http://www.magentocommerce.com/bug-tracking/ en MagentoCommerce Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} http://www.magentocommerce.com/bug-tracking/issue?issue=6575 Posted: 2009-06-12 01:16:57
Category: Product
Version: 1.3.2
Priority: normal
Status: resolved
Reported By: hcpunk

I've discovered a deficiency in the way that the SKU is created for Configurable Products with Custom Options.

In our catalogue we have defined a Configurable Product with several colour variations. Each colour (Simple Product) has a unique SKU which is shown correctly on order invoices. We added a Custom Option to the Configurable Product with its own SKU code. When the option has been selected it should modify the SKU but it's not showing up on the invoices.

I tested the same process with a Simple Product and the Custom Option SKU is appended as expected. After testing a few bits of debugging code in the Core files I think I have narrowed down the exact cause. It all seems to come down to the "getSku" method in the "Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_Abstract" class.

The method checks to see if the product has had any Custom Options selected and appends their SKU codes if that's true. The catch with the Configurable Product is that by the time that the SKU is being "built" the product being checked is the Simple Product, i.e the Configurable Product's child (which cannot/doesn't have any Custom Options).

I'm not experienced enough to solve this problem myself and it's a bug that could affect all Magento users.

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]]> #1 / Comment by fragilem17

could this be related to my issue?
http://www.magentocommerce.com/bug-tracking/issue?issue=7136]]>