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Hi,

I have a website that is using the Manufacturer ID as a way of detecting whether a product can meet a certain delivery window. I am trying to pick up values in the Manufacturers array using Advanced Shipping Rules but the results are not what I expected. I have four Manufacturers whose IDs are 7, 8, 9 and 10. (These represent same day, 24hr, 48hr and four day dispatch windows; the site is not concerned with manufacturer per se)

The idea is that if a product is chosen then we can look up the manufacturer ID and determine whether the product can be dispatched in a certain time frame. So, if a product is chosen than can be dispatched within 24 hours then the dispatch methods 24hrs, 48hrs and 4 days will become available as options.

If two or more items are chosen the we want to offer a dispatch time of the lowest common value. For instance if two products are order with a dispatch time of same day and two days then only the four days and two days will be offered as delivery options.

I have four shipping methods, each has one rule that are picking up these IDs. The rules are:

Method 1 - Same Day)
contains_only(Manufacturers,7); Shipping=basePrice*.37

Method 2 - 24hrs)
contains_only(Manufacturers,7,8); Shipping=basePrice*.23

Method 3 - 48hrs)
contains_only(Manufacturers,7,8,9); Shipping=basePrice*.11

Method 4 - 4 Days)
Shipping=0

However, none of this seems to be working as expected. I notice that the Manufacturers list is a list of arrays while vendors and categories seem not to be (understandable as a product can be sourced from more than one manufacturer). Has this something to do with it? Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks
Bill

Virtuemart = v3.0.4
Joomla 3.3.6
Advanced Shipping Rules 4.3

I have solved the issue but not using the rules I expected to work. My four delivery methods are now:

Method 1 - Same Day)
8 in Manufacturers OR 9 in Manufacturers OR 10 in Manufacturers; NoShipping
7 in Manufacturers; Shipping=basePrice*.37

Method 2 - 24hrs)
9 in Manufacturers OR 10 in Manufacturers; NoShipping
7 in Manufacturers OR 8 in Manufacturers; Shipping=basePrice*.23

Method 3 - 48hrs)
10 in Manufacturers; NoShipping
7 in Manufacturers OR 8 in Manufacturers OR 9 in Manufacturers; Shipping=basePrice*.11

Method 4 - 4 Days)
Shipping=0

I would like to know, however, what I was doing wrong. I still think that the first approach seems correct as it nicely encapsulates the rule in one line. What am I missing?

Hello,
The issue with the manufacturers list was fixed in version 4.99. The latest version 5.0 should have the manufacturers list in the expected form.

Best regards,
Reinhold