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| | | Author: | matthiasbasler  | | Posted: | May 26, 2024 08:43 | | Subject: | Add optional part count to Wanted List | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hi BrickLink team,
I would like to be able to separately specify the amout of needed parts
as well as the amount of optional wanted parts to purchase on a "Wanted
List".
The rationale behind this is as following:
I need a certain number of parts for building a model, but often I'd like
to order a few extra parts anyway as long as they don't make the order
more complicated or require more shop orders to be opened.
Essentially the logic for creating the orders would be:
- First, only consider the mandatory parts (as it is currently), create the shopping
carts based on lowest price (including shipping costs) and the limitations specified
by the user.
- However, if a shop has an unmet order minimum, do not discard the shop if this
minimum can be reached including some optional parts.
- Then check each selected shop if any of them can provide the remaining optional
parts and add them to the already existing orders for those shop(s) which offers
the lowest price for each part.
- In other words: Ignore any optional parts that would cause (a) another order
to be created or would require me to buy another unfinished batch of parts (in
case a shop sells the part only in batches of 10, 100 etc.).
- In the end, ideally provide a statistics which mandatory vs. optional parts
could be included vs. are still open from the Wanted List.
Thank you.
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| | | | | Author: | crazylegoman | | Posted: | May 26, 2024 09:10 | | Subject: | Re: Add optional part count to Wanted List | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| I put my needed quantity in the notes on the part. For instance, if I need 50
and just bought 27, I'll put "Need 23 more" in the notes. Those
notes show on display under the part when I look for my wanted parts in stores.
I realize that this is different from what you're requesting, but until
that change is made, it's a simple way to do it.
David
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| | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 26, 2024 09:20 | | Subject: | Re: Add optional part count to Wanted List | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, crazylegoman writes:
| | I put my needed quantity in the notes on the part. For instance, if I need 50
and just bought 27, I'll put "Need 23 more" in the notes. Those
notes show on display under the part when I look for my wanted parts in stores.
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In that case, just put 27 in the Have field and BL will know to search only for
the remaining 23 (though you need to check the filter if you’re in a store).
| | I realize that this is different from what you're requesting, but until
that change is made, it's a simple way to do it.
David
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| | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 26, 2024 09:25 | | Subject: | Re: Add optional part count to Wanted List | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, matthiasbasler writes:
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I would like to be able to separately specify the amout of needed parts
as well as the amount of optional wanted parts to purchase on a "Wanted
List".
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In the meantime, you can sort-of do that with multiple Wanted Lists and the Buy
page:
— have WLs for “needed” items and WLs for “optional” ones,
— you can search for multiple WLs on the Buy page (checkboxes on the left),
— you can also make some lots required by using the “Wanted Items” tab on the
left and clicking the small lock on the lots (it only works for the entire lot,
hence the need for multiple WLs to have separate the quantities).
And then you “play” with the parameters (which lists are selected, whether you
“require” some items or not…) in the Buy page and Auto-select.
And then, once you have a small number of stores, you make your carts by using
the “Wanted List” link in the Shop tab.
You need to do it mostly manually but those features help….
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| | | | | | | Author: | matthiasbasler | | Posted: | May 27, 2024 13:30 | | Subject: | Re: Add optional part count to Wanted List | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In the meantime, you can sort-of do that with multiple Wanted Lists and the Buy
page:
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Thanks for this tip.
It sounds more complicated than I had hoped. But I'll give it a try next
time.
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