Extension - Change Order Status

DESCRIPTION
Change Status allows you to update the order history (orders status, notify customer, add notes) for a group of orders.
It is called by a tab on the Orders page of the admin section. It also allows you to attach a file to the email to the customer
whether called from the update history for a single order or the change status for one or more orders.

The change_status form is opened in a new tab or window. This is similar to the single order history form but includes the extra feature for
adding an attachment. The form includes:
- a pull-down menu for your order status options
- a check box to notify the customer
- a check box to add an attachment (used only if customer to be notified)
- a pull-dowm menu of files in the attachments directory
- a comments box


When the orders have been updated, the text of the comments box changes with instructions to close the tab or window.

This extension uses vqmod to make changes to existing files. There is one new file, admin/view/template/change_status.tpl.
To change the message written onto this form when updates are complete, change the comment value at the bottom of the file.

There is one manual edit to the admin/config.php file to identify the directory of the attachment files.

REQUIREMENTS
Version 1.2 and higher - Opencart Version 1.5.2.1 or greater
Version 1.0 and 1.1 - Opencart Version 1.5.1 or greater

INSTALLATION

1. Copy the contents of the "admin" folder to your store's top level directory, preserving the directory structure. The new file added is:
- admin/view/template/sale/change_status.tpl


2. Copy the contents of the "vqMod" folder
- vqmod/xml/change_status.xml

3. The directory for the attachments must be defined in the admin/config.php file. This can not be done in vqmod. The edit must be manual.
After
define('DIR_CATALOG', 'yourpath/catalog/');
add
define('DIR_ATTACH', 'yourpath/attachments/');

Create the attachments directory and put the possible attachment files there. You can create subdirectories to help organize your files.


UPDATE HISTORY
Change Status 1.0 (2012-05-01)
Initial Release

1.1 (2012-06-26)
Corrected tab problem for opencart v.1.5.1

1.2 (2013-06-18)
Add attachemnt possiblity to email sent
** Must modify admin/config.php to add directory path to DIR_ATTACH - can not be done in vqmod **


A demo of this extension is available at http://aluric.net/opencart/admin. Username: demo Password: demo123