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Catalog Item: Quantity Controls

Access Catalog Items

Click on the Catalog then Catalog Items tab.

Overview

Clicking the 'edit' icon or creating a new Catalog Item, you are presented with the dialog described in the Editing Catalog Item - General section. Once there, clicking the 'Volume Discounts' tab you will see the following screen.

	Name	Description
1	Enable Quantity	Ifthe value is set to "NO" (default) Users will be able to order in any quantity they want when in the cart. Quantity controls will be reset. If the value is set to "Yes" Quantity controls are made available for configuration.
2	Minimum Quantity	If a value is specified Users will not be able to order less than the value provided when this catalog item is added to the cart, the initial quantity will match the minimum quantity specified here. An error message will be provided to end users informing them that minimum quantity is required The value must be: greater than 0. a whole integer. If the minimum value is greater than 1 The "multiples of" control is reset
3	Maximum Quantity	If a value is specified Users will not be able to order more than the value provided. If users specify a quantity that is greater than the maximum in the cart An error message will be provided to end users informing them of the maximum threshold. The value must be: greater than 0. greater than the minimum. If the value specified is less than the minimum, THEN the system will automatically set the maximum to match the minimum a whole integer.
4	Incremental Quantity	The "multiples of" quantity control, allows admins to set the incremental increases that users can set in the cart when changing the quantity. Relationship with "minimum Quantity" The minimum quantity must be empty or <= 1 in order for the 'multiples of' control to be available. This is done to avoid users entering a minimum quantity that doesn't match the "multiple of" control. The "multiples of" value will effectively behave as the "minimum quantity" so that users get the same visual queues around minimum quantities when dealing with "multiples of" If: value entered exceeds the "maximum quantity" The system will reset the "multiples of" field to match the maximum quantity.
5	Save	Click to save your changes and close the dialog.

Quantity Controls & Mailing Lists

Adding a mailing list to an item in the cart will automatically set the quantity to match the number of recipients in the list. as defined in the Cart section.

Example:

• An administrator sets a minimum quantity of 75 for "Summer Brochure"

• User_A adds "Summer Brochure" to the cart and adds a mailing list to it.

• User_A's mailing list only has 35 recipients in it.

In this scenario User_A will see with quantity validations errors, informing him that this line item must have a minimum of 75 for a quantity.

At this point, User_A is left with either the choice or removing the list or going to the Mailing List management page and uploading a new list.