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Hi there,
I have a problem showing the specifications within the filter module. Maybe I don't understand the using of the specifications right.

- The filter module ist active and it shows things like prices, categories, attributes
- In the module settings "Filter specifications" is switched to "Yes". "Limit to active ..." is "Off"
- I added a group in the specifications menu and set it "Active"
- I added two specifications to a product and chose the group

But the filter module never shows any specifications. Not even the headline "Specifications". Only "Prices", "Categories" ...

What do I do wrong?
Oliver

Hi, does the specification has the value:





Jan

Yes, it has :-/

Hmm, testing now, everything works OK for me. I just added a group, set the specification in product - added group, parameter, value, enabled in filter module ...

Which version of Phoca Cart do you use? Which version of the module? Is the product, where the specification is set, accessible, published, etc.

Jan

Phoca Cart is 3.5.0
Filter module is 3.5.0
Yes, the product is published.

And on the detail page of the product you can also see the specifications under the tab "specifications". But nothing in the filter module. I really don't know what this is ...

Maybe I can make this with the tags function. Tags are being displayed correct in the filter module.

This is what I'm trying to do: We are selling emblems for boats and I would like to have a filter for the boat models. So, if you click on the filter for the model "GT", you see all emblems that fit to a "GT".

Oliver

Hi, better alternative for specification can be parameters


But both tags (labels) and parameters do not include groups which are suited for comparing function (items from one group will be compared each other)


But this still does not solve the problem why the specifications are not displayed. Really hard to say, testing on both version 3.5.0 and previous, there were no changes regarding specifications - on both versions displayed correctly - added a specification group, set all the item in specifications, displayed in filter module

Jan

Thank you very much, Jan. I'll try the parameters.
I don't need the comparing function.

If I find the reason why the specifications are not displayed, I'll post it here.

Thanks, Oliver

Ups! A new problem:
I created a parameter called "Model" and then a value for this parameter called "GT". When trying to save the value, I get the following error:

"Unknown column 'parent_id' in 'where clause'"

Hi, enable debug mode in Joomla! configuration and try to resave again, you should get the error message including all needed information (the complete sql, the file which runs it, etc.) ... Which version of Phoca Cart do you use?

Testing now, see no problem there



Jan