How to create a new tab in the Edit product page ? - Figuring MVC out

[pixeliza]

Hi there, I'm trying to create a new tab in the Adminproducts page, the one your have information, price, SEO, etc.

 

I got to create the extra tab 'PaymentLimit' with the class override in /override/controllers/admin/AdminProductsController.php

 

 

class AdminProductsController extends AdminProductsControllerCore
{
protected $available_tabs = array(
 'Informations' => 0,
 'Pack' => 7,
 'VirtualProduct' => 8,
 'Prices' => 1,
 'Seo' => 2,
 'Associations' => 3,
 'Images' => 9,
 'Shipping' => 4,
 'Combinations' => 5,
 'Features' => 10,
 'Customization' => 11,
 'Attachments' => 12,
 'Quantities' => 6,
 'Suppliers' => 13,
 'Warehouses' => 14,
 'PaymentLimit' => 15
);


public function __construct()
{

...




// @since 1.5 : translations for tabs
$this->available_tabs_lang = array (
'Informations' => $this->l('Information'),
'Pack' => $this->l('Pack'),
'VirtualProduct' => $this->l('Virtual Product'),
'Prices' => $this->l('Prices'),
'Seo' => $this->l('SEO'),
'Images' => $this->l('Images'),
'Associations' => $this->l('Associations'),
'Shipping' => $this->l('Shipping'),
'Combinations' => $this->l('Combinations'),
'Features' => $this->l('Features'),
'Customization' => $this->l('Customization'),
'Attachments' => $this->l('Attachments'),
'Quantities' => $this->l('Quantities'),
'Suppliers' => $this->l('Suppliers'),
'Warehouses' => $this->l('Warehouses'),
'PaymentLimit' => $this->l('PaymentLimit'),
);


...

}

 

With this I create the PaymentLimit tab, but I can't get it to load the paymentlimit.tpl I have created in admin/themes/default/template/controllers/products.

 

 

 

Ok, I forgot to create the function in the override file to indicate the tpl , now the .tpl is showing.

 

public function initFormPaymentLimit($product)
{
….
}

 

I hope this helps somebody.

Edited June 3, 2012 by pixeliza (see edit history)

[El Patron]

If you are writing a module you can use this code:

 

 //to install
    if( !$this->adminInstall()) return FALSE;
 //to uninstall
    $tab = new Tab(Tab::getIdFromClassName('AdminContactMultiShop'));
    if (!$tab->delete()) return false;

   private function adminInstall()
{
 if (!$idTab = Tab::getIdFromClassName('yourClassNameInModuleFolder')) {
  $tab = new Tab();
  $tab->class_name = 'yourClassNameInModuleFolder';
  $tab->module = 'yourmodulename';
  $tab->id_parent = 9;  //ID OF THE PARENT TAB, WE USE HARD CODED AS getIdFromClass parent did not work
  $languages = Language::getLanguages(false);
  foreach ($languages as $lang)
   $tab->name[$lang['id_lang']] = 'YourTabName';
  $res &= $tab->save();
  $tab->name[(int)(Configuration::get('PS_LANG_DEFAULT'))] = $this->l('yourClassNameInModuleFolder');
 }
 return TRUE;
}

[rytiz2873]

Hi,

 

I'm creating module to add additional tab into edit product page called "Instructiuons". I have overrided AdminProductsController, but i have problems with tab tpl file, i dont know how to install it by module. It must be like "SEO" tab and ect. Can you help?

Edited November 6, 2012 by rytiz2873 (see edit history)

[akshik]

Hello,

 

The post is really helpful and I was able to add a tab with ease. I'm doing this through module and currently I'm facing a problem here in placing the tpl file(like paymentlimit.tpl). Actually I don't know where to place that file in my module and now when I'm clicking on my custom tab it is giving me following error

 

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'SmartyException' with message 'Unable to load template file 'C:\xampp\htdocs\prestashop\admin1/themes/default\template\PaymentLimit.tpl'' in C:\xampp\htdocs\prestashop\tools\smarty\sysplugins\smarty_internal_templatebase.php

 

So please suggest me where and in which folders(in my module) I should place that tpl file.

[El Patron]

Hi akshik,

 

this document explains how to use and where to place .tpl files. I don't write any modules at that level so not much help.

 

http://doc.prestashop.com/display/PS15/Creating+a+PrestaShop+module

Edited December 1, 2012 by elpatron (see edit history)

[akshik]

Hello Elpatron,

 

Thanks for the reply,

 

I was able to add and show the .tpl file by placing it in admin1/themes/default/template/controllers/products folder where rest of the tpl files for products tab page are placed. But thats not the standard place I think and I want to place that file in my module folder. I tried the link, you have suggested but still no progress.

 

In your first reply you have given some code, it will be very helpful if you shed some light on that,

 

FYI : I'm developing the module for 1.5

[El Patron]

Hello Elpatron,

 

Thanks for the reply,

 

I was able to add and show the .tpl file by placing it in admin1/themes/default/template/controllers/products folder where rest of the tpl files for products tab page are placed. But thats not the standard place I think and I want to place that file in my module folder. I tried the link, you have suggested but still no progress.

 

In your first reply you have given some code, it will be very helpful if you shed some light on that,

 

FYI : I'm developing the module for 1.5

 

Honestly I don't know if it would work the same for .tpl's as it did for a php form. In my module I used a php form. My tab for (PHP) resided in my module directory....Sorry I am not much more help....

[akshik]

Thanks for the comment anyway.

 

I'm still working on it and if I come up with a solution I'll post that here.

[akshik]

I got it to work by moving the tpl file from my module folder to admin1/themes/default/template/controllers/products folder

I placed the code of moving file in module's installation function

[velizar]

I got it to work by moving the tpl file from my module folder to admin1/themes/default/template/controllers/products folder

I placed the code of moving file in module's installation function

 

hi , can you please explain how you did it step by step ?

[Indiesservice]

hi, please explain the step by step solve the that problems