what would be the easiest way to have an order tha...
# supporte
Eric Gross
07/14/2023, 3:50 AMwhat would be the easiest way to have an order that, when checked out, only collects a deposit rather than the balance? i would expect to be able to manage these orders that have unpaid balances, and i'd eventually facilitate collecting the missing dough.
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benmorganio
07/14/2023, 3:57 AMI would start with trying to remove the requirement for a
paidbenmorganio
07/14/2023, 3:58 AMMainly because in the end, you'll want the ability to be able to know when there is
balance_duebenmorganio
07/14/2023, 3:58 AMAnd it should be quite common for this company to have completed orders with a balance_due.
benmorganio
07/14/2023, 3:59 AMThen create a check on the product if it requires a deposit, set an amount for said deposit, then when the order completes, collect the deposit.
benmorganio
07/14/2023, 4:00 AMAnd update the code that skips the payment being paid fully required to conditional if the order includes a line item whose product is deposit only.
benmorganio
07/14/2023, 4:01 AMSince they submitted a deposit, you'll have their payment information on hold and you can easily go into the admin, create a new payment with their payment method for the remaining due.
benmorganio
07/14/2023, 4:06 AMHere's some code that may useful:
benmorganio
07/14/2023, 4:09 AMbenmorganio
07/14/2023, 4:13 AMIt looks like you can have a completed order whose payment_state can be
balance_due