Can't set Products to many categories

[Matt_]

Hi

 

Using the upgrade module I tried to upgrade from 1.6 and it failed.  (Since it got stuck in Maintenance mode...)  Again when I self installed 1.7.0.0, it again failed.  (Side note: I have over 100,000 files -outside PS- that don't need backup, 1-click-upgrade take hours to back them up.)

So I decided to erase all files and install 1.7.0.2 fresh, this issue relates to this version.

 

Upon creating a new product it saves OK when I add it to the Home (tier1) category and a tier2 category.  But if I create a product and try to associate it to Home category, a trier2 category and a tier3 category, it fails!

 

(Eg. Tier1 would be 'Home'; a tier2 would be 'Footwear'; a tier3 would be 'Men's runners'.  Other tier2 categories may be 'Summer dresses', 'Accessories', etc.)

 

Additionally I set each product to a tier2 category as the default/main category.

 

How can I add a product to many categories?

[Martin Uker K]

First of all, I would consider leaping from a version < 1.6 to 1.7 directly quite hard.

 

Second, I would advise you sticking to 1.6 for the moment. 1.7 still have a fair amount of bugs and lacks a bit of feature that you could enjoy on 1.6

 

All that being said : If you have a backup on your server, you can turn off the 1-click-upgrade backup. That will save you quite a time in the update.

 

What I usually do : Make a complete backup on my server administration panel, switch 1-click-upgrade backup off. Then I upgrade. If things goes wrong, I retrieve my backup from my server administration panel.

 

Also, I usually do the upgrade on a clone of my application.

 

Martin.

[Matt_]

Thank you that is good to know for backup needs.

 

However I would still like to know how to multiple associate categories to a product.

 

Please help.

[Matt_]

Actually I have discover that when you click "Save" or "Go to Catalog" or "Add New Product", sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.  So without changing anything, if it says not saved, click again and may work!

This is very erratic behavior!

Edited December 24, 2016 by Matt_ (see edit history)