Data Types

When you want to be in control of how the fields on products and categories are edited, a custom data type is just the thing you need. In this exercise you will create a new editor to set up tax groups on a product level to support differentiated tax per product.

 

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Relevant APIs

UCommerce.Presentation.Web.Controls
IControlFactory
IControlAdapter

UCommerce.EntitiesV2
DataType
PriceGroup
IRepository<T>

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Hands-on

1. Create a new class called "PriceGroupFactory".
2. Implement IControlFactory.
3. Register component in a new app called "Differential Tax".
4. Set up a new data type in Ucommerce back-end in settings.
5. Pick the Price Group component.
6. Create a new field on a product definition using the new data type.
7. Edit a product with the field set up.