Can I add an additional T&C to checkout?

-- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Business 2.2.1
-- Joomla version -- : 3.1.5
-- PHP version -- : 5.3

I would like to know if it would be possible to add an additional Terms & Condition document that the user has to approve to the checkout.

We actually would need a different one for each product, but I cannot think of an easy way this would work. Since we are not going to have more than 3 or 4 products at any given time (and they change every few weeks) it would be feasible to add each product agreement into the same document, but it would be ideal if I could have the general T&C at checkout as normal and add another one below it. Same format but different document.

Can this be done? I see that adding an additional step is very easy, but I can't see a way where I can choose a different document for this additional step.

Thank you.

Hi,

What can be done is creating a custom field via the menu Display > Custom fields.
Then select the table "order" to display it in the checkout (or "item" to have it on a product page), for the type select "checkbox" and set a value for this text box.
To put a link in the text, you have to set a value like "CUSTOM_TERMS_AND_CONDITIONS" then in Configuration > Languages add an override to display the desired text, like:

CUSTOM_TERMS_AND_CONDITIONS="My terms and conditions <a href='yourcustomlink'>here</a>"

Thanks. Sound like a good solution.

Is there maybe a way to associate custom fields to specific products? Our plan is to insert in this additional document all the current products agreements, pointing out that only the one relative to the product they are purchasing is the valid one, but having the ability to have them check a box on the product page as a way to accept the product specific agreement would be even better.

Is there a way to accomplish that? If not, we'll do it the way you explained.

To display the custom field only for some products, you will have to edit the view "product / show_block_custom_item".
And add a if condition to display or not the specific custom field depending on the product id.
Something like:

	if($fieldName == 'myFieldName' && !in_array($this->element->product_id,array('xx','yy'))){
		// don't display the field
	}

Yes, that looks like it would work. However, I am always a bit concerned in making changes to the core of Joomla or any major component. Is there an override system I can use? Otherwise I would need to repeat this procedure every time Hikashop is updated.