What Extra Fields module does
If you think the 'Product details' form used in X-Cart to provide information about products is lacking some fields, you should consider using X-Cart's Extra Fields module. This module allows you to create custom fields for the 'Product details' form.
For example, the module can be used to add 'Author' or 'ISBN' fields to a product that is a book:
X-Cart supports product search by extra fields both in the Customer area and in the store's back end, so putting information by which a product is likely to be searched for in extra fields can facilitate finding products.
To enable search by extra fields in the Customer area, go to the 'General settings/Product search options' section and enable search by the required fields. Check boxes "Search also in: %EXTRA_FIELD_NAME%" appear in the Customer area.
If a customer selects such a check box, search will also be conducted
Roles in Extra Fields module management
If you are an X-Cart GOLD administrator/provider:
| ▪ | You can enable/disable Extra Fields module and adjust its configuration settings (See Enabling and Configuring 'Extra Fields'). |
| ▪ | You can create extra fields and define their values for any products in the store (See Adding Extra Fields and Assigning Values to Extra Fields). |
| ▪ | You can edit and delete any extra fields (See Managing Extra Fields). |
| ▪ | You can define which extra fields need to be included into the product search form (See Enabling Search by Extra Fields). |
If you are an X-Cart PRO administrator:
| ▪ | You can enable/disable Extra Fields module and adjust its configuration settings (See Enabling and Configuring 'Extra Fields'). |
| ▪ | You can define which of the extra fields created by the store providers need to be included into the product search form (See Enabling Search by Extra Fields). |
| ▪ | You can see the extra fields of any product in the store regardless of what provider the product belongs to. |
If you are an X-Cart PRO provider:
| ▪ | You can create extra fields for your products (See Adding Extra Fields). |
| ▪ | You can define values for the extra fields that you created (Study Assigning Values to Extra Fields). |
| ▪ | You can view, edit and delete the extra fields that you created (See Managing Extra Fields). |