone_model>
<sort_order>300</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<fields>
<placeholder>
<label></label>
<frontend_type>image</frontend_type>
<backend_model>adminhtml/system_config_backend_image</backend_model>
<upload_dir config="system/filesystem/media" scope_info="1">catalog/product/placeholder</upload_dir>
<base_url type="media" scope_info="1">catalog/product/placeholder</base_url>
<sort_order>1</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</placeholder>
</fields>
</placeholder>
<seo translate="label">
<label>Search Engine Optimizations</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>500</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<fields>
<category_url_suffix translate="label comment">
<label>Category URL Suffix</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<backend_model>catalog/system_config_backend_catalog_url_rewrite_suffix</backend_model>
<sort_order>3</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<comment>Cache refresh needed.</comment>
</category_url_suffix>
<product_url_suffix translate="label comment">
<label>Product URL Suffix</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<backend_model>catalog/system_config_backend_catalog_url_rewrite_suffix</backend_model>
<sort_order>2</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<comment>Cache refresh needed.</comment>
</product_url_suffix>
<product_use_categories translate="label">
<label>Use Categories Path for Product URLs</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<backend_model>adminhtml/system_config_backend_seo_product</backend_model>
<sort_order>4</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</product_use_categories>
<save_rewrites_history translate="label">
<label>Create Permanent Redirect for URLs if URL Key Changed</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>5</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</save_rewrites_history>
<title_separator translate="label">
<label>Page Title Separator</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>6</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</title_separator>
<category_canonical_tag translate="label">
<label>Use Canonical Link Meta Tag For Categories</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>7</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</category_canonical_tag>
<product_canonical_tag translate="label">
<label>Use Canonical Link Meta Tag For Products</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>8</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</product_canonical_tag>
</fields>
</seo>
<price translate="label">
<label>Price</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>400</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
<fields>
<scope translate="label comment">
<label>Catalog Price Scope</label>
<comment><![CDATA[Defines the base currency scope ("Currency Setup" > "Currency Options" > "Base Currency")]]>.</comment>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_price_scope</source_model>
<backend_model>adminhtml/system_config_backend_price_scope</backend_model>
<sort_order>1</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
</scope>
</fields>
</price>
</groups>
</catalog>
<design>
<groups>
<watermark translate="label">
<label>Product Image Watermarks</label>
<clone_fields>1</clone_fields>
<clone_model>adminhtml/system_config_clone_media_image</clone_model>
<sort_order>400</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<fields>
<size translate="label">
<label>Watermark Default Size</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>100</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<comment>Example format: 200x300.</comment>
</size>
<imageOpacity translate="label">
<label>Watermark Opacity, Percent</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>150</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</imageOpacity>
<image translate="label">
<label>Watermark</label>
<frontend_type>image</frontend_type>
<backend_model>adminhtml/system_config_backend_image</backend_model>
<upload_dir config="system/filesystem/media" scope_info="1">catalog/product/watermark</upload_dir>
<base_url type="media" scope_info="1">catalog/product/watermark</base_url>
<sort_order>200</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<comment>Allowed file types: jpeg, gif, png.</comment>
</image>
<position translate="label">
<label>Watermark Position</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_watermark_position</source_model>
<sort_order>300</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</position>
</fields>
</watermark>
</groups>
</design>
<cms>
<groups>
<wysiwyg>
<fields>
<use_static_urls_in_catalog translate="label comment">
<label>Use Static URLs for Media Content in WYSIWYG for Catalog</label>
<comment>Applicable to catalog products and categories only. Any media content will be inserted into editor as a static URL. It is not updated if the system configuration base URL changes.</comment>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<sort_order>10</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
</use_static_urls_in_catalog>
</fields>
</wysiwyg>
</groups>
</cms>
<sales>
<groups>
<msrp translate="label">
<label>Minimum Advertised Price</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>110</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
<fields>
<enabled translate="label">
<label>Enable MAP</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>10</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
</enabled>
<apply_for_all translate="label comment">
<label>Apply MAP (Default Value)</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<sort_order>20</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
<comment><![CDATA[<strong style="color:red">Warning!</strong> Applying MAP by default will hide all product prices on the frontend.]]></comment>
</apply_for_all>
<display_price_type translate="label">
<label>Display Actual Price</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>catalog/product_attribute_source_msrp_type</source_model>
<sort_order>30</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
</display_price_type>
<explanation_message translate="label">
<label>Default Popup Text Message</label>
<frontend_type>textarea</frontend_type>
<sort_order>40</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</explanation_message>
<explanation_message_whats_this translate="label">
<label>Default "What's This" Text Message</label>
<frontend_type>textarea</frontend_type>
<sort_order>50</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</explanation_message_whats_this>
</fields>
</msrp>
</groups>
</sales>
</sections>
</config>
Best Answer
The
system.xmlfiles are not overwritten. They are merged.But you can make that section not visible anywhere and it should work.
So, your xml can look like this:
Just make sure your module depends on the
Mage_Catalogmodule.