Setting up Spring for products

Overview

1. Define the default custom form for the products table
2. Create a default custom form
3. Create a new tab

Details

Define a default custom form

Add to settings.xml:

<settings>
  <admin>
    <edit>
      ....
      <products>
        <customfields>custom.product.xml</customfields>
      </products>
      ....
    </edit>
  </admin>
</settings>

Create the new custom form

• Create a new custom.product.xml file in the local templates directory
• Add the required fields to custom.product.xml to define the product

Setting up the backend tabs

Create a new manager tab to display a list of products.

1. Copy default.xql file to the local template directory and rename it custom.xql
2. Add a new section to custom.xql to define a new tab.
3. Add a new section to settings.xml to load the custom.xql

Add to custom.xql:

<query>
  <name>Products</name>
  <id>88899906578</id>
  <url>/feed/table/products/format/system.manager.list/status/0/limit/100/</url>
</query>

Add to settings.xml:

<settings>
  ....
  <admin>
    ....
    <profile>
      <default>custom</default>
    </profile>
    ....
  </admin>
  ....
</settings>